Garden Clean-up

The maple tree in the backyard is shedding it's orange leaves in the heavy rain, reminding me that Autumn is here...my favorite time of year.

It's a little bittersweet this year. I feel a lot of garden frustrations...particularly with my tomatoes...and cucumbers...and squash..and everything. The summer went so quickly working and worrying over L. (my 3 year old with epilepsy who started the Ketogenic Diet in June) that I feel like the time was stolen from me. I got to work some of those frustrations out this weekend.

I got to dig out several square yards of compost (yeah!) and reconfigure the compost in preparation for our raking extravaganza.
I pulled out all the dying plants. I felt much better.
I watched the beans grow two more sets of leaves.
I made yellow spaghetti sauce (although I still need to use it..its not enough for the whole family).
I picked up two enormous boxes of apples from a woman outside of town. Applesauce...yum!
We picked up our local, organic pork and chickens. The beef will come in November. It was fun to tour the farm with our boys.
My mother came up and we went to the Warrens Cranberry Festival. Miles of walking through craft booths without any responsibilities. Dean stayed home with the little boys so I could have a break.
Cousins dropped by from South Dakota to share their baby with us and hang out.
We took the boy's to the pumpkin farm to chase kittens and wander in the woods a little.

After cuddling up with Dean last night watching a movie I realized that this was a great weekend, a needed weekend in terms of stress release. I'm (almost) ready to face another week.