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Good morning. 34/52F, dry. Finally finished CG tear down, and will help another gardener this afternoon when it warms up. November daytime weather is starting this week with cold temps settling in. Just waiting for the moisture. Have a wonderful Sunday. It sure was nice to see the sun earlier...

Good morning. 32-64F, busy day yesterday, hoping to work on more garden tear out when the chill leaves the bones. Hoping to bake 2-23 lb. Fairy Tale pumpkins we found at the grocery store for $.25@. They supposedly froze in our 24F low temp. Lotsa bread on the agenda 😊. Have a marvelous...

Good morning and happy Halloween. 28-53F, cloudy, no s-. It can stay in the mtns. The cold front brought temps that will be in the 20/30 range for awhile. Put another blanket on the bed. But, the apples are done, and we can relax a bit until it’s time to start seeds. Enjoy your day as best you...

Good morning. 33-42F, no s- yet, but it’s cold and cloudy. Hope to pick up 7 more bags of leaves for the garden after coffee group. One bucket of apples is waiting for the end of applesauce, though my neighbor said he may have another bucket in his shed for me. We have a few errands, then get...

Good morning. Thanks for the fruit fly riddance recipe, Harry. Will use it as we’re smashing apples this AM. WX says we are in for our first freeze and snow tonight - just rain I hope. The leaves are finally starting to fall, finally. The leaf bin/compost pile will be happy, along with the...

Good morning. 50-77F, great weather for being outdoors. Another applesauce day ahead, Monday errands, then back to the CG to pull out stragglers. Thanks for the garlic accolade, Downriver. It’s one of my ta-da accomplishments. Now to get the fruit flies outta da kitchen. That’s what gardening is...

Good morning. 44-75F with all the garlic planted and mulched. Yesterday’s parties took a lot of energy out of us, just driving . . . (!). After lunch today we’re starting applesauce that will probably last much of the week. Our electricity rates are highest between 1-7pm so nothing gets cooked...

Good morning. 39-73F, hoping to plant garlic at home before the hard freeze on Tuesday night. We’ll see if WX is correct. Two birthday parties today that should take up the whole afternoon with celebration and driving. Colder temps seem later this year, the leaves are still on the trees. Have a...

Good morning. 31(!)-64F. When did this number creep in? Hubby tilled at home, but it’s so wet I may just leave the area ‘as is’ instead of raking. I finally cut down all the annual flowers in pots but will leave what’s in the garden alone. The birds can have the seeds. I hope your day goes...

Good morning. 42-68, a bit cooler. Got the garlic planted, no leaf mulch yet. Finished picking apples, and now my shoulder is telling me I’ve done enough. For now anyway. It’s turnip-to-the-freezer day, so I’ll get those things out of the kitchen. Enjoy your day, hug your pets, remember those...

Good morning. 45-74F with lots to do at the CG in this fine weather. Yesterday we pulled the rest of the stragglers at the CG, finding the mice had eaten 99% of my beets while I was gone. They left the turnips alone - go figure. I’m hoping to plant the garlic and cover with leaves, then lay the...

Good morning. 44-74F, another beautiful Fall day. Morning meeting, then later afternoon Dr. visit, so I’m hoping to get those beets dug out in between. I started breaking the garlic apart hoping to finish tonight. Then maybe tomorrow. . . Get that burden done. We use so much garlic - hoping to...

Good morning. 44-66F, no freeze yet. Back to normal with Monday errands plus the dentist. This one will be quite $$. I’m hoping to save zinnia seeds from the CG as I didn’t plant any at home to save. The poor mums are beginning to fall over - time for pruning when it warms up. Have a wonderful...

Good morning. 42-72F, a warmer week ahead. Family is coming over this afternoon, looks like a busy day. Tomorrow I can check out the CG and hopefully dig up the last row of beets for pickling. Garden season is almost at the end, time to plan for 2025. Looking forward to some new tomatoes. I may...

Good morning. It’s good to be back home, but we brought some of the New England cold with us. Next week the temps should be in the 70s and I can plant garlic. CG dinner tonight so I have to get back to cooking. It was fun for a week. Traffic, not. Have a wonderful Saturday. Keep warm and get...

The North End has great food for sure. We always hit the Mom & Pop small places for the best food. It’s drizzly and cloudy. Still more miles to drive. . . Thanks for reminiscing. I love Boston for its history. That’s why we live in CO!! I hate humidity.

Good morning. Just boarded the plane to Boston, will be busy for a week. Cold temps to colder temps and rain! What’s that? Have a wonderful Monday. I’m thinking of all of you harvesting. Wish I could have done more! Stay warmer, stay healthy, stay great!

Good morning. 47-68F, cold weather is a-comin’. Drought here also for a month+, but that’s close to normal. We picked only 1 bucket of neighbor’s apples, hope for more today. Don’t want them to freeze while we’re gone. The green tomatoes are ripening, so out came the dehydrator for the Opalkas...

Good morning. 50-80F, with plans to finish taking down the CG. Dr. appt. later this afternoon, then packing a box to send East. Looks like a beautiful weekend. Next weekend the WX guessers predict the first freeze. Have a great weekend. Stay safe.

Good morning. Nice to hear that Sic and Sonya are OK, though hard times ahead. Very scary to be without the essentials. Garden cleanup, coffee group, then get ready w/daughter for trip. WX says a hard freeze will be greeting us when we return home. Glad to get garden stuff done. Have a great...