Trips

Front view

Back view

make their own root beer

part of veggie garden

Ended the summer with several trips.  Went to see Steve in Delaware and stopped at Monticello and at my cousin's (Frank) house overnight on the way. Monticello was very interesting. Hadn't been there since I was a kid. I was very envious of their vegetable garden - no bugs and lots of produce.  Not sure how they do it. Say there are no pesticides. Guess it's location, location, location.

Loved meeting Frank's wife, Caroline, and cannot believe I never took a picture. Their house is lovely as was their hospitality.

Then on to visit family in Delaware. Besides Stephen, Betsy's family, Margaret, and Dorothy's extended family all vacationing there too. And of course my good friends, Maureen and Charlie.

All went to at least one of Kelsey's performances. Major tennis event on Friday with Scheres. Lots of catching up with Margaret and learning about her new life in Akkra.
Fun was had by all. Apologies to those not pictured, I didn't take most of these, and kept forgetting my camera.

After this trip, back to Va for several days of canning/freezing before off on the next one - beans, squash, more beans, a couple of tomatoes, pickles, hot pepper jelly.



Sum, Sue, Betsy, Kate

Various Scheres and Morandis

Clark, Chloe, Me and Steve



Margaret, Maureen, Charlie, Steve before performance





Little Behind

Lower garden- limas, beans, cabbage

Well it's really Sept now, but I still have August pictures. So trying to catch up. At end of August, the garden is still producing lots of beans, cucumbers, yellow squash, lettuce, cabbage (one left unpicked), peppers, and a couple of lima beans. And of course, many weeds!

I did pick beans, cabbage, and squash before I left and gave some away and froze several servings. The cucumbers I put in a box with a free sign outside and they were gone quickly. Not everyone's came in this year, so hopefully someone is enjoying them.

The grapes are starting to turn and hopefully will be ready to pick when I get back to Va next weekend. There won't be many but enough I hope for a couple of recipes of jelly - we'll see!


There are still many flowers in bloom though some are what are considered weeds.. still quite colorful and beautiful.

The anemones (definitely not weeds) are just starting. Very pretty and have spread a little this year. The phlox are all over the place as are the goldenrod, a yellow daisy like flower who's name I cannot remember, Queen Anne's Lace, the ever present sweet pea, and chickory and other little flowers by the road.

Phlox

Queen Anne's Lace

Anemone

Goldenrod and some sweet pea at base

There are still a few others things where blooms are just fading. There were actually a few days of no rain before I left.. so got some of the herb garden weeded and cut back for the fall. Pulled out a lot more of the dead tomatoes too but still one section to go!