Sunday, November 27, 2022

Red Wing's Holiday Stroll - 2022/11/25

A beautiful late November evening the day after Thanksgiving, 46 degrees beautiful.  I chose not to wear my shorts but had I done so, I would not have been alone.  At least among the men present.

 



"Chewy at 46°F ....."



 

 
After the parade....

Sights and sounds....

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

We Are Thankful - 11/23/2022

For so many people and things....family, friends, good health, jobs, free time, motorcycles, riding motorcycles....the list does go on.  Modern communication makes it wonderfully easy and convenient to keep in touch...Hungary, the Caribbean, Arizona, Minneapolis, our immediate family current locations.  We've been blessed, lucky and are thankfully, happy.  We truly hope that you can say the same.

The garden has been a lot of work, rewarding work and late-season gratifying for all that it has given back.  Here's a look at our season and hopefully we'll continue to learn to do an even better job.

April 28th...




 
Early rhubarb....


June 13th......





 
Father's Day, June 19th





My first salad...

 
June 26th...

 
July 1st...



 
I wanted to grow kohlrabi's....and we got 'em.  Thanks Uncle Dale for the inspiration but I really miss joining you in your garden when you pulled your knife and container of salt out of your coveralls!



Black Caps from our brushy areas...

 
July 18th... only a small sample of the green beans we froze

Chequamegon National Forest berries, two colors, not ours.

 
July 29th.... Farmer's Market dill

Refrigerator AND canned pickles....





Fermenting cabbage in the crock...


 
August 5th...


Chickens getting their dustbath in an empty bed....entertainment that just doesn't quit.

 
August 12th...




 
One of my Quick Overnights...the rice was not grown in our garden.

 
September 11th....


More decorative pumpkins than we wanted, not as many squash.


 
September 17th.... shallots drying and now in cool storage

Monster carrots....they make a wonderful soup!!



 
My first dried peppers...later much refined as the batches increased!

An artichoke past its prime...

Lots of help digging potatoes....




 
Our small crop of Zebra Dry Beans...





 
October 23rd....radishes hidden and forgotten about!



Our last tomatoes, greenhouse-grown.

 
Enjoy our holidays, be not hungry but safe and warm!