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We’re supposed to get frost and possibly snow flurries tonight through Saturday evening, and we’ve still got veggies in the gardens. I’ve been picking beans and corn for weeks and now we’ve switched into high gear as our crops won’t take much more freezing or frost. But the fall colors are pretty; our driveway looks like a giant postcard.

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We’ve also still got onions, shallots, leeks, and potatoes to get into the cellar, but they should be able to take a little frost just fine, so we’re concentrating on other crops that can’t. Luckily, we’ve got more rare beans in the protection of our large hoop house as well as our entire pepper crop, so they should be fine.

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Will’s hauling our big round bales home, a load at a time. Our transport is an old bus frame on bus wheels. It hauls about eight round bales at a time. So far he’s got about fifty bales home with a lot more out there in various fields. He’s also been doing rockwork on the interior walls of our new barn. One interior side is now finished. You wouldn’t believe how many rocks he’s used so far!

Well, I’ve got to go pick more tomatoes. See you next week! — Jackie

6 COMMENTS

  1. Miss Jackie, those yellow tomatoes look as if they would make good slicers for a sandwich….YUM….my favorite sandwich is tomato with sweet onion and real butter, salt and pepper.
    The apple tree shown on the October 4 blog….what is it….I have been considering getting a crabapple for pollination of my heirloom apples. Rick

  2. Those Amish Gold Slicers were good for me too. They tasted very good too. Can’t wait to see your new catalog.

  3. Gorgeous tomatoes–I’m jealous. So much rain here that we didn’t even get enough for the table. Yall please be careful as you go about your tasks–those big round hay bales scare me.

  4. Jackie, as a kid we vacationed at Spider Lake in Itasca County…the drive into the property looked much like your top photo of the drive into yours. How lovely and welcoming that must be. You and Will had a “hurry up and wait” start to the growing season and now it’s all stacking up and you are running to beat the weather at the tail end of the season. I enjoy your blog.

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