It's fall.

Fall is my favourite season. Cool weather makes everything way more enjoyable. The overbearing heat and humidity of summer makes me lazy. I don't cook, I don't bake, and trekking around on adventures always makes me super sweaty. I'm definitely a cool weather gal. Now I'm back in the kitchen, I don't have a strong desire to shower after I take Peggy for a walk, and I get to eat soup and roast gourds, and bake treats. I like it.

Fall also means corn mazes! Too fun. It also includes...

pumpkin picking,

enjoying the last warm days on coffee shop patios,



Thanksgiving at Grandma's house,

nature walks,

and beautiful autumnal flowers.

a farm evening.

There is fear of a possible frost on Sunday night, so for the next few days we're harvesting as much of the remaining crops as possible up at the farm. This evening a few of us went up and picked lots of tomatoes, as well as some peppers, watermelon, strawberries (yes there still were some!), and beets. Erick and I will be up again on Sunday afternoon. We like the farm. Erick loves going after a day cooped up in the hospital. I love it after a day crouched over knitting/the computer. Such a wonderful relief to be outside doing some manual labour. Thank you farm.

family photo friday: grandpa's farm

My aunt Margo and grandma at grandpa's farm, 1985.

"Grandpa's farm" wasn't really a farm, we just called it that. My grandparents bought a plot of land a few minutes away from the cottage years and years ago. I'm not entirely sure why. I'd say as an investment, but within the past decade my grandparents donated the land to Nature Conservancy Canada, so no money was made with it. It really was a decent sized plot of land, and included forest, fields, and a big swamp with beaver dams and the whole shebang. My grandpa (and other family members) established some gardens up there. There were zinnias and gladioli, daffodils, lilies, and some vegetables. I vaguely remember digging up potatoes one year. I do remember having to close the gate to the garden so the deer wouldn't get in. There were lots of apple trees too (you can seed some in the photo). And a small wood shed that sort of creeped me out for some reason. Almost every fall we'd have a big family picnic up there, and cook hotdogs and sausages over the fire. I miss that.


Fall picnic anyone?? One with a bonfire, sausages, apples, pie, wine and pumpkin beer? Mmm, good idea Kate.

fall harvesting.

Sometimes iphone photos just have to suffice.

Yesterday a bunch of us went up to the farm. It was such a beautiful day to be out in the fresh air pulling weeds and harvesting food. Sunny, with a nice breeze to keep us cool. September is a bountiful month. Tomatoes, squash, melons, peppers, broccoli, beets, and zinnia. There was even another round of delicious strawberries!

And farm days have their own signature drink now. Fresh squeezed lime juice by Amanda, plus gin. Most excellent.