September days tend to start cool and end much the same.
But the hours in between have been simply beautiful.
Sunshine and light breezes make time in the garden priceless.
I only wish it could last longer.

life in and around the garden
September arrived today.
I spent the day harvesting tomatoes, peppers and herbs.
Spent perennials were trimmed back.
Sunflower heads harvested and drying in the greenhouse.
A little fire was started to relax after a full day.

What our grandparents did is now the “new thing”
Foraging.
What I grew up knowing as, “living off the land”.
A recent cooking show I watched featured two chef’s competing against each other with foraged ingredients.
I found myself poking around the internet for Rose hip recipes, so much more than teas and jellies.
Shhh, don’t tell my family they have eaten Nettles this Summer.
I seem to have a bumper crop of those tasty weeds!
