life in and around the garden
The Pickle Factory is in full production.
Old family recipes have been unearthed from boxes of treasured cookbooks. The house is filled with fragrance of vinegar, fresh dill, garlic and aromatic pickling spices.
Hot jars sit resting on any counter space still available, and I smile with every pop from the lids sealing as they cool.
Since starting the gardens, now nearly 6 years ago, each growing season has brought something new to the garden.
We need Rhubarb–was this Spring!
Now made into a delicious breakfast addition to my toast. Rhubarb-Apple Butter!
“The Sunflower children
Nod to the Sun.
Summer is over,
Fall has begun.”
Big day in the garden!
Beautiful heirloom tomatoes, Black Mauer.
The first carrot harvest, freshly picked and washed off with the hose.
Can you smell the earthy sweetness?
Roasted with a touch of olive oil, we devoured a tray of these.
Rabbit Run Cottage is the perfect place to sit and gather your thoughts.
Tidy up.
Put away the tools.
Water.
Sit back and enjoy.
“Trim the boxwood, fill the birdbaths, water the garden, and weed, weed, weed.”
Seasons Of Seven Gates Farm
If you lose your good mood,
you can find it in the garden.
down to earth digs 