September 30, 2020

 

September 29, 2020

 

September 28, 2020

The trees are starting to turn.
 

September 27, 2020

We juiced more tomatoes, but sent them to my mom so she has some to can.
 

September 26, 2020

We have at least 5 frogs in our goldfish pond now.

September 25, 2020

My crabapple tree is loaded with tiny red apples.
 

September 24, 2020

I gave the cats their flea preventive medicine- now they will hate me for 2 days.  This one ran off and hid for a while in my office, looking betrayed.
 

September 23, 2020

 We picked about half the grapes.  I froze some and will make the rest into juice for jelly.

September 22, 2020

The goldenrod had lots of bees buzzing around them today.
 

September 21, 2020

 I made some salsa.

September 20, 2020

My husband dug up some holes in the hayfield.  All of them aligned with a large drain tile running back to the neighbor's pond.  He brought some dirt to fill the holes up.
 

September 19, 2020

 

September 18, 2020

Our watermelon plant grew a nice vine, but only one watermelon.
 

September 17, 2020

I ran out of herbs the last time I made spaghetti sauce.  The most affordable place to get large quantities of herbs is the amish bulk food store.  I rarely go anywhere, but when I do, I go an hour before closing when there are fewer customers.  This is the only place I buy certain baking supplies (like buttermilk powder, gelatin for marshmallows, spices, and yeast) because it's a fraction of the cost at the grocery store.
 

September 16, 2020

 Smoke from the wildfires out west have reached us.  It's hard to tell until the sun sets or rises.  The smoke makes the sun resemble the moon.  It reminds me a bit of the solar eclipse. 

September 15, 2020

 Our grape vine is loaded with grapes this year.  They're all ripe now so we'll have to make jelly soon.

September 14, 2020

 There's a tree in the woods with a huge mass of fungus growing on it.

September 13, 2020

 

September 12, 2020

 I ended up with 27 quarts and 4 pints of sauce this time.

September 11, 2020

 

September 10, 2020

 

September 9, 2020

 Our hayfield got mowed.  It's very weedy, but he's going to bale hay anyway.

September 8, 2020

 My daughter finally started back to school.  Her school gave the choice of all online or all in-person classes.  She's taking her classes online.  She cleaned up her bedroom and has her school laptop back there, where she can close the door and have some privacy, and I don't have to worry about accidentally showing up in the background of her video.

September 7, 2020

 We had lots of rain and thunderstorms throughout the day.

September 6, 2020

 I joined an online pattern group.  For three months I get a new pattern for a bag.  This one is from August.  It's a nice size, and has straps to wear it as a backpack.

September 5, 2020

 I got my husband to hook the brushhog up to my tractor.  I like using this tractor to brushhog because it's smaller, has a sturdy front bumper to knock stuff down, and the exhaust isn't sticking up in the air to be bent over by low hanging tree limbs.

September 4, 2020

 The goldenrod is starting to bloom.  It's such a pretty color in the setting sun.

September 3, 2020

 

September 2, 2020

 We've got a lot of grapes getting ripe.

September 1, 2020

 Our neighbor is running electric to his barn.  It was interesting to see the dirt in the lower areas had a lot of clay, while higher ground was sandy.