late harvest

we just harvested a lot more from our garden!  do you see all those habanero peppers?!?  they are super spicy!  sam is going to make some hot sauce with them for a 'spice' party he is having with some other guys where they all bring something insanely hot to try.  not for me.

sorry i have been absent for awhile, my grandma passed away and it sort of threw us (me) for a loop.  we went out to arizona for her beautiful funeral mass that my aunts worked hard to plan, in the middle of their mourning.  they did an amazing job!  it was perfectly my grandma and i am so glad i got to go with my kids to take comfort in family, reminisce about her amazing life and take time to say goodbye.

swiss chard

proof that if we grow it, they will eat it. today i had to say, "stop eating the swiss chard". for reals.

welcome autumn...

the trees in our yard were gorgeous last week. now... most leaves have fallen. we had a windy few days and it shook most of the leaves from the trees. the kids don't seem to mind though because it just means more leaves to rake, jump in and throw around.

we are beginning to settle into a more 'inside' lifestyle. calvin and i made some pumpkin muffins last week and i have been itching to do more baking. i have been knitting more too. luckily the weather change has been gradual so we get to ease into this changing rhythm, with a few hours outside today and a few inside.

sam and i put the gate up on our garden. this was the last step and now our garden is complete! we are both dreaming of what to plant in the spring...