Fall happenings....

Hello friends! 2 posts in one day!! The past month has been a whirlwind. It's nice to get back into a routine again yet I find September very busy. School and clubs start up again and the harvest is on, getting fruits and veggies put up for the winter.

My dd is now in Grade 7 and enjoys school so much. She is continuing to take riding lessons and learning more about how to handle her own horses. She finished up 2 4-H clubs (Horse and Vet club) She loves to draw and we are looking into lessons for her. In our wee village there is a pottery shop and art gallery combined. It's a husband and wife team. The wife does the pottery and the husband is the artist. He gives lessons and it would be a perfect spot for dd to learn more.

I have been voluntering at my dd's school in the Kindergarten room for three years now and just love it. I just love working with the little ones. They come up with the funniest comments.

My boys (19 and 20 yo) are working away. My oldest son is going back to school come November until next September. It's a three hour drive for him so he will live with my parents while going to school. They are less than an hour from the school. They are thrilled and so is he. He is looking forward to helping Grandpa with the farm and business when he's not at school.

DH is back to trucking (he is an owner operator, he owns his own truck and brokers for a company) after being off for a month selling corn. We grew 4 acres of sweet corn and sold it here and another location closer to the city. He had alot of fun with it and it was a great change of pace. We have sold corn for about 4 years now yet not at this level. It's hard work yet so satisfying. We also sold tomatoes, pears, cantaloupe, peaches and watermelon. (those from a friend of ours) We have our stand and shed built for next year so we'll have an official farm stand next year with all our produce, very exciting. We have in past been selling off our picnic tables. We have learned something every year to bring us to this point. We have the strawberries which will be ready to sell next summer plus our raspberries. We have the plots all set and ready to go for next springs planting of all the other vegetables. We even have a list of the seed we will need already to order! Over the winter I will be "prettying" up the stand with shelves, signs and maybe a curtain or two! ~smile~ (I'm sure it will have to be gingham!)

Our freezer and shelves are looking good for the winter with sweet corn, tomatoes, chili sauce, peaches, pears, jams, beans, asparagus, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, peppers, celery (I cut up celery and peppers and put in individual baggies to throw in soups, stews or casseroles, it's great because it's all ready to throw in, no chopping required)

I am enjoying this season so much, my absolute favourite! I am decorating my heart away, I love pulling out my fall stuff. My birthday was on the 25th of September and it's always around the weekend of our Fall Fair. That weekend always is the official FALL weekend to me. The weather, the scents, the sights....all FALL!!

Happy Fall everyone!!