Category Archives: Our Gardens

Gorgeous!

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’m sad that it’s taken me this long to get around to posting about the yarn my newest fairy, X, who wants to remain anonymous, sent weeks ago. I delayed even opening the box until we had finished painting our … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens, Yarn Stash | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Crunchy Blueberries

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

This summer I experimented with dehydrating blueberries. I had read that, because they have a natural “waxy” coating, blueberries need to be cut in half before drying, so I picked out the biggest from the day’s picking and carefully cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens | Tagged , | 1 Comment

BUG Update – no photos

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

A few days after I wrote that post about the Glorious Bugs on our blueberry bush, I noticed that one of the caterpillars had disappeared and the remaining one’s red ‘antlers’ looked like someone had nibbled on them! Now he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Glorious BUGS

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

That title is meant as warning for those of you that wouldn’t like to be surprised by a photo of an insect. I hope that you will take at least a little peek – I start out with a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens | Tagged , | 6 Comments

A Garden Report and #31

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

Everything grows so quickly this time of year! Veggie-wise, the snow pea harvest has passed, but now we’re enjoying fresh green beans. And I just picked the first of what I hope will be many, many tender little yellow squash. … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens, Ripple Afghans of 2014 | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cherry Raisins?

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

It’s late in the season but our cherry tomatoes are still producing far more than we can eat fresh. Dehydrating worked so well for peaches; I’m going to try it on the extras. I’ll let you know how they taste.

Posted in Our Gardens | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Just Peachy

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

Never did I imagine that we would ever get more peaches off our two little trees than we could fit into our freezer. But the freezer is full and this is how our kitchen counter and stove still looked! We … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Peaches!!

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

DH got out the ladder and picked some of the ripe peaches high in the older of our two peach trees on Saturday, well as ‘high’ as he could get in a dwarf tree that is. lol. I soon as … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

It Won’t Be Long Now

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

So far we’ve only been bringing in windfall peaches to ripen and eat fresh, but it won’t be long before they’ll be ripening on the trees and then I’ll be busy, busy, busy preparing peaches for our freezer! slurp. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

The Peak?

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I won’t know for sure until I compare today’s harvest to how many red raspberries I get the next time I pick, but when I see clusters like this. . . and easily fill eight pints. . . I suspect … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Gardens | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments