We’re trying to make the most of the absolutely stunning late September weather, spending as much time as possible in the waning garden.
Picking and washing Concord grapes before dinner. As we wash them, their aroma reminds me of my grandfather and his beautiful grape arbor.
The girls grew their own patch of runner beans (on a teepee), with the goal of making a pot of bean and ham soup with them. We’ve let them dry on the vine, and now they’re ready to pick and store in jars until the time is right to make that pot of soup.
The grapes paired perfectly with our salmon and rice dinner. Their intense flavor is a strong reminder of how blessed we are to be able to grow and enjoy truly special food that so nourishes our bodies and spirits.
It looks like a fine day to be in the garden! Your veg looks great!
wow. so lovely. i have wanted to grow grapes. do you ever make jelly with them?
i love the runner bean teepee idea. enjoy your fall garden. 🙂
sweet, darling, inspiring!
love the duckies in your header.
we just moved and had to pass ours on to another farm.
seeing yours made me look forward to getting a few more someday after we create the right space for them.
XO
We had grapes at a house that we used to rent, but haven’t done them here at our house yet. I have started a new gardening linky at http://www.craftygardenmama.com. It’s called Tuesday Greens and I’d love to have you join us. Have a great weekend!
Ummm Sounds delicious! We’ve also been having lovely weather for the most part.
Visiting from Ginny’s but thank you for your comment today! I am such a duck/bird lover so I particularly love your header photo with the ducks. I also saw the photo of Mr.Chirples in the post below ~ we have two parakeets, Scout and Atticus, but they still won’t let us handle them. Makes me sad! Our friend says it’s because we have two and that if we only had one bird we would definitely be able to hold him/her by now. Hmmm….
I always loved coming home from school to the Concord grapes in the fall. How nice that the girls have tended their own beans and get to enjoy them now.