Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Garden is near done

    Here's a few photos from around the yard and the garden with the lovely sunflowers.
     The garden was great this year!  The potatoes grew fast - the beans, cucumber, tomatoes and strawberry's were plentiful.  Lots of pickling this Fall - mustard pickles; green tomato chow chow; tomatoe relish; bread & butter pickles, etc.
In mid summer we planted these Giant Sunflower - they grew fast!!!
 Below:  we planted 5 blue spruce last summer.
 Below: we also planted a row of spruce trees.
The Barns and Garage look good!
 The house from a different view - the sky sure looks like Fall!

Painting the Barn

     We painted the barn last weekend - completing our summer project to repair, replace and paint the south side of the old barn.  Nice to have the barn complete!!
     Those helping:  Carter, Kerras, Shirley, Diane, Kenny, Jody, Darcie and Mom cooking supper :-D)  Oh yes, Ted stopped in to help too.
     The large false door looks great!!!  Many asked why we put back in the large door  - its false - applied to the barn wall.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Orchard

     Here's a few photos of the fruit on the orchard trees - we have MacIntosh apples; plums and pears in abundance!