The Frost is Coming...

...so, I had to pull my tomato crop! 55 tomatoes!! They aren't ready yet but hopefully, they will ripen on the counter so, I will be able to can them this week:-)

Fall Leaves

It's time for Tackle It Tuesday with 5 Minutes for Mom . This week, we tackled the massive amount of leaves that have fallen in our yard:-)


If you look really closely, you will see a little mouse in that giant pile...


...a sassy little mouse...


...a cute little mouse:-)

More Fall Goodbyes

Today, we are saying a heart-felt goodbye to...

...our pool. You served us well this summer. I had both my girls home all summer and we spent hours with you this season. Thank you for the fun and the cooling and the relaxation! See you next year:-)

Garden Cleanup

This weekend, I tackled some garden cleanup:

Before:

After:

What did you tackle this week?

Tree Trimming

This week, we tackled tree trimming. Although the apple tree produced apples this year, they were really small. The tree itself hadn't been tamed in years so, we decided to lob the top off and hope for bigger apples next year.

I don't have before pictures (our server has my older pictures held captive:-) but, here is what we cut off:



And here is what is left of the tree:



It's kind of hard to tell from these pictures but the goal is to make it short and fat. We have achieved short and in spring, hopefully, it will fill out to fat:-)