This Week at Ramsey Farms

Week ending Sunday, October 5, 2014 ~ 

Chief Farmhand Chris built a really cool dog house for George and Carolina. The best thing is that it didn’t cost a dime because he was able to reuse materials we already had on hand! My five-year-old said it's the nicest doghouse ever, gave it his thumbs-up approval, and asked if he could sleep in it, too! 

The garden is doing well. Okay, well the cucumbers are doing really good! We harvested our first ever Georgia-grown produce this week: two perfect cucumbers! There are a lot of cucumbers forming and tons of yellow flowers on the plants. I foresee a pickle-making and canning day in my near future! YAY, I adore homemade pickles. Are there any other kind?!! Check out our garden pics here.

This week Chris has been busy in the garden. He has created a temporary, makeshift fence to help keep the dogs and other large animals out of the garden, created some new planting space, and seeded more produce. This week we planted yellow onion bulbs, more beets, leaf lettuce, buttercrisp lettuce, three varieties of radishes, carrots. He also recently planted spinach, mesclun mix, and arugula.  

Mmmmmm…I am ready for some delicious, crisp autumn salad with my homemade ranch, vinaigrette, or bleu cheese dressings and homemade croutons!

Southeast Georgia is beautiful in fall! The air smells of wood burning fires and the sun’s rays are crisp and intense. The leaves have not started to change, but I did find a couple red leaves on a maple tree in my yard. The sun is still hot as fire with the heat of the direct sun pushing the thermometer past 110°! The average high last week was 80 and the average low was 64, but this morning our half-mile walk to the bus stop was a brisk 46°! We have dipped into our winter clothes storage and begun breaking out sweatshirts, jackets, and long pants again.

We had my "famous" chicken-n-dumplin's this week, one of my daughter's favorites! I’m looking forward to apple cider, pumpkin patch visits, pumpkin pie, jack –o-lanterns, mulled wine, and more autumn fun in the coming weeks! I'm going to make real pumpkin pie this year - not pumpkin from a can! (Wish me luck!) Did you check out my wine slushy recipe? My friend Gina said I need to post a mulled wine recipe instead...so I will work on that! 

Enjoy your week! I mean hey...it's only your life! So be sure you really DO enjoy it! This week I plan to get a little more exercise, try a new bread recipe, get crafty, and visit with my neighbors. What are you going to do to refresh your spirit?

"How we speak to ourselves can have a powerful effect on what happens in our lives."