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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.
Showing posts with label Planting Winter Rye in my little garden box. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 27, 2025

LATE SEPTEMBER--- MORNING, et al

 

As I stepped out on our back deck this 
early morning, as I do most mornings 
to check on the "feel" of the day,
I was treated to this early light 
illuminating the cloud tatters  
in the East....

I decided since I had removed the
last of the tomato plants this
past week, to plant
my Winter Rye seeds
In our other house, before we moved here,
I had an in-ground garden right outside
our back door where I spent many
wonderful hours puttering around. 

One year, at the suggestion from the 
old farmer where I got my "chicken" hay
for mulch, I planted a crop of Winter Rye...
It so enriched my soil when turned over
and under the next spring that I had 
a beautiful bounty of vegetables and flowers.

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As I turned to the North and viewed 
 our  surrounding bit of forest,
I was treated to the first "turning" of
our maple tree in amongst the oaks 
and ashes:
Just that little hint of red and some oranges 
and some indefinable coloration --
heralding the advent of Autumn here...

Only 59 degrees out there this morning, but the 
fresh air still held a bit of warmth.

It will be a lovely day, I think...
😊
💚💛💜

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Inside, I placed my little tribute to October
on my October Ojos  table runner
on our living room cocktail table
↓↓↓↓

By the early morning light 
it glowed.....
↴↴↴↴

And....
I took out my Snowball quilt and laid it 
over my Grand-mere's old caned rocker--
the oranges repeating those in
my Ojos...
And so, 
Autumn has come both inside 
and outside here
at the house on the Hill....

Hugs for a wonderful weekend ahead
enjoying these last few days of
Summer's warmth...

Hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse
(sipping-my-coffee-and wool-gathering-euse)