tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post9221448795873057675..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: A Feeble Cry From The Harvest Time HomesteadMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-27520668027685619822009-08-28T09:36:57.055-05:002009-08-28T09:36:57.055-05:00Hi, Sue! Thanks so much for stopping by. I just ...Hi, Sue! Thanks so much for stopping by. I just took a quick peek at your blog and . . . WOW! Do you live in a magazine? Your place is GORGEOUS to the nth degree.<br /><br />When things slow down, I very much look forward to reading up on your past posts. Your place is gorgeous. (Did I already mention that?) Something tells me you have a wealth of information on gardening, flower/herb cultivation, etc. <br /><br />I'll be following your blog, for sure!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-89318543605249645642009-08-28T09:32:49.048-05:002009-08-28T09:32:49.048-05:00Dear Anonymous - And what a wealth of knowledge yo...Dear Anonymous - And what a wealth of knowledge you do possess! (Tee-hee.)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-68771880738730585102009-08-28T09:30:31.701-05:002009-08-28T09:30:31.701-05:00Melissa - Wonder if we could somehow get the garde...Melissa - Wonder if we could somehow get the garden harvest spread out a bit more? Like maybe starting in late April? Ha. <br /><br />I well remember when we lived in Illinois and the frost FINALLY zapped the tomato plants . . . so I could stop making stewed tomatoes, ketchup, tomato sauce, tomato paste, salsa, tomato juice . . . you, I'm sure, know what that feels like!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-55806261771783566352009-08-28T05:23:53.682-05:002009-08-28T05:23:53.682-05:00Hi, just found your blog, and gotta say how wonder...Hi, just found your blog, and gotta say how wonderful it is...looking forward to catching up on your past posts. As for the housework-let it go....there's plenty of lousy weather ahead. Now is the time for outdoors. I've got the same thing going on here. We step carefully in the house-never know where those killer dust bunnies lurk!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-59778554845044255792009-08-27T21:29:10.910-05:002009-08-27T21:29:10.910-05:00Flowers? Hhhmmm...because I am male and as such f...Flowers? Hhhmmm...because I am male and as such feel somehow qualified to tell people how they ought to do all the things I know nothing about, I feel like I ought to 'splain a little some-some about how you should go about cultivating these flowers you desire, but, alas, I've got nothin'! Excuse me now, I'm going to go and tell wifey how to make a layer cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-25853947694600442692009-08-27T19:23:20.231-05:002009-08-27T19:23:20.231-05:00Here in SE MN, the garden is full of green beans (...Here in SE MN, the garden is full of green beans (some of them are getting so big, they'd choke a chicken!), sweet corn and tomatoes. So much so, that we are behind in the harvest and I feel like throwing in the towel for the season. Anyone feel like helping?:)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063470319849884015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-16823935429200079362009-08-27T19:00:12.696-05:002009-08-27T19:00:12.696-05:00Melissa - Oh, you put forth such wise words! In A...Melissa - Oh, you put forth such wise words! In April I couldn't wait for those little seeds started inside to sprout. Good thing we keep getting renewed, eh?<br /><br />Funny you should mention raspberry wine. Roy has always wanted to get into wine making and when he was helping me pick a couple of days ago we were talking about just how GOOD some homemade raspberry wine would be. I definitely see some in our future!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-41949417626866679002009-08-27T18:47:22.535-05:002009-08-27T18:47:22.535-05:00Remember back in April when your soul was crying o...Remember back in April when your soul was crying out to get in the garden again? Isn't it a wonderful thing that in Minnesnowta we have seasons so we never get fully stuck in a rut? Love your posts-keep 'em coming, dear!! Enjoy the last days of summer.<br /><br />Ps. Have you ever had homemade raspberry wine or made it yourself? Yum. Something those extra berries can be used for next year...just a thought:)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063470319849884015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-9108393492402733512009-08-27T18:08:06.270-05:002009-08-27T18:08:06.270-05:00Anonymous - We have a saying (reprimand?) in our f...Anonymous - We have a saying (reprimand?) in our family: "Would you like a little cheese to go along with that whine?" <br /><br />I am very grateful for my lovely, fertile garden beds and field garden. I just have to get a little more realistic about not planting so much that I could feed most of the county. We're finding the two of us don't eat that much and I have to scale back on how much I grow.<br /><br />I've always said I wanted to learn how to grow cut flowers. Perfect time to use some of the un-needed veggie space for that. (Man does not live by broccoli alone.)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-2153427374871353962009-08-27T18:02:33.754-05:002009-08-27T18:02:33.754-05:00Vivian - I do envy you your ability to put in more...Vivian - I do envy you your ability to put in more fresh greens for your "fall garden." I would do that if I didn't know juuuust before they were ready to harvest, Jack Frost would come in for the kill!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-20890584980832046342009-08-27T18:00:29.619-05:002009-08-27T18:00:29.619-05:00Erin - I feel mounds of guilt for saying I'm t...Erin - I feel mounds of guilt for saying I'm too busy when there are those like you and Mama JJ who seem to do so much more than cranky little ol' me. Four kids and home schooling? Two kiddies and an absentee husband? That's why I think I need to take a good, hard look at my priorities. I should have the time (at this stage of my life) to fit in more of those things to nuture my soul. (Oh, gag!)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6745722651208225122009-08-27T17:55:05.454-05:002009-08-27T17:55:05.454-05:00Mama JJ - You have to remember I have a very slow ...Mama JJ - You have to remember I have a very slow metabolism and anything I eat stays in my body for approximately 6 days!<br /><br />If I went out into the garden and didn't come back it would be because I got tangled in the weeds and couldn't escape. I have NEVER let so many weeds enjoy a luxurious and full life in a garden of mine like has happened this year. Ugh.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-64316940166120503792009-08-27T13:14:13.196-05:002009-08-27T13:14:13.196-05:00If Mama Pea takes a class, she might be able to ma...If Mama Pea takes a class, she might be able to make homemade cheese to go with all that whine...hehe. I joke! Only a joke. You gotta admit, it made you smile. <br /><br />Seriously now, be glad that you have the space to grow a garden of which you can, eventually, annually, grow weary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-31182940008496109182009-08-27T09:00:06.294-05:002009-08-27T09:00:06.294-05:00Yes, the time has come even in the South, to be do...Yes, the time has come even in the South, to be done with most summer veggies. I have "ripped out" (to use Erin's term) the green bean and lima bean vines and the egg plants, the squash have long since died. I now only have tomatoes, okra and peppers still bearing. Am ready to plant a "patch" of mixed greens this weekend. Come on Fall!thimbleveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268086599044871962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-79804903624752840912009-08-27T08:17:20.085-05:002009-08-27T08:17:20.085-05:00Wow, I can really relate to this post! I feel I a...Wow, I can really relate to this post! I feel I am shortchanging not only myself in relaxation time but also my children with "mom time"! I like how you refer to it as "putting the garden to bed for the winter"! I was saying "rip it all out" and feeling guilty for it...I am going to start using your phrase instead for less guilt, lol!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-60420384851586451442009-08-27T07:42:51.934-05:002009-08-27T07:42:51.934-05:00Are you serious that all you eat for breakfast is ...Are you serious that all you eat for breakfast is berries and cream/milk? I would fall over from hunger before an hour is even out!<br /><br />And yes, I wondered where you had gone---was starting to worry that the garden had eaten you alive...Jennifer Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595231987892881691noreply@blogger.com