Life in the country can yield many things that life in the city rarely can. This is the first year since I was I child that I have had fresh fruits and vegetables growing in my yard. We have managed to have tomatoes, potatoes, cauliflower, basil, dill, thyme,chives, and parsley all summer long. There is something totally satisfying about making dinner with ingredients fresh from your own yard.
Now when I wake up and see a thick frost all over the yard I know it must be time.The summer is gone and now it's time for the last harvest.I had to take the last of the tomatoes, even though they are still green. I saved the last Sunflowers from the seeds given to me by my sister-in-law Rakel early in the spring.We have spent most of the morning cutting down all the herbs and putting them in small freezer bags so we can enjoy them through the winter months. Everything here is coming and going in a somewhat slow, but serious way. You must move with the seasons, for if you don't the fruits of your efforts will spoil.
