There was not much thought of cooking this week. I did a turkey last week and it was FIVE DAYS of food. So much fun! But this week has been busy with mums, building displays, spreading mulch, moving things to accommodate customers, ordering things to combat downy mildew (there's always something!!!) and we have Cousinpalooza coming up on Saturday where the grandkids will gather and make fairy houses, eat lots of good food, tour the pumpkin patches with Grandpa, play in a bounce house and hopefully just have an all-around fun day on the farm!
But yesterday there was this:
Our 16 author anthology hit the USA TODAY BESTSELLERS LIST!!!!!!
So that was over-the-moon exciting on the writing front, but then on the farm there is this:
FIRST COLOR IN MUMS!!!! The early mums are starting to bloom! Did you know that mums com in early (week 35 and 36 of the year) Mid-season (weeks 37-39 of the year) and late season??? (weeks 40-42 of the year)! So of the 1600 flowers that are here, about 300 of them come now, 800 in September and about 400 end of September to October... Aren't these a gorgeous way to welcome September????
AND THEN FARMER DAVE BROUGHT THESE UP, ALL HUMBLE AND NONCHALANT, AS IF THEY AREN'T THE CUTEST THINGS!!!!
The yellow and white warted one is actually dinner-plate size.... and the Orangita is saucer-sized..... we'll use these in our stacking pumpkins displays and folks will love the variety of colors and shapes we've got coming as long as we can keep the Downy Mildew (a plant disease) from robbing too many leaves. Stinkin' fungi!!!!
So that's what's happening here, it's insanely busy trying to get work done, it's all hands on deck and a great Saturday celebration coming up... oh and a farrier coming today to do donkey hooves and a monster-sized paper wasp nest in the tree shading the customer area.... Luckily we have a pest control contract.... Eek!
Until next week!
Multi-published, USA Today bestselling author Ruth Logan Herne splits her time writing wonderful stories she likes to read and helping on the family pumpkin farm. You can visit her website ruthloganherne.com, friend her on facebook, follow her on Twitter or just chat with her here or on Seekerville! She loves talkin' with folks!
Ruthykins, I love this time of the year on the farm. Before long, you'll be inundated with folks wanting to celebrate fall at your family farm. And I can't blame them. I tell ya, one of these years...
ReplyDeleteAnd MEGA congrats on Summer of Suspense!!! I think this calls for some cake!
Cake is golden!!!!
DeleteSo exiting about making the list and about mum blooms and pumpkins!! Lots of good stuff around you, Ruthy. Congrats! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on Summer of Suspense!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm with you on the turkey! I cooked off the last one in our freezer a couple weeks before we moved out of the house, and it was perfect and we busily packed (around my writing time.) Once you have that turkey cooked, days of meals are easy-peasy! Turkey salad, casseroles, turkey sandwiches, quick soups of turkey broth and veggies, stir-fries... So much variety from one afternoon of cooking!
Congratulations on Summer of Suspense hitting the USA Today Bestseller list! I'm so glad I pre-ordered this books. So many wonderful authors with 16 tales for only 99cents. Wow, what a deal.
ReplyDeleteI'm always up to cooking ahead in quantity to reduce having to think about what to eat when busy.
Your early mums blooming are lovely. Your farm will be turned into a beautiful fall getaway to be explored with many decorative fall items to purchase. Blessings!