Okay boys and girls, guess what we had last night? August 31, the last official day of summer? Give up yet? We had........wait for it........a FIRE (in the wood stove)!
It was all of 64 in the house and at 8pm last night it was in the high 30's outside with a freezing wind blowing. The kids came in from chores red-cheeked and loaded down with fire wood. I have to admit, that fire felt pretty darn good. Made the house warm and toasty.
As of right now, at 7:58am, it is 38 outside and everything in the shade is still sparkly with frost. This could possibly be the one good thing about having a sucky garden this year. I wasn't outside last night with every blanket in the house trying to save it. Been there, done that. I did cover a few of my flowers I want to last longer. We will most likely go back to warmer nights before the real cold sets in. But I think we are officially in fall. It's good for the apples. The frost will make them sweet and crisp. Don't know what it will do to the plums though. They are still green. This might have done them in. Sigh. Global warming anyone?
Blessings.
You are blessed to have aples on your trees. I lost all of mine to disease or squirrels :- ( They were doing so well until the squirrels decided to have a FREE snack and get the ones that were not diseased.
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Cooler tempts here tonight too (67). I have my windows open and letting all that cool air in. I LOVE fall.
Blessings,
Amanda <><
II Corinthians 5:7
How funny your story is because we built a fire in our woodstove the night of August 31st as well. And I was also thinking Global Warming?!?!? Are you kidding me? What a cold summer we have had, I need to take a day out from canning and get the wood shed packed full again. Blessings and warmth to you LKS!!
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