Fall has definitely arrived....temps are in the mid-30s in the mornings and the upper 50s by the afternoon...the weather...fire in the woodstove....the leaves beginning to turn colors....blankets and quilts on the bed....snuggling weather. Framed by the mountains, reminds me regularly why we moved here.
A weekend shoot....pictures of the Indian Summer Festival at Woody Gap school....home-grown and home-made....a school with only 95 students...one of the smallest in the state...K-12...and the whole community turns out to support them - this being their one big annual fund-raiser. Students who work on Local Studies Market making local native projects from jams and pickles to quilts to wood-working projects. Proud of their community and their heritage....kids were everywhere. The crafts were amazing and the homemade pies sensational. The teachers ran a concession stand, there was a turkey shoot ( no turkey's actually hurt in the proceeding - only targets). Students worked at a lot of the booths and helped with the auction. And a good time was had by all.....
Then a drive through the mountains stopping to take photos as we drove....the everydayness of farms and chores....mowing....cutting hay....pumpkins....taking the end of the season crops to the Farmer's Market...only two more weekends of the market before the season ends.
Home and making garlicky, garlic dill pickles - 9 jars. Total of 24 jars of various types of pickles. Next will be canning of applesauce and apples. Then jams from frozen fruit. Making pies to freeze. Great jars of harvest specials on the shelves.
Soon, the "kids" will come to visit - lots of goodies to cook for them. Jambalaya for LaVell. A turkey stuffing pumpkin. Maybe a visit to the apple orchard to pick apples and have lunch. Nacoochee Grille and Helen for a day. Time to visit and enjoy more evenings of fires in the stove. More warm quilts and blankets.....
Lots to do to get ready for that....cookies to bake....other goodies to prepare......off to get busy in the kitchen.
Be blessed,
Kim
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