Well the garden has been put to bed for the season. The gourds, loofah and zuchinni did well I did get enough of the black beans to use for next year. I was disappointed this year in the garden. It wasn't a complete failure but I did not have any to put over for the year. I am more than willing to say goodbye to this year and move on to the next. Next year we are going back down to the original size of the garden and I am either doing a series of raised, dedicated beds that I can rotate or I will go back to making my rows as running north south (this year we did east west running rows and I believe it contributed to poor drainage).Also here is to hoping we won't have any more "derechos" The Seed Savers Exchange has already sent out their new book and I am extremely hopeful looking at it. My mother asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told her I really needed wasnt extravagant. I'd like to get some new bras, underwear and socks etc and I told her I would really like gardening supplies or gift certificates to things like Seed Savers Exchange.
Bill was laid off again as of last Monday. He's trying to stay upbeat but he only has about 10 weeks left of unemployment. He hasn't gotten call backs or he's been told he is overqualified because of his management experience. I just try to do what I can here to make it work. What else can I do? I am not as worried as I would have been as we now have a girlfriend, Helen, living here too which helps out with the bills. She is awesome, a photographer (as in went to school and does it for a living) and she is also a crafty person she is going to teach me more with crocheting and photography. She has family that has some homesteading type roots to them but she is more of a city girl, she can appreciate the rewards of homemade/homegrown but it's just not her thing.
