autumn frost

The first day of autumn brought with it the first rain and frost of the season, all within twenty-four hours.  We’re always sad to know the time for fresh veggies is drawing to a close for the year, yet we also breathe a sigh of relief as the season of busyness winds down.  And this really is a later frost than we were expecting.  But I guess the Lord knew that since we had snow in June we’d be thankful not to have a frost until near the end of September!

The forecast frost meant we picked all the tomatoes, peppers and summer squash yesterday.  So if you’re looking to do any canning or freezing, now is the time.  We’re going to have chicken fajitas tonight with all those yummy peppers…  And whatever peppers we don’t sell I’m going to can for the chili relleno casserole I make all winter long (with the wood stove going, it seems a shame not to cover it with cast iron skillets of rice and beans to complete our Mexican meal).