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My Garden Carrots

I finally pulled up all my carrots. None of them look like “real” carrots and they are too bitter to eat. Earlier in the season I did use some of them in stew, but they never really did very well. I threw them into the compost pile where they might be of some future help to my garden soil.

I know that carrots don’t like rocky soil and although I tried to get most of the rocks out of my new garden, I do live in the Granite State (New Hampshire), so rocks abound. And even though the ones from this season were not edible I will probably try again next year because they are simple to grow and don’t take up much space. We’ll see.

Thank You Veterans

Long before I began my online shop, I visited Bristol, New Hampshire and took this photo from “Inspiration Point”.

My husband, son and I were looking for short hikes and headed up to the Newfound Lake area. We found this out of the way trail that took us to the top of “Little Round Top” and found this cross and some rustic wooden benches. It looked like an outdoor church setting. With the small town of Bristol in the background and mountains off in the distance, this cross seemed to be in the perfect spot and luckily the weather was great also.

I’ve used the photo of this wooden cross to create many items, but one of the first I ever made was this one honoring our veterans.

So thank you all – today and everyday- for your service and bravery. I also thank the families who sacrifice as well. These courageous men and women truly do take our place. May God keep you safe as you fight for our freedom and may everyone in this great country know how much they have because of your -and those like you who have gone before -dedication and commitment.

Apparently it is a popular place to watch Hawk migration according to this site. Read more about New Hampshires pristine lakes here.

Blooming Christmas Cactus

I don’t think I’ve ever had a Christmas Cactus that bloomed at Christmas. The flowers on this one are already beginning to die – the first of November. I put one (I have 2) outside under a tree this summer and it bloomed in summer! Not many flowers, just a couple.

I am helping my neighbor’s daughter learn to knit, and she was amazed at the pretty flowers and asked if I had taken a picture of it. So I did.

Late Fall Photography

The leaves have all turned to gold and brown now in southern New Hampshire. I had been wanting to hike out on the Girl Scout Camp property and get a shot of this dried up lake view.

This is one of the cabins where the girls hang out. I don’t know if they actually sleep out in this part of the camp – it is way out in the middle of nowhere – and I would think it would be a bit creepy at night, but there are signs of a campfire and someone carved a chair into the remaining trunk of a fallen tree.