By LYNNE IRONS

I understand that part of the aging process is the acceleration of time but honestly didn’t this summer just fly by? I find it hard to believe that we are well into October. After the cold wet spring we never did experience a long hot summer. Don’t get me wrong, I hate the dog days – humid and miserable with the white sky. The hot weather crops didn’t do as well as hoped. I probably picked four or five sweet hot peppers from dozens of plants. Oh well!

By LYNNE IRONS

By LYNNE IRONS

I love a rainy Saturday. Last week I trudged around in the vegetable garden in full rain gear. I picked several containers of food needing to be processed. I harvested the herbs (parsley, celery leaf, and basil) and a big basket of tomatoes, not to mention beets and cabbage. I then spent the day in the kitchen preparing everything. I watched Senator Kennedy’s funeral and gabbed on the phone.