Garden Is Kaput

Does this photograph tell you how cold it was at our house this morning???  Yes, we had below freezing temps—the poor garden is kaput.  We covered the tomatoes and peppers but it must have just been too cold because the vines looked not very alive!  So, this afternoon I pulled up the tomatoes, turned them upside down and hung the plants in the garage—will keep you updated on how that works??  Harvested the onions and put them in the basement to dry:

And picked all the peppers and disposed of those plants, too.

Harvested the rest of the carrots and cut back the raspberries.  All that remains is to harvest the potatoes—Michael’s job.

My suitcase is packed, I am off to Kansas City tomorrow leaving Michael and Emmi home alone.  My dear friend Kelly’s son is getting married Saturday and we are using the occasion to have a gathering of girlfriends, too.  I am so excited!  I just checked in on the Delta website and realized I have just about 30 minutes to change planes in Minneapolis plus I have to change terminals—guess I better wear my running sneakers! 

Can I just say how happy I will be when this election is over????  If one more person calls me wanting answers to their survey I may come uncorked.  Michael says to the guy who called yesterday, “when you pay me as much as you are making I will answer your questions.”  The guy replied, “well, I only make about $9/hour.”  Michael said, “I will wait for your check.”  The guy hung up, imagine that!!!