The days are filled with sunshine and the dahlias keep blooming. Things are a bit of a tangle in the garden and it's time to get serious about the fall clean-up. It's hard to tear things apart when everything is still green and lush. I have had more success with leaving dahlia tubers in the ground and mulching them well than pulling them and storing them. I like to mark them with a stick once the first frost arrives and I cut them way back, so I know where they will grow come spring.
I bought spring bulbs and hope to plant them early next week. I like to do it after our Canadian Thanksgiving. We'll be having the family over for turkey with all the trimmings. Preparations have begun - today I cut the bread for the dressing and shopped for potatoes, sweet potatoes, and more. The cranberry sauce is made. Working ahead alleviates a lot of last minute panic.
Friends came for coffee this evening. I made my standard Apple Cake from a recipe given me by another friend many years ago. I'm not a big fan of ice cream and prefer my cake with whipped cream. There's not much left of the cake now that everyone has gone home.
Tomorrow will be a day with the youngest granddaughter. I wonder what we will get up to. It's always an adventure.
Hello Lorrie, your flowers and baking look excellent, as always, and the style of your stitching kit is delightful.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy day with your granddaughter and a beautiful weekend!
Setting a deadline with a project is definitely the way to go. I usually finish in time that way. I look forward to seeing the finished item. It must be very busy at home with all the preparations for thanksgiving with all your family.
ReplyDeleteMy dahlias are getting very floppy but still lots of flowers like you so it’s hard to cut them back yet. Have a lovely day. B x
The cake looks good, I'm a big fan of any cake with fruit in the batter or layered, apples, blueberries, apricots. Cakes with fruits tend to not dry out and have a longer shelf life, plus the added fiber is a plus. I often use whipped cream, creme fraiche or yoghurt as a topping, I use stevia as a sweetener as it cuts down on the overall sugar contest of the dessert.
ReplyDeleteHow delicious your apple cake looks. It tempts me to make one!
ReplyDeleteI like the look of your apple cake, and did not know Thanksgiving was nigh. Will look out for my Canadian family's photos of the feast. Your stitching is very pretty, and a sweet gift for the little girls. So nice to have girls to sew for!
ReplyDeleteYour apple cake looks delicious. It's good to make a start on preparations for a special family feast:)
ReplyDeleteSo smart to start on the big Thanksgiving meal as early as you can. I think I say it every year but I like that the Canadian Thanksgiving is in October. Our November Thanksgiving seems so close to Christmas. Enjoy your little granddaughter!
ReplyDeleteYour Apple cake is often made and enjoyed around here.
ReplyDeleteYour little pin keep is so cute💗💗💗
I think dahlia's are a lovely flower.
ReplyDeleteYour apple cake looks good.
Enjoy time with youngest grand-daughter.
All the best Jan
The stitching looks beautiful. That's something I don't have the patience for. I learned this in school, maybe 5th grade, and I never got the hang of it. My daughter, on the other hand, likes it. She also likes crochet whereas I am the knitter. Your dahlias look beautiful and I agree, leaving the tubers in the ground can be much better than digging them up and storing them. Less work. I usually do the fall clean-up in winter because I love to get the plants go to seed and feed the birds. Already so many birds are hanging around the plants and looking for seeds. I let them do that part of the clean-up. Your apple cake looks delicious and I would prefer whipped cream as well. I wish you a lovely Thanksgiving on Monday.
ReplyDeleteI don't have the motivation or energy to do handiwork. So much to work on outside! This looks so pretty.
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