fff ~ daily joy

Hi there and welcome to Friday's Fave Five! We're counting blessings with Susanne and the Fivers at Living To Tell The Story.

1. Waking just before dawn to a moonlit morning

A waning crescent moon. Sometimes called the old moon.

2. Blooming gladiolas ~ a dear friend shared some gladiola bulbs with me.

I planted them in the garden for cut flowers.

But, there is only one little row of them

and they are so pretty among the tomatoes and pumpkins,

I can't bear to cut them.

3. Bouquets ~  I don't have such scruples about my lavatera though.

They're my best cut flowers in the garden right now.

They make a sweet little bouquet for the kitchen table.

Last spring, I planted random packs of flowers seeds in the vegetable garden with a vague notion of a "cutting garden".

I've reaped a lot of joy from these flowers - for very little effort - but they probably weren't the best choice for cutting flowers. Next year I plan to be quite intentional with my selection. I'll be spending some time researching sites like PEI's Veseys Seeds.  A lovely winter-time activity to look forward to!

4. There's something quite magical about heading out to the garden every afternoon to "dig your supper".

Potatoes - red and white varieties, carrots, onions and beets (tucked underneath)

Add some lettuce

and a tomato,

with some meat on the barbeque, and supper is ready!

It's so satisfying to eat from your own garden. Summer's labour paid off!

Elsa Beskow

5. And still on the garden theme - here's how I'll be spending the rest of this sunny Friday

Cutting up cukes and onions for Nannie's famous mustard pickles.

Want a closer look?

Yes, that's 50 pounds of cucumbers! I bought them by mistake. Usually someone just drops a few bags off because there's a cucumber glut, but the cukes didn't do so well this year. So, I had to buy. But not 50 pounds!

I don't know what I was thinking! They were inexpensive - only $6. So the price didn't tip me off. And the sales clerk carried them for me. So I didn't notice how heavy they were.  And I was in a rush.

Oh well . . .

Lots of pickles for the family this year!

I better get at them! Thanks so much for dropping in for a Friday visit.

Happy weekend!

with love,