Adventures with Words, September 2024

Though I enjoyed the cooler days of False Fall, I don’t mind the Return of Summer before Actual Fall arrives – tomatoes are still trying to ripen, and the heat helps. I’ve been collecting them as they turn orange so that they can ripen inside and away from any ill effects the weather could bring. The rest of the garden is getting its end of summer clean-up with some spaces planted with fall crops – carrots, beets, kale and lettuce. I’ve never done a fall garden before, so I have no idea how it w...