It's time to say Goodbye

After much pondering, I have decided it is time for me to shut down my little blog. It's something I've maintained for over 4 1/2 years and it has been a blessing for me. However, as my fourth child grows into toddlerhood and I feel like I'm being pulled in a million directions, I decided I needed to declutter my life. Blog or not, I can only handle the very small simple things.

Love to you all and catch you again when life slows a little - whenever that is.

love, shannan

Sweet tomatoes

I was feeling so bummed mid-August because of unripe tomatoes and blossom end rot on the tomatoes that did get past green, a direct result of the coldest  and wettest summer I have experienced since living in oregon. But in a clutch moment, this post week boasted 90-100° weather, thus ripening almost every tomato plant I have. 

Well lookie what I picked yesterday!

A Cherokee Purple heirloom grown from seed (generously sent by fellow garden blogger Di from Voice in the Garden).


You can see how large it is in my hand and weighed almost 10 oz! I love the weird, kooky shape of Cherokee Purples - they never cease to amaze me with their size and shape contortions.



This next heirloom called Pineapple lived up to its reputation. This is the first one picked (many more large ones to come hopefully) and it weighed in at 1 lb. 2 oz! Wow!



It looks more like a small pumpkin in my hand rather than a tomato. I'm going to be taking this with me to places I frequent to show it off. So if you see a crazy lady in TJ Maxx showing you her large yellow tomato, don't be too freaked out :-)

Thanks fellow Oregon gardeners for being so generous with your seeds, advice, and garden wisdom. It has made a world of difference. Check out one of my favorite Oregon blogs called An Oregon Cottage on this Garden party Tuesday