Winds of Change...
...The hurricanes blew through both Texas and Florida leaving flood waters and the need to start again as cleaning up and starting over were the main activities in those and surrounding states. Those of us living in Ohio only suffered a small bit of rain and hot weather that we just are not used to experiencing. But fall and all the festivals has in spite of the unseasonal heat wave arrived. Cider is still being pressed, apple butter is cooking, and the hint of autumn is everywhere. The crunch of dried leaves on the ground is an early reminder that the trees are about to do their annual color display. September is nearly finished and the hints of Halloween are creeping in. Le Petit Jardin is still cranking out its herbal harvest. I have managed a few herbal vinegars in this miserable heat. A friend's daughter-in-law allowed us to harvest her bounty of hydrangea blossoms. With enough flowers for at least three wreaths, I shall be making one of those wreaths for the generous da