Fall in the High Country

An amazing fall -- crisp & dry & colorful.  Feeling a little guilty about my family in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.

Our mountain climate means close to freezing at night (we've had one freeze that took out the last of the tomatoes) and low '70's in the day.

The Season for Potato Soup

http://thereciperecycler.blogspot.com/2010/10/classic-potato-soup.html

The OG of potato soups -- a classic from the first Joy of Cooking cookbook --

Oak Leaf and Romaine Lettuce

This morning I planted

• six-pack of Parris Island Romaine Lettuce
• six-pack of Red Oak Leaf Lettuce

Got them from Watter's Garden Center for around $3.00 each.

We've got late tomatoes ripening, if Gus the pug leaves them alone...It'll be nice to have some fresh greens to toss in a salad.

I mixed them in with the ornamentals in the raised bed in the front garden.

Sweet Potato Vine

With the fall light changing this dark sweet potato vine stands out!