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From Lane & Jules at Sweet BombDiggity Farms
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Pull Up a Chair
25 years, and we're still designing it
On September 22, 2001, Lane and I got married in our backyard, just 11 days after 9/11.
The whole country was hurting, grieving, and afraid. There was something even more special about having the people we loved most right there with us. We could see them, hold them, and comfort each other.
We just marked 25 years, and the people are still what matters most.
People sometimes ask how we ended up here, with the farm, the garden, the books, and teaching and working side by side. The truth is, it didn't just happen. At some point we started asking what we wanted the next part of our life to look like. Then we got to work designing it.
A few things were never up for negotiation: our family, our grandkids, and each other. Everything else became an opportunity.
If you're wondering whether it's too late to change the shape of your days, it isn't. Start with what isn't negotiable, and design the rest around it.
So we're celebrating. And yes, I baked pumpkin bread first. Fall doesn't wait on anybody.
Jules & Lane
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Out in the Garden
Hardy mums or florist mums?
Here's the question to ask before you buy: do you want this mum for a season, or for years?
Hardy (garden) mums spread roots underground and can come back year after year, but only if they have time to set roots and settle in. Plant them in the spring, or as early in the fall as you can. Planted too late, they usually won't make it through winter.
Florist mums are the full, "roundy moundy" ones you usually see at big box stores. They're bred for big blooms in a pot, and most won't survive the winter outside, so enjoy them like a long-lasting bouquet on the porch.
Not sure which one you have? Check the tag, or ask. We picked up ours at Stanley's Greenhouse, one of our favorite local stops. This year mine are in a pot at our Knoxville house, a little leggy but still going.
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From the Farm Kitchen
Pumpkin bread, baked in a big batch
Pumpkin bread is how I kick off my fall-to-holiday baking season.
I couldn't find my bread pans this week, so I made muffins but it is so flexible it cooks just fine in any form. I love to make it in my Bosch mixer from NutriMill, which handles big batches like a dream. Sometimes I even double it and make four loaves, so there's some for us and some to share. It never lasts long around here.
The full recipe card is on Field Notes, with a print button so it can live in your kitchen, too.
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Favorite Things
In our farm kitchen
The mixer behind this pumpkin bread is my Bosch mixer from NutriMill. It handles large batches, and I use it all year, especially once fall and holiday baking season starts.
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Tuck it in Your Pocket
"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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We're building something beautiful here, together. Now that's BombDiggity!
Here's to designing a flourishing life,
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