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From Lane & Jules at Sweet BombDiggity Farms
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Pull Up a Chair
Making room for what's next
This week we pulled the last flowers out of the greenhouse. The same week, we filled crates with tulip bulbs that won't bloom until spring. One season was ending while the next one was already going into the ground.
Fall shows us that endings and beginnings usually arrive together. You clear out what's finished so something new has room to grow.
Designing a flourishing life works the same way, at every age. You notice what has run its course, you let it go with gratitude, and you make room for what's next.
Somewhere in the middle of all that clearing, there's still joy in the little things. While we were working, Jess gathered a handful of the last strawflowers into a little bouquet and sent it to me because it made her happy. It was a sweet reminder to enjoy what's still blooming while we get ready for what's next.
So this week, what's ready to come out of your greenhouse, and what are you planting for spring?
Jules & Lane
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New on the Blog
The Fall Campfire Guide
Our new guide has six theme nights, easy recipes you can cook over the coals, 12 ways to make s'mores special, and ideas for couples, families and friends.
Pick a night this month, invite your people and pull up a chair by the fire.
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Out in the Garden
There's still time to plant tulips
Tulips aren't on a calendar date. They're on your soil. Plant once it has cooled to about 55°F, which for most gardens lands two to four weeks after your first fall frost, and any time before the ground freezes solid. Here in East Tennessee, that's usually November.
We filled our crates this week. I plant tulips tight, shoulder to shoulder, with no measuring and no neat rows, and the crates spend the winter in the high tunnel. You can move them, keep the voles and squirrels out, and get a lot of stems from a small space.
If your winters stay mild, chill the bulbs in a paper bag in the refrigerator for 12 to 14 weeks first, and keep them away from apples while they chill.
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On the Shelf
Farm Sunday, ready to give
Steady Ground and Glad in God are available now in paperback and Kindle. Each one holds a year of Farm Sunday devotionals, one for every week. They make a great stocking stuffer, a Christmas gift or a just-because for anyone who could use a steady word to start the week.
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From the Farm Kitchen
Crockpot hot apple cider with a ginger kick
This is the cider I pour when people are on the porch. A gallon of cider, an orange, an apple, fresh ginger, and whole spices go into the crockpot, and it does the rest while you get on with your day.
Fresh ginger is the twist. It adds a subtle zing that warms up the cinnamon and clove without taking over the cup.
Once it's hot, switch it to WARM and let everyone ladle their own, or fill a thermos and take it out to the fire.
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Curated Corner
The last bouquet out of the greenhouse
Here's the little bouquet our awesome farmhand, Jess, made from the last flowers in the greenhouse.
It's strawflower and mature amaranth in the cheerful pinks, corals, and oranges that hang on right to the end of the season. Nothing fancy, just a handful of stems somebody stopped long enough to gather.
It's the little things. Strawflower dries beautifully, too, so a bunch like this can keep you company all winter. Hang it upside down somewhere dry and out of the sun for a couple of weeks.
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Tuck it in Your Pocket
“Bury it in faith. It’ll bloom in spring.”
Jules Morris
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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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