Autumn Reigns

Beautiful summery fall days have nearly given way to the snow that's forecast for Tuesday. We drained the water lines for the well today. 
This week I finally planted some arugula, red spinach, and maybe lettuce --although I can't remember--in a grow-box.  Today I noticed they had sprouted.  Also I finally planted the garlic. I tried to choose the nicest heads and planted a nice selection of Chesnok, Oregon Blue, and Susanville, which is what we had last year.  The Chesnok is a hard neck garlic, and has a nice full spicy flavor.    I confess I've only been using the hard neck because I understand it has a shorter shelf life.
The potatoes and sweet potatoes have been dug. Sauerkraut is fermenting. We've had a good crop of onions--can you ever have too many onions? The black beans are finally shelled and in jars.  Pumpkins have been harvested and we cooked the first one tonight because I have a hunger for pumpkin pie.
The earth cries out for moisture, which we hope does come soon.