The Tuesday Night Supper feature has obviously taken a few weeks off.  The busy and a mysterious illness has befallen all members of this house and last night we ate frozen pizza.  It wasn’t even my wonderful throw it together in 30 minutes pizza.

Gardening has also taken a backseat in our lives.  The Autumn rains have started and the weather forecast shows some kind of sky wetness for at least the next 7-10 days.  I am currently trying to devise a plan to tie my lightbox around my neck and find a very long extension cord.  Gardening has been so bad that when I got to take the garbage out I keeps seeing one little orange pepper staring back begging me to pick it.  However, I’m usually in my slippers and the grass is often wet.  There it sits.

The one thing I do enjoy about this time of year are the birds.  For some odd reason we get a hoard of small birds every October.  The cacophony of sound is very Hitchcock-esque.  It reminds me of the days when we first purchased our house and I spend all day stripping wallpaper, painting cabinets and ripping out caret.  I had no radio or TV.  I sang to myself and listened to the birds.

As the health of the writing contingent for Sprouting Off continues to improve we will once again be bringing you useful (or not so useful) information on how to prepare for next year’s garden.  We will be welcoming a feature writer who will contribute stories about sustainable eating.  Mom is actually going to retire so hopefully she will find a few moments now and again to update you on how her gardening adventure went this year (just ask her about radishes).  I’ll bring you a few book reviews and some entertaining bits found in a few vintage garden books.

Stick with us.  We’ll make it worth your while.