Tom's Mother Troy was quite a lady, her plan for retirement included 5 acres of pit fruit that included many varieties of plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines, cherries. The orchard also has pomegranates, figs, a huge mulberry tree, and persimmons. After Troy died about 4 years ago the house and orchard went up for sale. She was an amazing gardener, the front yard did not have grass, but a yard full of beautiful flowers of all kinds, some wild - many not. But always many varieties of sunflowers in the summer. Troy's place has been sold now, but a very nice renter who has been there has allowed us to come in and pick fruit and remain a part of the orchard. Maria (the renter - and now friend) will be moving in a few days. We went and picked fruit yesterday morning for the last time. A very bittersweet day for Tom and I. Sweet from all the beautiful fruit which grows in spite of the poor care it has gotten this year. Not sweet from knowing we will not be back.
A She oak tree (on the left), a tree that makes such a sweet sound when the wind blows.
Some of the trumpet vines that still grow in the back yard.
A box full of plum that await canning when we arrive back home.
Canned 18 pints and 1/2 pints of plum jam yesterday, today will do as many. Fruit leather is drying in the oven. Will enter in the fair this year.
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