![picking grapes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5016052589_a87d9f8fe3.jpg)
They're being taken up to Flaming Gorge this weekend so that Mr Renn's grandma can juice them. She has both the know-how and the time. (I have neither right now - plus can you imagine the mess my boys might make in the kitchen?!). I helped Mr Renn pick the concords, and they smelled divine. Musty and subtle, but very much screaming through scent to be picked.
![picking grapes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5016674014_157540ef63.jpg)
We chatted across the grapevines about several of our "somedays". We have a lot of gardening "somedays" between us, and today Mr Renn added grapevines to them. I'm dreaming up a trellis/pergola for grapes like one we saw in the idea garden at Longwood last year.
![picking grapes](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5016057881_e60db174f4.jpg)
It feels so good to spend time gardening at dusk with the whole family, even if I can only actively participate in short bursts right now. If you have a garden I suggest you spend every evening in it until the weather turns. It feels like the right place to be.
2 comments:
I sent the rest of mine with my mom yesterday so she can juice and bottle them for me. They're such a beautiful purple. I want to see your someday-garden someday.
Ahhh, homemade grape juice! I did my own for the first time this year and it turned out lovely. Our grapes are some sort of green ("white") grapes and the juice turned out a gorgeous pink. Mixed with a little sprite it is fantastic. The big vines provide lots of privacy in our back yard, too. Grapes are a must in someday garden fantacies!
Post a Comment