It’s the perfect time of year to eat watermelon on the back porch at Gracefield Hall. Book your summer escape with us now! Our back porch in the afternoons is shaded and gets refreshing breezes. You can relax with a cool drink and a large cold slice of watermelon on the back porch and look […]
The Magnolia blossom opened! Last year we planted two 5-foot tall Southern Magnolia trees. We did not expect to get blossoms for a few years after the trees matured. Yet, last week one of the trees had a flower bud form. We kept an eye on it, enthusiastically anticipating its opening. Well, it opened yesterday. […]
The Stellar cherry tree that was out of stock is being delivered by two-day FedEx from South Carolina. I was about $25.00 short of the amount needed for free shipping, so I went ahead and ordered a Brown Turkey fig tree. We were going to plant a fig tree on the property; I just had […]
Fruit trees were delivered. On Thursday, 3 of the 4 fruit trees were delivered from Fast Growing Trees in South Carolina. I planted them Thursday afternoon in the orchard: 1 Gala apple tree; 1 Fuji apple tree; and 1 Elberta peach tree. The second Elbert peach tree will be delivered next Thursday. These trees come […]
The instructions said 2 adults will take 2 hours to assemble the bench. I can be quite inventive when it comes to working by myself on multi-person projects. It took me 45 minutes. The back porch gets nice breezes in the evening so it is a perfect place to sit, enjoy a cold glass of […]
We planted 3 cherry trees yesterday along the main house driveway in the front yard: North Star, a sour cherry; Bing, a sweet dark cherry; and Ranier, a sweet red cherry. Should have cherries to pick in a couple of years. Nothing better than sour cherry pie and you cannot find sour cherries in the […]
Rain today; an inside activities day. The fall colors are well beyond peak and the leaves are now falling off the hardwoods and covering the lane. I was hoping the rain would hold off until at least noon today as forecast; but, it has been misting all morning. So, the leaves will have to wait a couple […]
We don’t always get a spectacular sunrise that shows off the fall colors; but, this morning was a wonderful exception. I just happened to be on a hill at the east edge of the field behind the house when the sun broke out from behind the clouds. It was still low enough to cast a shadow […]
