country pears

photo by kristen bach

dried pears

some sundays are spent figuring out what to pack in the lunchbox for the next week.  yesterday my daughter and i had fun making some dried pear chips for her lunch.  we had the windows open, and soon, the house was filled with the comforting scent of fall. 

this recipe is so easy, it does take some time in the oven, but it so worth it! 

enjoy!

ingredients:
pears, unripe ones are just fine
spices, optional (we just kept ours plain and they were great!)

directions:
-pre-heat oven to 200 degrees
-line cookie sheet with parchment paper
-thinly slice your pears (the thinner the better, so sharpen your knife! you may also use a mandoline for even slices.)
-place a single layer of pears on your cookie sheets
-bake for 1 1/2 hours, flip them all over
-put back in the oven and cook for another 1 1/2 hours
-store in an airtight container until they disappear!

photo and recipe by kristen bach

oak

photograph by kristen bach

arrow apple festival

for the last six years, arrow has hosted an annual apple festival, celebrating apple harvest time, and the fall season, for our community...

this year's festival was this past saturday and we had a beautiful fall day and saw lots of friends!

each year, arrow sells mountain apples from ellijay, georgia as a fundraiser, as well as fresh cider. there is also an apple pie contest where many restaurants and friends bake pies...yum! this year ken manring from white tiger helped judge the apple pie contest, and friend bird smith (age 10) cuts an apple themed block for us to print from...!

it is such a fun day... !

photographs by kristin karch, words by rinne allen

shady path

photographs by rebecca wood

last of the pokes

the long dry summer is finally giving up the ghost as cool winds and blue skies appear. i went to visit a few pokeberry patches along the river, admiring their magenta stems and lovely colors. goodbye till next year, pokeberries. thanks for all the beauty!

photographs and words by rebecca wood

overgrown

photograph by kristen bach

christ's church

another old church on edisto. christ church, organized in 1835. beautifully framed by ancient trees and hanging moss.

words and photographs by rebecca wood

pokeberry at dawn

photograph by kristen bach

autumn garden

we had an abnormally long summer here in georgia, with temperatures in the upper eighties until late september. i think it confused our plants a little bit, but regardless, it made for a beautiful time in the garden.

photographs by kristin karch

morning dew

photograph by kristen bach

end of summer garden frittata

our summer garden is looking like a wild jungle right now.  i always have a hard pulling out our summer plants that are still growing tomatoes and peppers.  so we are still harvesting the plants bit by bit until the first frost comes. 
when we need a quick dinner on the fly, frittatas are my go to dish.  we usually always have eggs on hand and you can throw in mostly any vegetable.  so last night we harvested some cherry tomatoes, peppers, green onions, and cilantro from the garden and made this yummy dinner....in just a handful of minutes!
ingredients
8 eggs
1/4 cup of whole milk
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 yellow onion, diced
spring onions
potatoes (cooked)
sweet peppers
cherry tomatoes, halved
2 cloves of garlic
a small handful of cilantro, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
directions
-pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
-boil the potatoes until al dente
-in a cast iron pan add olive oil and heat to medium high heat
-add the diced onion and diced potatoes
-cook them until they begin to show some color
-add peppers and garlic and cook for a few minutes
-remove from heat
-in a separate bowl, beat the eggs and milk together, salt and pepper to taste
-pour egg mixture over the vegetables
-evenly sprinkle the tomatoes, cilantro, and spring onions
-return to medium high heat for 2 minutes
-place pan in the oven for 3-5 minutes, watch carefully!
-top with fresh herbs or microgreens and serve with a baguette and a side of fresh salad to complete the meal!
 

photo and recipe by kristen bach

smalltown storefront

photograph by rinne allen

truck love

i saw this truck for sale on my morning walk. always loved this model in this color. i don't need a truck now, but it might be worth it just to stare at the turquoise and rust color in the back!

photographs and words by rebecca wood

lace sleeve

photograph by rinne allen

tapestries

not sure why i call these tapestries, except this explosion of life and color and birth and death is like a giant tapestry of life; full of color and pattern and life. if i had a ton of patience i would make big photorealistic paintings of these, or maybe a giant hooked rug, and just stare at it all day. entranced by the colorful chaos.

birds on a wire

photograph by rinne allen

italianate

i drove by this old italianate home when i was visiting rural illinois this summer. even though it was rough around the edges, it's beauty made me pull over for a closer look.

photographs and words by kristin karch

dew & wire

photograph by rinne allen

fall greens

it is that time of year when things are transitioning...the garden is coming off its summer run and things are dying back or newly emerging...we don't have a lot in flower at the moment- just some straggling green mophead hydrangeas. but, what we do have is a lot of green texture: hosta, fatsia, ferns, redbud leaves, mexican sunflower seedbeds, sea oats, etc.

together they combine to make a portrait of the garden this time of year.

words & photographs by rinne allen