Granny Sue's News and Reviews

70 and very muggy, rain most of the day, heavy at times. Warmed to about 75. I am so enjoying this rainy weather although the grass is growi...

Wonderful 59 degrees this morning, crisp and bright morning. I was up to my elbows in peaches yesterday. It was a hard day; these were free ...

67 this morning, a light shower then cool and hazy. Never made it to 80 all day, and not too humid, a real treat. This morning we were out e...

Yesterday was more tomato work--this time pasta sauce. We ended up with 33 pints of goodness, thanks to Mrs. Wage's. We a...

This conversation excerpt from two years ago showed up on my Facebook timeline. I don't remember who she was, and I had forgotten this s...

Apparently ugly tomatoes are a thing this year. Who knew? What are ugly tomatoes? Chances are you've grown some, if you grow the oldti...

Ah, tomatoes! It's that time of year--at last! Our tomatoes are later this year for some reason. Perhaps all the rain in June and e...

 The gardens are booming right now. The new hens are already laying and apples, peaches and grapes are hanging heavy. ready to ripen in a ...

I was in Athens, OH today, restocking our booth there, and I forgot to take pictures! So you will not see the Hoosier cabinet we moved in th...

 They've taken their time coming in this year, but that might be a good thing with the heat and drought in July. We got concerned and...

 These will probably be the last tomatoes we get from our garden this year. While all the other plants gave up in the intense heat and droug...

Jaime felt well enough today to go to a little festival in Fairmont today. A tomato-tasting festival. You heard right. Tomato tasting. An...

Today has been busy--after company left, Larry got to cutting grass and I got to work on the produce he'd picked in the morning. More di...

Saturday the West Virginia Writers held a performance of their work at the Clay Center's Walker Theatre in Charleston. We had a great ti...

Yesterday's morning sky was one of those "I'm going to be late for work" skies, when I had to stop and pull out the camera...

Usually by this time the garden is covered in weeds; we've given up the battle and settle for harvesting what we can for the rest of the...

For some , it's beans and cornbread, or macaroni and cheese, cheesecake or steaks and potatoes. But in the summer, there is no comfort ...