Time Travel Thursday #51 - How does YOUR garden grow?

"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories.
Some take us forward, they're called dreams."
~Jeremy Irons~



Welcome to the 51st Time Travel Thursday linky party at the Brambleberry Cottage!
Are you ready to share your fondest memories, grandest dreams,
and most creative projects? Great!

I love, love, love to garden!

There's something so gratifying about digging in the earth, planting a seed or tiny plant,

then watching the miracle that transpires as that plant matures

and provides something yummy to eat.

Unfortunately, all the time spent on the road last year—doing antique shows—kept us from

weeding and maintaining our garden beds properly.

Needless to say, it was a LOT of work whipping the much-neglected gardens back into shape.

We spent WEEKS weeding, tilling, and amending the soil.

But...

  we've finally started to reap some of the many delicious veggies, as a reward for all that hard
manual labor—in the sweltering heat, I might add.  ; )

And...

we've even begun to beautify the space, once again.

Recently, my Yankee sweetheart built some rustic tepees for the cucumbers—from saplings

growing in our woods.

They really add a lot of interest to the garden and they make it so much easier to watch the cute

little cucumbers as they grow.

What?!  Cucumbers can be cute, can't they?

The leaves of the squash plants have grown large and lush—providing a beautiful, protective

canopy for the vegetables.

And the Yankee is dying to wrap his taste buds around the many varieties of tomatoes that

were planted.  They're one of his very favorite fruits, so he went a little crazy with the number

of plants he planted this year.

Let's just say, I'll be canning tomatoes and making salsa for a good long while this summer.

Now I know we were taught NOT to play with our food,

but...

I pulled a few of my vintage treasures out of the cottage today, so I could play with some

of the fresh picked goodness from the garden.

This old scale was won at auction many years ago.

Believe it or not, there wasn't really any bidding competition for it, because it has a piece

broken out of the top, and the metal is a bit pitted—neither of which

bothers me in the least.

I've garned quite a collection of vintage enamelware over the years, but have finally concented

to selling off all but the most treasured pieces.

The grays will definitely be KEEPERS!

Between the cottage and the barns, I've stashed away quite a few pieces of old tin,

with the most wonderful weathered patina.  A lot of that will be going soon,

as well.

But...

I think I might have to keep this little tin cup. 

I think it looks terrific with a bunch of Queen Anne's lace tucked inside.

We're having a group of family and friends over, to help us celebrate the 4th.

Maybe I'll use some of these vintage pieces on the party table.

And I think fresh veggies should DEFINITELY be on the menu! 

What do you think?   ; )

Linking to Susan's Outdoor Wednesday, Mary's Share the Love Wednesday, Suzanne's Vintage Thingie Thursday, Susan's Tablescape Thursday, Tracie's Cottage Flora Thursdays, Cindy's Show and Tell Friday, Tootsie's Flaunt Your Flowers Friday, and Meg's Everything But the Kitchen Sink.

IF YOU LINK TO THE PARTY, PLEASE BE SURE TO LINK BACK TO THE BRAMBLEBERRY COTTAGE ON YOUR BLOG.