What's the 'Mater with Ya?

It's always tough taking off during August but thankfully  we were able to slip away for a couple of days after the corn was harvested and frozen and before the first onslaught of ripened 'maters (tomatoes). By August haven't we all had enough of weeding? For us the August garden although unkempt, will still produce plenty. 

Upon our return to the End of the Rainbow Valley those once green tomatoes were now red and ready to be picked and cooked. Thank goodness for an overcast and rainy day.

18 quarts of End of the Year Vegetable Garden Soup are cooling... The last 5 ears of corn, some potatoes, a head of cabbage, green beans, onion, carrots, beets, chard and tomatoes along with seasonings joined the pot for this year's batch.

In another couple of months we will be really glad to have this soup on a cold day. Meanwhile the next batch of ripened tomatoes will become spaghetti sauce... 
                But that's another 'mater for another day.