July 24, 2007
Where is my bountiful fruit corp?Last year I cleared a fence of poison Ivy and discovered some old scuppernon grapes survived the ordeal. I built two 6×6 arbors from tier poles and old fencing. I could not believe the vines that covered those arbors. The arbors were 6 feet apart and this year I extended the arbor by joining them together. I put a small stone patio and an old bench under the vines. What a heavenly spot. I have spent a lot of time there watching the bountiful crop of fruit appear. Unfortunately, the weather turned too hot and too dry and I didn’t water my precious fruit. The grapes have all dried up.
I planted two blueberry bushes at one end of that arbor so hopefully next year we can pick grapes, blueberries and blackberries. My attempts at picking blackberries this year ended up with poison ivy and chigger bites all over my body. There is certainly a better way to pick berries.
I have four resident cats at the B & B. They are all characters. Flaky is a little thing with a blue eye and a couple of kinks in her short tail. She has taken to helping with chores as she rides along in the golf cart when I head down to clean cabins or do yardwork.