Vegetable Garden Roundup, This Week, with Giveaways

Another marvelous Michigan Monday! A bit chilly last night at 36 degrees, but this afternoon is sunny and crisp. Fall is in the air and sadly, the vegetable garden is disappearing as my DH tears out the spent plants. Gardeners are such optimists. As he pulls out the beans and peppers, etc, he already has plans for next year's garden based on the results of this year. And of course, next year always looks better, in his mind, than this year. 

This year, IMHO, was a winner. We had a beautiful crop of veggies and enjoyed every bite. Truth be told, I believe my DH enjoys giving away the bounty as much as getting his hands dirty and his tummy full.

Here is some of the bounty from our garden this year:

pumpkin

red and green pepper.
 (Leave the green pepper on the vine and it will turn red and be sweeter.)

white, yellow, yukon, and red potatoes

muskmelon or cantaloupe

yellow summer squash

leaf and head lettuces

broccoli

green beans, tomatoes, and basil

Now that's some good eatin', folks. It just may be a coincidence that the main characters in my mystery novella, Sunshine Boulevard, are snowbirds. And just like my DH and I, Jim is a big gardener and Gloria loves to use the veggies from Jim's garden in recipes. If you'd like a FREE copy of her recipes, email me and I'll send you out the Gloria Hart's Garden for Eatin' Recipe Collection. Email me at jqrose02 at gmail dot com.

Mysterious deaths upset the Florida retirement community 

interfering with their seasonal activities and turning up more than dead bodies...

THIS WEEK:
Tuesday, September 24--Join me at Lorrie Struiff's blog, Flowers and Thorns, where I'm talking about the movie Julie and Julia, both cooks and writers. Leave a comment to win my latest mystery, Coda to Murder.

Thursday, September 26--Hobby Hoedown features Roseanne Dowell's amazing handiwork combining embroidery and quilting. You don't want to miss out on seeing her beautiful pieces.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Gloria Hart from Sunshine Boulevard Talks!

FREE Recipe Collection!

Karen Cote offers authors the opportunity to spotlight their favorite charities on her unique website, Writers Pen for Charity Lounge. This week it is my turn. Gloria Hart, the main character from Sunshine Boulevard speaks about the Foods Resource Bank, an organization dedicated to fighting world hunger. Click on the website to hear Gloria and see her avatar. I'll tell you Gloria is one sexy 60-year-old lady in this avatar. It is so much fun to see what Karen comes up with.

I was a guest on Karen's Chaise Lounge this spring talking about my mystery/horror e-book, Sunshine Boulevard. I was quite pleased with her rendering of me....

Gloria Hart's The Garden for Eatin' Recipe Collection is a tool to create awareness of world hunger. Send an email to get your FREE recipe collection  jqrose01@gmail.com  Thank you.

FREE Recipe Collection for You

Gloria Hart's The Garden for Eatin' Recipe Collection is available for you as a gift of appreciation for reading this blog. Who is Gloria? You probably recognize her as the main character in my book, Sunshine Boulevard. She introduces the collection to you today at Ginger Simpson's Dishin' It Out Blog.

If you love to use fresh veggies, then email me for a copy of this recipe collection e-book at jqrose01@gmail.com