Saturday I went out to tour a new listing and inspect the property; to my pleasant surprise, the island counter top in this home was filled with gleaming glass mason jars, freshly canned with green beans. It reminded me of how much fun canning can be. Part of the joys of country living is of course planting your own a huge garden and reaping the rewards of home grown organic foods. For most, it is no longer a necessity to can vegetables for the cost saving. Most who can, do it simply because these vegetable just taste better. It is something the whole family can do together for fun and enjoyment and the later rewards from an abundant summertime garden. After all, there is no better treat than the taste of the vegetable you grew yourself and the satisfaction of having a full pantry full of vegetables to enjoy over winter!Country Garden, Harvest Time
Saturday I went out to tour a new listing and inspect the property; to my pleasant surprise, the island counter top in this home was filled with gleaming glass mason jars, freshly canned with green beans. It reminded me of how much fun canning can be. Part of the joys of country living is of course planting your own a huge garden and reaping the rewards of home grown organic foods. For most, it is no longer a necessity to can vegetables for the cost saving. Most who can, do it simply because these vegetable just taste better. It is something the whole family can do together for fun and enjoyment and the later rewards from an abundant summertime garden. After all, there is no better treat than the taste of the vegetable you grew yourself and the satisfaction of having a full pantry full of vegetables to enjoy over winter!
0 comments • Mary Strang ~ Viroqua, WI Real Estate • July 23 2007 08:48AMRustic Roads
With all the talk of the realty market slowdown...maybe having a slower real estate market in Vernon County is not really such a bad thing! After all, the past 5 years of selling land, cabins and organic farms, has been extremely hectic and busy. Settling all the newcomers into their little pieces of our heaven took much dedication and lots and lots of time. It often necessitated traveling the many back roadways, whizzing and zooming right past the scenery, not stopping, just getting down the road to the next stop in a busy schedule of appointments to show the properties listed for sale. There just was no left over time to take note of what a wonderful place we live in. Hey, dosen't that sounds more like city life... getting back to the basics and a normal market again, is wonderful; rediscovering the enjoyment of nature is a blessing. Having the time to snap a few photos along a lesser-traveled roadway is a pleasure. After all, our rustic, scenic roads are partly why so many come to visit our Coulee Region!
Did you know, Vernon County has 2 Designated Rustic Roads? With a lighter schedule today, I had the extra time to take an enjoyable detour down one of these roads just for fun, Road 55. Locally known as Tunnelville Road, it is only a short 2.8 miles long. This rustic road parallels a stretch of the Kickapoo River offering up some amazing scenery along the way.
Thousands of lush, leafy ferns are thriving along the shady hillsides of this roadway. There was a quaint country barn along the way and the roadway was a peaceful, tranquil green tree lined canopy of filtered sunlight. It was really a nice change of pace to just slow down and take in the scenery along a Rustic Road!
2 comments • Mary Strang ~ Viroqua, WI Real Estate • July 12 2007 08:35AMContent © 2009 'Frequent Contributors'. Design © 2009 ActiveRain Corp.
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