Harvest Moon

September 20, 2013

We stood on the deck and looked out over the rambling tomatoes refusing to be contained by metal cages, the drying butternut squash vines with squash hanging like ornaments from the fence, the corn no longer green, but golden, and green beans pulling the experimental string trellis towards the ground.

We know it’s time to harvest what we have left and…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.