Couldn't ask for a better weekend.

What a great weekend, the weather was amazing and i did nothing work in the yard for 3 days. Actually, I never left the four mile valley during those 3 days.
The first thing i wanted to do this weekend was finish painting the fence. A few weeks ago I painted the front of the fence and have been dying to finally complete it.

Now the fence is finished and i must say, it looks amazing. Just like those horse farm fences i always see when driving down in Northern Virginia. Next year i plan on doing the side fence the same way.

 Next it was on to the garden. This year we had a ton of tomatoes and peppers but i would like to grow more peas, beans, corn and potatoes than we did this year. Here is what the garden looked like this year.

So i decided to double the garden space so that we can grown more vegetables next year. Also i am working on creating a temporary green house for the early spring to start the growing season as early as possible. We are definitely going to need a bigger freezer after next year.

I had to hold off on tilling the whole garden because i still have plenty of peppers growing that I would like to keep as long as possible. I even transplanted some chili peppers into the house to see if they will continue to grow. Who knows if they will but its worth a shot.

The peppers are on the new shelves we added to the kitchen this weekend so we could bring our herbs in and also try and grow some lettuce indoors over the winter. The pepper plant was a little tall and is pretty much touching the ceiling, who knows if it will get enough light up there?

The last thing i really wanted to get done this weekend was to move the Lacrosse and Cayuga grape plants up the road, to a hillside, that i would like to turn into a vineyard. This will make room for the Lemberger and Cabernet Sauvignon we will be planting in the spring. Some friends of ours own some land on a hillside behind their house which I think could make a perfect spot for a vineyard. First i want to see how the grapes would fair over the course of a year before i start taking the time to clear the land and get it ready for about an acre of grapes. Lacrosse and Cayuga grapes are hybrids, developed as a hardy grape plant for colder regions. These two along with other hybrids will be planted in this vineyard all goes well.

The view is amazing up there, especially in the fall. So I'm planning on spending plenty if time in the "Four Mile Experimental Vineyard", as i like to call it.

 For football on Sunday, I marinated some extra firm tofu in a bowl of hot sauce for around 5 hours. Baked them for 30 mins and then fried them on high heat in a skillet for about 10 minutes. I also made sauteed mushrooms and spinach in some olive oil, salt and garlic. Along with my favorite Nacho Cheese to have with some chips and salsa.

Everything was amazing, i love Sunday football foods!!!