chelle, good for you to get rain. It did rain some here late afternoon but just enough to wet things down. But might rain more overnight. We will see.
Arlene, hurray for the straw and much. Get it down right away and avoid those too many weed problems you had to deal with all summer. I know my garden is no where near as big as yours but I could never deal with it if it wasn't for having it all mulched.
Do take pictures of the new chickens. Heck, take pictures of any chickens, (I love chicken pictures and chicken stories) but I am especially interested in the the three new ones you have chosen.
I didn't do any garden work today as I am cleaning house. Cleaning yesterday, cleaned today and more cleaning continues tomorrow. That is what I get for neglecting the inside of my house all summer.
My grass cutting guys came and cut my grass today. It really needed it. But point I was gonna make is the boss commented on the fact that I have lots of tomatoes still producing. He said my tomatoes started producing much earlier than his and now his are long done and mine are still going. Really was a great year for tomatoes in my garden.