GARDEN

A took the day off and we worked together out in our yard. We have finally taken ownership of our house, both actually and mentally. The MENTALLY is a big one for me. I have been told for the last 12 years that this is my house, I can do anything I want to it, and yet I have always felt like a renter. I always felt like I needed to clear any changes that I wanted to make with what I lovingly call "the committee". Feeling like this has more often than not led to not doing anything at all. For those of you who know me well you probably know that I see the world in a very different light than many people and yet often my visions are really quite good if I am just allowed to follow through, or if I can make someone else understand what I want so that they can make the magic happen when I can not.

When we moved back into the house and I demanded my kitchen, I wanted the colors, I wanted the work space, I knew what I was working with from the beginning and I recognized the limitations. I will admit that the kitchen has a few downsides (and some of those are the ones that everyone warned me about, but needless to say the kitchen is how I envisioned it and it's lovely. (that's not just my opinion).

Anyway we worked on the YARD. I have never liked this yard, too big to do anything with, and no vision and no green thumb, but I am going to conquer most of that. I wanted a square foot garden. A understood my feelings, but couldn't see my vision, didn't know why I wanted to tear up the perfectly good lawn to put the garden where we would see it, take care of it, and use it (instead of putting it back in the garden spot,.. Also we have children and there is no way to totally lock them into our yard, our house sits on a fairly busy street and although we spend most of the time in the back yard there is no stopping a stubborn child with a goal. So we have compromised a bit on the fence, but that was A's anniversary gift, getting the fence together while I worked on my garden. Now that we have started the yard, we are so excited to keep going. We originally really wanted someone else to come in and just do all the work for us (we are that type of people), but finances won't allow that so we are doing what we can, it will take longer and we will be more tired, but taking ownership creates pride in the work you do, and joy in the outcome.

 The grass is the original site before the garden.

 Plowing the spot

 We all helped

A built the boxes for me

 with the new soil and the first plants

 a few more plants and rain!

Tomatoes and Peppers...


We still have more to put in and a whole summer for harvest, but we will keep pictures coming.


I forgot to take pictures of the fence work, but once it's complete I'll post those too.