Happy Birthday USA. and, what a beautiful day it is. Cool temperatures this morning with lots of breeze. We had a brief storm last night that did not bring much rain but did\u00a0 bring the cooler temperatures.<\/p>\n
It was the perfect morning to tackle my front garden bed project. It turned out not be nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I built the two high, six foot square landscape timber box currently filled with dirt roughly twenty years ago or so. The boards had starting looking unsightly several years ago. I had been wanting to replace them but never seem to find the time or energy the last two years to get it done. This morning I used the shovel to lift one of the sides to see how “together” the boards still are. Turns out I was able to lift the entire side up and flip the whole “box” over. I had planned to use the 1 foot by 3 inch high cement edging like I have by the porch bed two rows high. Bob calculated the number I needed and off I headed to Lowe’s. Turns out they had a better solution. Instead of having to buy 40 of those I bought 20 16″ x 5.5′ stone edging. Five to a side made the bed a little larger than the original bed but I had some room to expand without having to dig out grass. Once I had the edging in place I filled in the difference from the existing bed dirt. I had to move and replant a few of my vinca but that was easy. Bob helped me move the former timber box over to the natural area. I need to get a bag of mulch to top dress the bed but it looks really nice.<\/p>\n
After lunch I took off to run some errands; drug store, groceries, and pet store. It’s warmed up to the mid 80’s but we still have the 16 mph gusts from time to time.<\/p>\n
Dinner out tonight with Frances, Marcy, and Leah in Lewisville before setting up our chairs in the main square to watch the fireworks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Happy Birthday USA. and, what a beautiful day it is. Cool temperatures this morning with lots of breeze. We had a brief storm last night that did not bring much rain but did\u00a0 bring the cooler temperatures. It was the … Continue reading