Yard Work

We woke up to rain this morning.  When it was all said and done, we had gotten 1.5 inches of the stuff.  The day was quite breezy, and by 6 o'clock it was dry enough that I was able to mow.  Again.  Ted mowed on Saturday.  Today is Tuesday.  And it's time to mow again.  I'll probably have to mow again on Friday.  But look how pretty our yard looks...

Speaking of pretty, look what popped up in our side garden this year.  Seriously.  I've never had tulips there before, and I didn't plant them.  That bed was even tilled a few years ago.  What a glorious gift!

But, before I get too excited, we have these pop up too...

Yesterday I "built" a raised bed garden.  That consisted of putting it together and adding 17 cubic feet of soil.  Oh, and fluffing up the dirt underneath it then leveling it.  I worked hard.  I even got a bleed.  Check it out...

Today I planted my leeks and a few marigolds.  I also have two tomato plants, a red bell pepper plant, zucchini and basil that need to go in.  Oh, and I bought a blackberry bush.  Not for the raised garden, of course, but for somewhere in some garden.

Is it weird to remember what you cooked for dinner one day in 1999?  Well, I remember because it was the first time I used my new Weber gas grill that I had purchased.  I had filet mignon (rare) and ranch style beans.  I have been waiting to use my new Weber grill to cook the same meal, but, well...things happen.  I ran out of gas from the old grill and ended up cooking Italian sausage on the new grill.  They turned out just as good as the filet all those years ago. 

Finally, speaking of food, I made a menu for the week and I have stuck to it.  Today was Italian sausage with pasta-y stuff (spaghetti, tomatoes, black olives).  Tomorrow is Julie's crock pot chicken with the carrots and sweet potatoes.  I'll let you know how it turns out!