Setting up for the Big Show
The Bees and the Tree sounds like it could be the title of a children’s book. However, it’s just another entry in the growing list of mini-dramas since moving to the new house last year. It all started way back in aught-nine…
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The spring harvest season has come and gone at the Moon family gardens, Southern division. Due to a little diligence and a little luck (multiple inches of rain in June and July in Austin??), we managed to have a decent bounty from the garden.
Garden in Progress
Coming soon from Moon Farms
After talking about it every spring for the past ten years, it’s finally happened! Yes, despite our horrible climate and soil to grow anything other than weeds and cactus, we now have a teeny tiny vegetable garden.
DIY
We moved earlier this year. In many, many ways, it was a big step up from the old house. However, one decidedly step down was going from a house with a 2 car garage to a house with a very narrow carport. Besides the obvious differences, there was a major annoyance. The carport didn’t have any lights.
I finally had a weekend with good weather, some free time and a clear idea of what needed to be done with the pit. Unfortunately I had no idea how to do it or what stuff I needed. After this weekend, the truck can probably find Home Depot without me now.
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