Fences, Vegetable Gardens, and Moss

Taking care of a home is a 24/7 battle.

Our lawn has been overrun by moss. #firstcountryproblems

I will not provide you with a photo, but I will let you know that we are waging a full-out war, using sprayable moss away and brute force. Three different types of rakes have been involved. The moss is a worthy opponent; but we have the hearts of patriots. Nobody will mess with out American, picket fence summer lawn. I am not exactly this is what Hal Higdon had in mind when he told me to cross train for the marathon on Sundays, but I am sure that this is more difficult than any cross fit or P90X experience I've been involved in.

In more positive news, we finally finished off the fence. Shea, our beloved golden retriever, is thrilled. It took Brad an entire weekend and the purchase of a hatchet to get the fence posts in. Digging through the tree roots was not an easy task, coupled with making sure they are equally spaced and the right height--quite the adventure. Then, mixing the cement and getting them to stay. The next weekend he put up the fencing and the gate. Voila! A fence!



Also, we worked diligently on the vegetable garden. Brad grabbed some old Sea Girt boardwalk that is available at the Sea Girt recycling center, and sawed them into 8 feet and 12 feet pieces. It's awesome because it's made of composite decking, so it is perfect for outside use. Plus, there's some sentimental value, as I've run those boards more times than I can tell you. No splinters!




After Brad sawed them, I used my gnarly, new-found post digging skills to dig three posts. Brad nailed the boards in, and I spent a few hours raking and hacking away at awful (and oftentimes neon) roots. After I did my best in this other epic battle against nature, I planted my little seedlings which I had been growing indoors for the past month. We'll see if any of them fair well; I have a feeling the snap peas will make it, but I'm not sure about anything else. So I planted tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, cauliflower, caesar lettuce, and asian cabbage, which will go well with my herb garden of basil, thai basil, cilantro, parsley, sage, oregano and mint. Only time will tell...