In Giardino

So much for a serene and restful Sunday!  We worked hard today in the garden and the rest of the yard.

When we installed the patio earlier this year, it left us with this mound of dirt that we refer to as Puppy Mountain.  The dogs like to run up and down it and dig it up.  But it is ugly and hard to mow, so down it comes!  With the help of my hubby and a rental tiller, soon it looked like this:

Now we can get grass seed and have a nicer lawn along with the awesome patio.

While hubby worked on excavating Puppy Mountain, I worked on the new garden bed and fencing.

I planted my fall crops of kale, cabbage, arugala and lettuce.  Then mulched with straw to hopefully keep the weeds out.

Fencing is important when you have a puppy.   If there is no fencing, there if more excavation of those lovely veggies!

After a morning of hard work, lunch time!  Remember thise burgers I talked about last time?

Here they are all ready to be grilled, along with the sweet potato chips waiting to be baked and the lettuce greens drying.  A yummy salad and crunchy chips are the perfect burger accompaniment.

We still have more work in the garden to do this week.  Hubby has the week off, so we are trying to get as much done as we can.  Along with some fun stuff too.

Now to relax a bit:

A rose in bloom

Our sunny sunflowers.  The birds love them.  I wish I had my camera when the gold finch was visiting.

Until next time,

Ciao!

Birdie in Cucina