Category: Restoring the Garden

  • 073 The first day in the garden

    073 The first day in the garden

    I finally got to work in the garden! Instead of a quick look, Pepper and I have a good look at everything, and then get to work. I clean up the garden house, take down a tree, and somehow make the trash piles even bigger. I finally got to work in the garden. There are…

  • 072 The garden wakes up

    072 The garden wakes up

    The garden is waking up, so I take a good look around and enjoy some sunshine before heading home to prepare a pork roast in the air fryer. I’ll also explain why I am no longer vegan. There is garlic! Yay! Oh! The onions are coming, too! Looks like everything survived the winter. It looks…

  • 066 Early signs of spring

    066 Early signs of spring

    I am excited to clean up this mess. Seriously, I’m looking forward to carrying trash around. The end of winter is coming closer. I can hardly wait. The last storm took down a jar I’d forgotten even existed. I spotted it when Pepper and I went to check on the garden after another really bad…

  • 056 It might look ugly but…

    056 It might look ugly but…

    The storm blew off my garden house roof just the teensiest tiniest bit. I really am impressed how much is still left standing after THAT storm. Um… but we’ve got to fix it. I will need to get the big ladder to get a better look. Luckily, I still have materials in the garden house.…

  • 053 Q&A (Garden Edition)

    053 Q&A (Garden Edition)

    As promised, you are getting answers today. This time, I’ll tell you all about the garden: Do I own the land? Where is the garden? Why am I doing this? Do I have a master plan? Will I be getting….? We live in a tiny apartment in the middle of nowhere. That nowhere is a…

  • 047 The trash mountains are changing

    047 The trash mountains are changing

    Seeing the trash mountains can be overwhelming. It feels like there is always more trash. But load by load, they shrink and change. After a few days of chipping away at them, I missed Thanksgiving in the US, and made a special dinner: stuffing. After driving off two of the piles, I spent an afternoon…

  • 046 The trash needs to go

    046 The trash needs to go

    The trash needs to go. I can’t see it anymore. I don’t care that, technically, someone promised to deal with the trash. It doesn’t seem to be happening on any kind of timeline I can work with, so, I’ve filled the car with the first load of trash, and I’m now going to drive it…

  • 044 A tour of the two gardens

    044 A tour of the two gardens

    Earlier this year, I started a balcony garden. That spiraled into two plots of land to restore and grow on. It’s high time I give you a tour of the land I am restoring, both the growing garden and the overgrown neglected land. I think it’s high time that I show you what this land…

  • 043 I finally planted something!

    043 I finally planted something!

    When I adopted the garden, I dreamed of growing food. I had little illusion, I’d get anything done this year. But I did! I prepared the first bed, and got to planting. For now, I’ve planted some garlic, some onions, and a whole lot of alfalfa. I left the house way too early in the…