What a day! I am exhausted. Yesterday I went to Lowes and bought 4 16' 2X12s. Then I asked them to cut 4' off of each one. That way I could make 2 4 X 12 raised beds for my gardens this year. This morning, I met Carrie and her clan at the Bone and we had breakfast. Jamie asked to borrow my drill, so I made him a deal. He would screw all my beds together and he could take my drill. So he came over and he, Edward and I built my two raised bed garden boxes. They look great!

Then I had to run errands and finally ended up at Carrie's house. She had been raking leaves and dead grass and had several piles. I bagged up 5 garbage bags of leaves and brought them home. I figure that I can put them into my beds and not have to buy so much fill for my boxes. Plus I have leaves here that I need to rake up. Hopefully tomorrow.

For a split second I debated on whether or not I should put my beginning kitchen veg scraps compost into it as well, but with the critters around here, I don't want anything digging up my garden and I really don't want to upset my neighbors. I can just imagine what they would say if they found all my old banana peels laying in a path through their yard.

So I am looking out at my two new raised garden beds and I just bet my neighbors are looking out at them as well, wondering what I am going to do this time!