And Moving On . . .

 It's been a wild ride since we got home. My son got a divorce and we've been helping him empty out his 4 bedroom 3 bath home for the past 2 weeks. I haven't even unpacked yet! 

Today was the last load - and I brought home the freeze dryer that he and I split the cost of last year. I'm so excited to have it here where I can use it more often!  Right now it is sitting in the middle of the room of my den because I have to have a special dedicated outlet put in. That'll be a whopping $525 but worth it in the end! 

I spent the day today on several projects once we moved the freeze dryer over with the help from the Missionaries and friends from my church.

First, I moved rock from one part of my yard to the area under the eaves where the neighbor's cat had decided to make his poop box!
I tried everything, including a motion sprinkler, cougar urine, a variety of spices including cinnamon and hot pepper and NOTHING worked.

So I filled the area with river rock.

Take THAT you annoying feline!

Then I harvested a lot of my Egyptian Walking Onions. 

I want to put cucumbers in that bed so I can make pickles this year.

And the onions, well, you can't kill them.

They will be back.

The ones I harvested are in a skillet right now, caramelizing.

Can you smell them?

In the spot from where I took the river rock,

I asked Joe to put down some pavers

so we could more easily sit on our bench

enjoying our beautiful yard and tree.

Before we moved the rock,

it was ankle breaking getting there!

Last, we put a fence around our side yard raised beds to hopefully keep the neighbor's cat out.  In the other bed, I put stones and upside down staples. 

I hope it works.

All in all, it's been a great but busy day.

Tomorrow, I can finally unpack 

and start cleaning my house.

I also have cucumbers and green beans to plant.

I love Summer!

Love,

Annie