Spring is in the air and it is time to work on the garden. So this morning I started to weed the garden beds, and get the soil ready so that I can plant the garden next week. This entailed a trip out the road to Middle Bay for a truckload of 'beach peat'. Beach peat is ground up alder leaves, eel grass, and other detritus that piles up in the corner of Middle Bay at the top of the beach during the winter and composts in place. Potatoes love it, and every spring it is an essential ingredient for my garden.
So into the truck and out the road I headed - two big black labs behind the seat and Nora strapped into the front seat. Nora loved it when Roxy the dog tried to crawl into the front seat. The dog obviously did not fit! Out in Middle Bay I collected the peat and Nora and the dogs explored the tall grass behind the beach. The dogs chased rabbits through the alders while Nora fell into holes. Eventually we ate our lunch in the grass and then headed home with a load of peat.
On the way home Nora decided to test Daddy's limits and repeatedly change the radio station - Daddy snapped when she partially slipped out of her seat restraints and tried to use the gear stick. The trip ended in tears, no radio, and Nora tightly strapped into her car seat. But we did get the peat and now Nora can help daddy with the garden. Patrick
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Patrick, where I come from they call that "paying for your raising!" Vickie
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