Ground Breaking Today!

New construction and ground breaking today! I am so excited. The sky is clear, the temperature is just right and the soil is soft. The "All Edibles" gang is here working, table saw set up, reclaimed lumber ready to go, and shovels are shoveling. OMG! For weeks, I've been digging and pounding and hacking and pulling -- readying the terrace space for new life, pretty much all on my own except for a couple hours help from my son. A few weeks ago, he dug out a couple of humongous clumps of agapanthus, roaring with triumph as he ripped them from the soil. Meanwhile, I've been working out there whenever I can, accumulating new tools and getting stronger muscles. I actually bent the mattock end of my new pick ax while cutting at a big heavy pine tree root; Home Depot better give me a new one!