Chateau Lloyd

I'm not posted at the normal rate and the reason is quite simple: spring is here! 

Last year I hoped I would be able to make some major improvements in the yard and the exterior of the house, but erratic weather patterns and a host of other distractions not only kept me from achieving my goals, it caused me to fall short of basic maintenance in many respects.

This year is quite different.  While things didn't go as I wanted, I was able to make some gains and I am able to springboard off of that this year.  Perhaps the biggest one was getting the garden re-established.  While my harvest was disappointing, the work of breaking up soil, putting up the anti-critter defense and the experience gained in irrigation has got me in a much better place.

I also picked up an electric roto-tiller, and I think this thing is going to be a game changer.

The trees along the back boundary are also coming along, which means a lot of the weeds are going to shaded out.  During one of the mid-winter thaws, I also stole a march on cutting back the wild raspberries as well as cutting down brush. 

In other words - I'm away from the keyboard more than usual.  Once I get the soil prepped, the seeds planted, and other trimming and pruning done, I'll likely have more time