Jilda and I worked outside for most of the day. I've tried to order potting soil from our local provider because I can pay with a credit card over the phone, and the crew will load it in the truck. But they ran out, and there's no estimated delivery date. So, I went to plan "B."

The tractor has a bucket on the front, so I went into the woods on the back of our property and got several scoops of "woods dirt."  Had Jilda's mom Ruby still been living, that would have been her first recommendation.

It was chilly this morning, but after the sun came out, it got too toasty for us to work. We'll get up in the morning and plant cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, squash, strawberries, potatoes, and sunflowers.

There's a lot of other things that we'll plant as well, but I didn't want to bore you.

Our niece Samantha and her son Jordan are doing a garden too. They are soooo excited. Even though Sam's older brother Haven lives about 12 miles away, he decided to break up a garden spot for his family too.

Today, he and his family came up, and we all sat around outside to enjoy the sun and each other's distant company.

Haven and his wife Alesha have an infant son, Aiden. Alesha laid down in a hammock. She disappeared into the bottom, but young Aiden was alert and didn't miss a thing.