First Retirement Plans

JT and I are planning a vegetable garden next to the barn. Twenty by twenty with three raised beds.

I haven’t had a veggie garden for decades. I spend the best summers of my youth with my father in his truck garden behind our house. Planning a veggie garden is bringing back the best memories ever.

Warm earth, the feel of dirt in my hands, the smell of fresh veggies when collecting for dinner. The love of my father. Best memories I have and now I am reliving them.

Retirement may not be as bad as thought.

Four kinds of tomatoes, peppers, peas, sugar peas, string beans, red beets, cucumbers, scallions, ornamental gourds and herbs are the first year plan. I planted the seeds in my little greenhouse planter for the tomatoes and peppers. All else will go directly into the ground when last frost is past.

JT has to build the raised beds and walkways between. Also need a fence to keep out the critters.

Already talked to the seven year old neighbor to pay her to water the garden when we are at the cottage. She seemed very excited and is going to ask her parents.

The future is looking good.