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The Multi-Purpose Pyramid

Recently, my hubby lost his job.  It sucks.  But to quote the cliché, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.  The nice thing about having hubby home is the honey-do list.
Lucky for me, he's taken an interesting in building stuff since we bought our house in May 2012 and since he has time on his hands, I'm keeping him busy.

Right now he is working on this awesomeness:

 
It's technically a strawberry pyramid. I've already been warned that strawberries might not fair too well here (sage-like grandpa wisdom again). So I've decided to devote one side of this bad boy to strawberries and the other sides to smallish produce.  The herbs, maybe some green onions, shallots, etc...

Here is hubby's current status on the pyramid:


It's coming together! I cannot wait for this yard to start greening up a bit!  We have so many plans for our yard this summer, I'll admit I just want to get there already.  Alas, patience has never been my strength. So choosing to garden might get a little interesting, since it's not exactly a fast process. It'll be good for me.  :-)


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  1. BethanyWMarch 6, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Yay Cary! At first I thought that first pic was your yard and I was like, whoa! That was fast with the plants growing and everything :D

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