It's hard to believe that the May 24th Holiday weekend, the unofficial start of camping season here on the East Coast, is here already!

This year we decided to put in a backyard vegetable garden, we've been making plans and growing starter plants indoors for a few weeks now.

Taking advantage of a beautiful clear weather forecast we had a tandem load of screened topsoil delivered right before the start of the long weekend.

Friday through Saturday we grubbed off the sods & weeds then started wheeling in the soil to create a planter bed about 15" deep.

It was a ton of work but by Saturday afternoon we had the work we wanted to get done this weekend completed.

No good job is done without a proper supervisor!

Saturday evening we got together with our pool crowd for a Barbeque, we were graciously hosted by good friends Shasha and Harvey.

Everyone brought meat for the Q while sides were bottomless and just incredible.

It was an absolutely fantastic night and we can't wait to get together again!

Sunday was spent mostly relaxing however I did manage to get the grass cut. This was great to get done as it was calling for showers Monday afternoon.

On Monday of the Holiday weekend I decided it was as good a time as any to clean up the garage which had gotten way out of shape after the winter and a few spring projects.

I was very happy to get this done, being organized will make upcoming projects so much better!

Just a great ending to a weekend of hard work and beautiful weather!

Monday night, rainy night movies and an indoor campfire!

Cheers, MIKE

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