Dirt, glorious dirt!!

 I had forgotten that the new dirt was finally going to be delivered this week; what a great way to start the morning! We ended up using 12 yards to fill in this area level with the terrace and then refill the 3 raised planter boxes. This is totally the East button to have it blown in rather than endless wheelbarrow loads. Plus they use a leaf blower to make it look all tidy afterward. 

The view from the new retaining wall we assembled from rocks already onsite. Of course the kids came out and stepped in it almost immediately so it did not remain pristine looking for long. 

And the raised beds. Now I need to transplant Back into the beds the few things I was able to save earlier. I think Little Miss and I will go shop for some vegetable starts to catch us back up this season. I signed up for a virtual workshop for fall planting so we’ll try some seeds too. 

This morning I also tried out coddled eggs. A friend has given me one when we were housemates I. Our early 20s and I tried it once or twice unsuccessfully. I came across a recipe for them in the Outlander cookbook Mr. W bought me when I made bangers and mash on the day the Portland Highland Games would have been held last month.

 I didn’t get the timing quite perfect. I ought to have had everything else ready and served immediately because I think they keep cooking in the coddler. But still delicious. Mr. W and I had a little breakfast on the deck admiring our new dirt.