I have a postage stamp backyard that I've transformed into a paved patio with nice perennial borders, and a little vegetable garden.
Our big project this summer, I think, is gonna be to make the patio into an "outdoor kitchen"- complete with fridge, sink, stovetops of some sort, perhaps a smoker, some storage for dishes and stuff, and table, seating, and buffet.
My husband, who was in a former life a professional chef, is going to begin teaching cooking classes in a few weeks, and wants to plan some outdoor lessons this summer. He hopes eventually to make it into a little cottage industry.
My job is just to make the surroundings as beautiful as possible.
Of course, it's still too early to begin any serious garden work here in the Milwaukee area- big parts of the ground are still frozen!- but today was the first day of springlike weather- around 60 degrees- and I did take the opportunity to prune spirea bushes and begin to clean up the beds a little.
I think I can plant lettuce and spinach this week too.
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