We originally had all of the bricks stacked
against the fence to keep our dog Kepler, a White German Sheppard – Chihuahua
mix from digging out.
Pic above: You can see a stack of bricks at the top of the photo.
This worked well,
but it also made a nice condo for snakes and lizards to raise a family.
We decided to lay the brick out on the back
half of our yard. The builder
neglected to tell us that the one pallet of grass that came with the purchase
of the house was not enough for the entire yard. So the bricks really helped with the mud problem we had and gave us
a place to put our grill and patio furniture.
Pic above: My Dad and Kepler catching some rays.
I also had a few herbs and veggies in pots; cilantro,
parsley, heirloom cherry tomatoes, white eggplant and Serrano peppers. We had a nice crop of cilantro, parsley
and Serrano peppers.
The tomatoes were few and far between but we
harvested many small, tasty white eggplant.
The Serrano pepper plant is the sole survivor from that first
year. The peppers it produces have
the most wonderful floral note to them.
I have given several of the seeds to friends who have requested them
after tasting the fruit.
