Building a Raised Garden Bed + Cottage Life Vlog

Hello, my bloggy friends!

Since I've got lots of things to share with you,I decided to go ahead and post another episode of daily life here at Cairn Cottage. So, keep reading and scrolling down...

First of all, I wanted to share some pictures of the new raised garden beds that Ken built recently. We had several raised garden beds at our previous house and have been wanting to build some here at Cairn Cottage, but our space is limited, so it's been a bit of a challenge to come up with something to fit our property. Ken is a bit of an inventor and loves to re-cycle old items. When we moved here, we downsized quite a bit and one item that we had in storage for years was an old waterbed frame. Of course, since waterbeds aren't as popular now, selling it to make a profit would be pretty pointless. Then, Ken got his creative inventor juices cooking and came up with the idea to use the waterbed frame to make our raised garden. How creative is that!!?

So, we went to work...we wanted a raised bed that was narrow and long, to make it easier to reach all the vegetable plants. So, Ken cut the bed in half and attached the long side-board to the frame again.

 Here, I'm helping Ken hold the board up, as he attaches the corners.

 Reinforcing all the corners of the frame.

Finding just the right spot for the raised bed.

Now, comes the "fun"(hardest) part...after marking the dimensions in the grass, digging up the sod. (Great workout, especially on a hot, humid day!)

Our (first) completed garden...tomatoes and a few hot pepper plants.

A few days later, Ken decided he wanted more hot pepper plants...so he planted them in this large barrel.

Then, I decided I wanted some sweet peppers, too! Oh, my....we just kept adding....Ken built another smaller raised bed!

Our final garden, view of the lake!

 Our first peppers.

The tomatoes are looking good, too!

 View from our cottage window. Can't wait till we get some fresh ripe veggies!! next year I'd like to add green beans...Oh, boy!! Poor Ken!!

Another fun thing I want to share with you today is the awesome news that I officially have my own Youtube channel, at Ann K(Cairn Cottage Life)

I have posted a few videos and will be adding more videos to my channel in the future. Most of them will be about life at Cairn Cottage, but I may add other home videos, as well. Feel free to subscribe to my channel to get any new updates. Today, though, I wanted to open my door a little and share what life is like for me and my hubby at the lake...

On this particular day, we were working on multiple home projects...one being the raised garden box that I described above. I also purchased a weathered sign at an antique shop and was refurbishing it to put by our front door. I hope to share some pics of that later on, too. Hope you enjoy...

Don't you just love our little furry friends, Jet and Cheyenne!?!

Hope your weekend is relaxing and fun!!

Wishing you

"Fair Winds and following Seas"!!

Ann

“Better joy in a cottage than sorrow in a palace” Spanish Proverb

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