Today I played with manure. We ordered grass the other day to put in our backyard, but I have to “prepare” the soil before it arrives. So today I took a big pick-ax and began to break up the soil. I removed rocks and old cement. Then I mixed in these special compost mixes I picked up at the nursery. One was called “black forest,” which sounds really cool. Now when we put the St. Augustine sod down it will have a healthy layer of dirt to grow in.

The dog thought I smelled very interesting when I got home.