Marble mosaic tile for the backsplash/accent wall area in carrara marble (just picked this up at a local supplier).

This year is a little bit of an experimenting year.. We’ve read several places that the best way (and the only way for some types) to get rid of weeds and keep them away without using crazy chemicals is to smother them with black plastic.For several years.

At the start of last year, it seemed like a pretty drastic measure to lose the use of your garden for a few years just to avoid pulling a few weeds, but by Spring of this year, we knew that was what we had to do..So about a month ago, we covered half of our garden with black plastic, leaving us just half of it to play with this year.It’s honestly still too big for any reasonable human beings to actually fill and keep up with, so we’re just fine with it for now.. Getting the plastic was easy.

Chris picked up a roll at the hardware store for about $50 and it’s big enough to last us until the end of time.Actually putting the plastic down in a way that will last and not allow any light in for the long haul was a little more challenging than it looks.

We had to lay down the plastic and carefully dig a trench about 4 inches deep all around the edges, then bury the edges of the plastic.

Somehow, wind was still getting underneath, so we used a combination of some patches of dirt on top and some rounded bricks (to prevent tearing) to hold it down.By the next morning it will be just defrosted enough to fry it up!)

We got the pancake mix where you only have to add water and we ended up having some every morning!.3.Canned Chili and Tortilla Chips.

Quick, delicious, and filling for hungry hikers and bikers.. 4.Baked Beans (from a can) on Buns.Great comfort food and only takes about a minute to prepare on a camp stove.. 5.For Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs in a Bag.