“I have a new vision for the backyard.”

I say this to my husband as I gaze out the kitchen window, assessing the lawn, trees, and borders. It is all unsatisfactory! All of it!

He looks at me with suspicion as he sips coffee. My urge to create new territory is not new territory for us.

“Does it involve ripping out something you’ve already planted?” he asks.

How much should I tell him?

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