The heat index finally went below 100 ( no,really ) and some guys were out there working to replace my fences and gates so i put on my steel toe boots and a headband and my KENNYWOOD t-shirt ( today is DONORA Kennywood Day ) and got a solid couple of hours of effort into the project . First I picked a spot for where my concrete state of texas ( right now it's just a 4x4 piece of plywood ) and framed it in with some scrap lumber to keep an open work buffer around it. Then I spread the first dozen bags of marble chips around and tenatively placed some of the plants ( awaiting Twila discussion/approval before actually committing anything into the ground ). Placing the plants now precludes my having to relocate a lot of stone after Twila input. Did I mention that it's only in the mid-nineties today ?<br />
The next step was to start placing edging stones along the sidewalk. Dug out a 4" wide by 1" deep trough next to the sidewalk and leveled the bottom ( more or less ) . After placing and seating the stones I pulled them all back out in order to lay down newspaper under them ( same as I used to cover the yard ) , reseated them and then emptied several bags of rocks behind them . Did I mention that it is a sunny , mostly cloud-free day with temp in the mid-nineties ? Since I woke up this morning I have downed a quart of unsweetened tea and 6 bottles of water . You would think there would be a pee break in there somewhere , right (start about 9 , quit before 2 ) ?<br />
A word of caution here for anyone thinking this sounds like fun. Well , actually , it is. HOWEVER - Texas in August , over 65 and arthritically disabled DOES make it challenging . BUT - I conceived it . I thought about it . Hell , I've DREAMED about -most of my best ideas about this have come in my sleep. I've started it and , admittedly taking my time doing it , I'm going to realize it. Actually I'm just delaying working on my model train layout , but I have been thinking and dreaming about THAT too. More blog everybody !!
Actually , I think I need to take new pix when the sun is not quite so bright, Did I mention it was a hot , sunny day ? I hope to also add some pix of my new gates and fences for " before" shots and then again after Twila and I situate all of our other yard art. Not exactly a model home or showcase ,but what the hell , OUR place
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