Monday, June 30, 2008

Phase 4 - PREPPING FOR THE PATIO

HUGE EFFORT THIS DAY TO REMOVE ALL THE DIRT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT WORK SO THERE ARE NO PICTURES, BUT BIG THANKS GO TO MAT, JUSTIN, JEREMY AND JESSICA (FOR THE ICE TEA AND SNACKS).

NEW DOGGY DOOR
SCREENING IS DELIVERED

IT'S A COMMUNITY AFFAIR. WE HAVE GREAT NEIGHBOUR'S.

Phase 4 - Rebuilding The Fence and Creating a Retaining Wall

TREE ROOTS ARE STILL NOT OUR FRIEND
HAVE TO MAKE A TEMPORARY RETAINING WALL TO BUILD THE FENCE

WE HAVE A FENCE

RETAINING WALL GOES UP

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Phase 3 - Fence Removal


IT IS A BIT OF A BLUR NOW BUT AT SOME POINT "THE PLAN" GREW TO INCLUDE REPLACING THE FENCE.

TREE ROOTS ARE NOT OUR FRIEND

ISHKA LOVED THE SUDDEN ADDITION TO "HER" YARD.

LOST A GOOD SHOVEL ALONG THE WAY

Phase 2 - Deck Removal


AFTER WE BORROWED GEORGE'S PRYBAR - IT WAS LIKE BUTTER.

SO FAR THESE MAY BE THE ONLY PICTURES OF ME WORKING - SO I FELT I NEEDED TO INCLUDE THEM.

OH, THE CLUMPS OF ISHKA FUR

WITH STONES STILL ALONG THE FENCE

WITHOUT STONES ALONG THE FENCE

Phase 1 - The Plan

WE ARE GOING TO REPLACE THIS

WITH THIS

AND HE WILL BE OUR FOREMAN

Monday, June 16, 2008

Hail Mary

Crazy storm today. These first 2 pic's are compliments of Daniel.
What's left of Bob's Rhubarb plant
and my Hosta
and the flood light

Daniel put some hail in the freezer so we could check it out when we got home. Crazy!
Otherwise I might never have known what happened to my garden :D

Sunday, June 15, 2008