It's been crazy busy at our paying lives that we have not been home much to get the spring projects underway. Sunday was my first real day to dig in.
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| Back deck progressing |
I drove the tractor into town to see if I could move the planters at Grandma's house. I managed to get one lifted with chains but it slid sideways and almost tipped the tractor over. I dropped the bucket when I was up on opposite wheels. I tried to move one planter by pushing it with the bucket. All I did was put a crease in the side of the trough. I was going nowhere fast and decided a second set of hands was needed. I was just going to have to arrange for help in a timely fashion. My normal hired help is in Alaska so I am going to have to ask around. I decided to come home and get some more work done around the farm. I scraped the rotten hay up into a large pile near the machine shop. It was pretty slick and wet. I am going to have to wait till summer time to move the pile to the barn lot. Its needs to dry out.
I then moved gravel to the back deck area. I dumped it and then raked the area flat. Once I had it raked flat I created a spot for the grill under the eaves of the back porch. Eventually, I want to build a see through rain cover over the back deck! We could hang out in the rain and not get wet in the summer. I need to have some custom metal support poles built. It will have to wait till next year. This year I want to get the deck finished, the planters in place, the watering system for the planters in place and the custom metal gate for the other side of the garden. I am just going to put a rollup wooden fence on the far side of the garden. We need to be able to keep the dogs and sheep out of the garden. I made a spot for the grill using some old bricks we had laying around the farm. I am going to make two more spots for chairs out of the bricks and may even make a walkway out of bricks. It just depends on how far the bricks will go. I talked to the hardware store and the paver sand sells for around $48/bag. They said a little goes a long ways so I will probably only get 3 or 4 bags for the whole area.
I raked until I was good and tired. It was a mighty productive day. My next big wish is for the dreaded Home Depot to have house jacks available so I can use my no interest credit card to order five house jacks. I have not had time to look online and confirm my dream.
I then moved gravel to the back deck area. I dumped it and then raked the area flat. Once I had it raked flat I created a spot for the grill under the eaves of the back porch. Eventually, I want to build a see through rain cover over the back deck! We could hang out in the rain and not get wet in the summer. I need to have some custom metal support poles built. It will have to wait till next year. This year I want to get the deck finished, the planters in place, the watering system for the planters in place and the custom metal gate for the other side of the garden. I am just going to put a rollup wooden fence on the far side of the garden. We need to be able to keep the dogs and sheep out of the garden. I made a spot for the grill using some old bricks we had laying around the farm. I am going to make two more spots for chairs out of the bricks and may even make a walkway out of bricks. It just depends on how far the bricks will go. I talked to the hardware store and the paver sand sells for around $48/bag. They said a little goes a long ways so I will probably only get 3 or 4 bags for the whole area.
I raked until I was good and tired. It was a mighty productive day. My next big wish is for the dreaded Home Depot to have house jacks available so I can use my no interest credit card to order five house jacks. I have not had time to look online and confirm my dream.
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