Our communal fence with our neighbors to the north was falling down. Turns out that it was built about 3' into our property and NOT on the property line. Our neighbor Marcelo is a licensed contractor and we got him to build our new improved fence during a slow time in his business. We got the lumber delivered today. The old fence went to the Biomass plant in White City, so it is going for a good cause...generating electricity. Meanwhile Marcelo talked us into removed the ENTIRE back fence (100') not just the 75' we had originally planned on...more lumber will be needed!
It's nice when you have the right equipment to do the job. The gate fence post had about 2 1/2 feet of concrete around it! So little Bobcat and a chain did the trick!
That's Mr. A in the hoodie holding the post and Marcelo on the Bobcat. And yes, of course, it was raining a bit today!
Up and out she comes! Stay tuned for more exciting ADVENTURES IN FENCE BUILDING...!
This scene on my bedroom floor forces me to admit that I'm a shoe aholic! Even Chase doesn't want to cross the shoe picket line! It was time for a good clear out. So the old, the unworn and the unpadded footbed shoes went to the Goodwill.
Now I can find things quickly. And yes, I still have a zippered bag of shoes for spring and summer, neatly stowed in the bottom of the closet. Now let's see if Zappos has that perfect pair of loafers to wear with jeans...
Every garden year I say, "I don't think I'll mess with growing potatoes this year." And every year I change my mind when I see the seed potato boxes at the Grange. So this year I used a potato bag from Gardener's Supply. It turned out well and we are enjoying the creamy deliciousness of these Yukon Gold favorites. There is nothing to compare with fresh dug potatoes or in this case, fresh dumped out of the bag spuds.
My customized wagon (my under-gardener added holders on the side for my spade and fork) needed a good cleaning and some paint. While he was at it, the same aforementioned helper drilled some drain holes in the pan so it wouldn't collect water. It's almost "pot moving season" and I don't mean that smelly growy shit that has sprung up all over this valley! I mean my own ceramic pots that need to be moved out of the way of the BIG ASS maple trees... soon to start dropping their leaves.
They are already thinking about it as this leaf from my picked up from my patio suggests.
