[Note: We'll have enough of the flat stones that I can use them to construct a nicer retaining wall around the terrace.]
Here's some of what we've been doing this week. Yesterday we had about 3 1/2 tons of stone delivered. Last night after dinner (while Dale was at a meeting), I laid stones until 9:15. Today I got up at 5:30, laid stones for 2 hours, then cleaned up and rode my bicycle to work. Dale considers this my project--he's busy painting the garage. (Notice the lattice panel laid out on the ground so he can paint the wall behind it.) He did lay the stones in the lower area outside the garage doors, as shown in the bottom photo. But he had the hardest job--loading stones into the wheelbarrow and pushing them up the driveway to where they needed to be. The dump truck just dumped them in the street on the north side of our house, so moving them to where I can use them is back-breaking work. We're both very tired and sore, especially Dale, who put in a 12-hour hard-labor day (minus a couple of breaks). But we're determined to get this done quickly. Hannah is coming home the weekend of the 25th--we want to have all the stones laid so she can admire our handiwork!
[Note: We'll have enough of the flat stones that I can use them to construct a nicer retaining wall around the terrace.]
Here's some of what we've been doing this week. Yesterday we had about 3 1/2 tons of stone delivered. Last night after dinner (while Dale was at a meeting), I laid stones until 9:15. Today I got up at 5:30, laid stones for 2 hours, then cleaned up and rode my bicycle to work. Dale considers this my project--he's busy painting the garage. (Notice the lattice panel laid out on the ground so he can paint the wall behind it.) He did lay the stones in the lower area outside the garage doors, as shown in the bottom photo. But he had the hardest job--loading stones into the wheelbarrow and pushing them up the driveway to where they needed to be. The dump truck just dumped them in the street on the north side of our house, so moving them to where I can use them is back-breaking work. We're both very tired and sore, especially Dale, who put in a 12-hour hard-labor day (minus a couple of breaks). But we're determined to get this done quickly. Hannah is coming home the weekend of the 25th--we want to have all the stones laid so she can admire our handiwork!
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