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The wood forms, ready to pour the concrete foundation for the new shed. The line suspended behind the forms shows where our new fence will eventually stand.
The garage door was old and rusty, with no safety line running through the old springs. In addition, when it was installed, there wasn't enough room for the tracks, so whoever did the installation cut into and weakened the rafters to make way.
Gemma's bookshelf is overflowing so I hammered together the last of the scrapwood into something that resembles a bookshelf and we had a family afternoon painting. While there were a few tantrums over who gets to squirt the tempura paint out and how much was actually needed, I am rather proud of my dinosaur.
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The screen tent came with directions and even helpful labels on each fitted part to indicate where it should be attached. If only the people at the factory had a schematic when they applied the labels... oh, the humanity.
Also pictured here: adding stepping stones (left over from the palette of fieldstone that we bought to have paths put in to Lori's shop when we moved in two years ago!) and using mulch processed from Melaleuca, an invasive species that was sown into the Everglades by the brilliant minds of developing Florida in the late 19th / early 20th century to aid in draining the wetlands for development. Sadly, it worked - and now we realize that those wetlands actually do sort of provide a source of potable water that the entire peninsula can't really do without. Estimates go as high as $168 million annually in environmental losses; the trees take over 14 to 15 acres a day. More on the tree: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW123
So, the mulch from this tree is a fantastic substitute for any other materials! Sourcing it: www.gomulch.com/index.cfm/name-FloriMulchLanding
Ideally, we would be building a screened gazebo with gorgeous beams and a cupola and stairs and shelves to serve as outside dining space overlooking the lake. Sadly, this year's budget just doesn't have that kind of flexibility. But never fear! Handy Lori and a new screened tent from Craigslist at half the store price, and voila!
Frame complete! Also happy I did it with minimal lumber scraps. Also happy she likes it too.
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Gemma's bookshelf is overflowing so I hammered together the last of the scrapwood into something that resembles a bookshelf and we had a family afternoon painting. While there were a few tantrums over who gets to squirt the tempura paint out and how much was actually needed, I am rather proud of my dinosaur.
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About half way done. Plants used are Cyperus papyrus, and a tall grass dubbed Purple Fountain Grass. I'm using them in containers for right now in order to get the height we want to act as a way to cool off the room they are in front of. We used a simple shade clothe across the top, which helped cooling almost immediately. Got all the plants and shade clothe and pave stones at Home Depot for a some what reasonable price. All the rocks and pebbles I found through out the yard, but need more for finishing touches.
Gemma's bookshelf is overflowing so I hammered together the last of the scrapwood into something that resembles a bookshelf and we had a family afternoon painting. While there were a few tantrums over who gets to squirt the tempura paint out and how much was actually needed, I am rather proud of my dinosaur.
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The previous owners left behind plywood fitted to the house for use during hurricane season. Sadly, it's been a few years and much of it has warped. What to do? Why, walk on it for a season and see if we can't flatten it out again! Of course, if that doesn't work out, we have saved a huge amount on flooring for our dining pavilion.
Ideally, we would be building a screened gazebo with gorgeous beams and a cupola and stairs and shelves to serve as outside dining space overlooking the lake. Sadly, this year's budget just doesn't have that kind of flexibility. But never fear! Handy Lori and a new screened tent from Craigslist at half the store price, and voila!
The new shed, going up. We bought a pre-fab shed kit from the Home Despot, which Ray and Christine put up. John helped by entertaining their children.
The stump from the big box elder that used to stand in our back yard. Notice the three cinder blocks that had become embedded in the tree as it grew in the confined space between our garage (now gone) and our back neighbor's garage. It's still in progress of being cleared away -- it was so huge, it managed to break our contractor's chain saw and he had to get a new chain to finish the job.
Gemma's bookshelf is overflowing so I hammered together the last of the scrapwood into something that resembles a bookshelf and we had a family afternoon painting. While there were a few tantrums over who gets to squirt the tempura paint out and how much was actually needed, I am rather proud of my dinosaur.
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With the way the real estate market is now and for the foreseeable future, it looks like I will be in this house for a few years, so I am going to go for it on the back yard. This is actually a good thing, as I am usually a procrastinator that never gets around to improvement projects.
Phase 1 - decide and get going on preliminary activities. Next year where I stand will either be an expanded garden or a croquet course. I also have to decide what to do with the trees in the foreground - my current thought is to remove them, as I think it would visually open up the area and they also shade the garden in the afternoon / evening..
As a "bonus" I stumbled upon / created the "Pick Axe Workout" today. I am removing the second stump and got a new pick axe that worked really well, but also gave me a good workout. Combine that with moving a bunch of firewood and I will sleep well tonight.
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© 2008 Aaron Ansarov, corporate advertising editorial photographer Miami. aaron@ansarov.com
Cuban Knight Anole
© 2008 Aaron Ansarov, corporate advertising editorial photographer Miami. aaron@ansarov.com
Part of the stem wall on the old garage foundation. Notice the cracks, and how it was pulling away from the main slab.
Looking toward the garage in the back yard. The garage was being pushed over by the box elder growing between it and the back neighbor's garage. The tree had been dropping branches since December's snow storms.
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This was once the site of my parents' old deck, built in 1981. Now the deck has morphed into that pile of planks and nails you see back there. The pink concrete is what is left of a 60's patio that was covered over by the family room addition and then the deck. It's seeing the light of day for the first time since 1981, but as you can see, it's going to be gone soon, thanks to the jackhammer that I rented from Home Depot.
Happily, the project was completed in time for Halloween! People actually sharing a meal within it:
www.flickr.com/photos/sirensongsanctuary/2991272199/
Ideally, we would be building a screened gazebo with gorgeous beams and a cupola and stairs and shelves to serve as outside dining space overlooking the lake. Sadly, this year's budget just doesn't have that kind of flexibility. But never fear! Handy Lori and a new screened tent from Craigslist at half the store price, and voila!