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January 8, 2005
Building Walls
Well, Joplin's situation has gotten me quite bummed out and I haven't really had much gumption to blog. I'm trying, however, to come up with something clever and interesting to provide for everyone's enjoying pleasure.
Today was a most unremarkable day. Unseasonably warm, even by Florida standards, I hauled dirt across the back yard to put behind the wall that I'm building out on my lake. You see, this yard has been slowly getting eroded away into the Canal/Lake out back, and as a result, the last survey said that our swimming pool was within the right-of-way of the Water Authority.
Also, my backyard slowly slopes downward into the lake, thus preventing full enjoyment of all our backyard space. Therefore, early last year I began doing something about it. Taking a cue from my next-door neighbor and expanding upon it, I started buying 60 pound cement bags and stacking them into a wall, then I put dirt behind it to flatten out the yard. I've started doing this on three levels—and hope to have it finished by the time Michael gets out of prison in October. In fact, if you remember, this was #6 of my ten goals for 2005.
It's really not terribly expensive, and I'm doing it a little bit at a time. Hauling 12 60-pound bags of cement can be exhausting in one afternoon. Plus there's the dirt issue. Although I know I can get large amounts of dirt or land-filler from somewhere, I have yet to figure out just where!
If you're not into home and garden stuff, this has got to be one of my most boring posts ever. But I rather enjoy doing stuff around the house. Plus it gives me a tan and helps with the muscles—what little I have.
Posted by Bastique at January 8, 2005 11:57 PM