After sleeping in and having a late breakfast, Efiwym, my wife, and I were back outside to finish our stump removal project. All was left was cutting off the roots to detach the remaining stumps from them. Efiwym would pull the stumps away so I could get a good whack at the roots with my…
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After hacking away for about an hour without success, I decided to return the axe. When I got to the hardware store, I told the cashier that I wanted to return the axe. What happened next, really pissed me off… The cashier got on the PA system and asked for Brian. I knew Brian. He…
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I think I mentioned it before that I hate landscaping. I do not like cutting the grass or taking care of anything that grows in dirt. I like a nice lawn, so I put my focus on that area. I cut it and weed and feed it. Occasionally, I will repair it. Efiwym, my wife,…
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As grandparents, our children ask us to watch our grandkids. We are not alone, and we love doing it. When the grandkids start to walk, they like to roam. We like them to play in our back yard and we have erected a swing set for them. However, we did not have the backyard fully…
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Doing maintenance around the house is usually DIY. It can be anything from fixing a leaky faucet to cutting the grass. There are always new challenges that I am willing to take on, like fixing a broken wand on our vertical blinds. My grandson, Nagol, was a little too aggressive trying to close the blinds…
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Even though the deck was not complete, I needed to put down something between the house and pool deck. The kids were walking on the dirt and bringing it into the pool. I needed to get the concrete patio done. The thought of just a concrete slab did not thrill me. In fact, to get…
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The contractor excavated an area behind the pool where there was a three-foot hill. Before I could start the pool deck, I needed to build a retaining wall. Using 6 x 6 inch pressure-treated timbers, I started laying the base for the retaining wall. Once I had the first layer level, I secured the timbers…
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You will not see many blog posts about my landscaping DIY. I do not like anything about landscaping. I do not have the best lawn in the subdivision, but the grass is green and weed free. I dread cutting the grass. If I thought it looked good, I would have artificial grass. Lately, I been…