At moments, it feels like no progress is being made, yet I know it is. It's just the domino effect in action. The subfloor is almost finished. Just the master bathroom to finish off. But that can't be finished until the flooring is down in the other bathroom so that we have a working toilet. And the flooring in the other bathroom can't be put down until I can begin to lay the floor, which I can't do until the final sanding is done on the drywall mud. I can't ship the rehabbed antique stove in till I finish the flooring in the kitchen and the French doors are up so that we can fit the stove through the door. The French doors can't go in until the back deck is done, and I can't have the gas company set up the propane tank until the stove is here so they can hook it up. I think you get my drift.
The backyard deck is started and could have been finished yesterday but for the rain and the fact that the handyguy's 2-week-new compressor blew up on on him, so he left mid-afternoon, frustrated and not accomplishing what he wanted to accomplish for the day to take care of his compressor problem.
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| Framing of the back deck with temporary posts. |
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| Back deck just started. |
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| Back deck with permanent posts. |
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| Perimeter decking down. |
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| Handyguy makes some nice cuts, doesn't he? |
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| The 2 colors of decking material. Shutters will be painted in a matching "red." |
We bought a riding lawnmower to mow the 2-foot high weeds and I spent a good 2 hours outside yesterday getting a good start on that and feeling like I was accomplishing something, until the rain started and I had to stop. And then, when it was dry enough to start again, the brand-new, just-delivered-yesterday-morning lawnmower decided to take a poop with a big pop and a spark. Oh well. It's just the way life goes.
Today I head home for Passover for 4 days and a much needed visit with my dogs, chickens, and husband. I'll stop at Lowe's on the way out of town and ask them to come and pick up the dead lawnmower and either fix it or replace it. I'll order a few things the handyguy needs to tide him over till I get back on Thursday, and then I'll start down I-75 to head home to start cooking for Passover.
Dominoes. I never really played them as a child. I know why now.
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I love hearing about the progress being made. (honest, I can read the progress, on my side of the computer) You are getting somewhere with it all, I promise. :) Keep up the good work, and if I ride by while you're on your mower, I'll honk and wave, and if you ride by while I'm unloading pellets from the back of my van, you do the same, k? :) Happy Passover!
I am not sure how I stumbled upon your blog but I love following your journey on the farm. I am in Pompano Beach and trying to set up my urban homestead, with hopes of getting to a farm in some years.
Thanks for writing and giving such good information. Love following your progress.
Good luck with all!
Treehuggers Kitchen - Where are you located? Thanks for the words of encouragement.
Social Cupcake - I'm glad you found the blog and are enjoying it. We have a condo in Pompano Beach that we need to rehab next so we can get the darned thing rented out. We've got it stripped down to basically nothing at this point. The handyguy I'm using up here, who I really, really like, said he's willing to come down and do that for us as soon as he's done here at the farm. Just do 1 thing at a time on your urban homestead and it will happen. It did for us and now we're moving onto a farm. Blows my mind some days. Thanks for the good wishes.
Ara
Ara, I'm Angela from FB, and I live in Maine. :) I was just making a joke about the mower/wood pellets, since we had joked about it on FB. :)
I thought that was you, Angela, as soon as I read the word pellets.
Ara
Stay focused on what you have accomplished and it will multiply. Enjoy your holiday!
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