Landscaping

Well this being the first nice week-end in the last month or so, it was designated landscaping week-end. This is because 3 weeks ago, we purchased the stones to redo the retaining wall in front of our house, and it hasn't stopped raining since that day.

Redoing a retaining wall is not as simple or easy a task as most people think, especially on an uneven ground.

Its now monday morning, and i am burnt, and exhausted. I can barely move, from the digging, moving of dirt, packing, and laying of stones.

The good news is that we are almost finished. We have 2 of the three layers done and glued. We have one more row to go, with some other minor details.

I sincerly enjoy working with my hands, but wonder sometimes, how people do this for a living when the temperature is what it was this week-end. I had to stop for 2 hours each day between 11:30 and 1:30, it was too hot for me to do manual labor. I would feel drained after a few minutes.

But looking at the wall now, it was worth the effort. The garden looks better, the front yard and overall the house looks better. I will post pictures when we are done.