Bought groceries and a lot of stuff we had put off. A hand pruner ($4.97), a pair of gripping gloves ($3.97), 3 more small solar lights to match a first one I bought the other day (3@$2.50), some clear silcone ($3.77), and one 3″ chlorinating tablet ($2.27). This stuff is for my gardening, landscaping, yard work.

My yard is progressing. My neighbors, The Whitton family, have such a beautiful piece of property and they always inspire me to work to improve mine. I’ve had some successes and I’m in the process of getting the yard cleared so it doesn’t look like a graveyard for bicycles, lawnmowers and automobiles that no longer function. Two old trucks moved out and another to go soon.

Using landscape timbers given to me by my Uncle James (of Sharpco, Inc.), I created a small deck at the back door that is approximately 8 ft. x 8 ft. and sits right at the corner of the house. It’s just the right size for a couple of steel chairs and my steel table with umbrella. It took about 26 landscape timbers laid down on top of 8 other timbers to build the deck. None of the timbers are anchored in place except by the cinder blocks and bricks that are pushed firmly up against them or laid across the back side to keep them stable.

This week I wil try to re-create the fountain I had created from found items around the house. It gives me great joy to sit on the deck in the morning and listen to the sound of the fountain as I drink my coffee and watch the morning warm up.