Our cement guy finally showed up to pour a walkway up to the house and a porch in front of Hubs shop.... Looks so nice.. i have pics but too lazy to load them... next week! We have started putting a fence up around the back yard.. Wowzer! We are getting help where we need it.. thank goodness.. A neighbor has a tractor with an auger attachment and he agreed to dig our holes at $10 a hole... We had him do 32 holes.. The poles we are using are old oil well casing pipes, very heavy duty that will do just fine... so we are recycling Elizabeth!! We paid $1 a foot for them.. they are 7ft poles... We will paint them when done.. A golfing buddy helped us mix up and pour concrete in the post holes and get the poles to set straight.. He charged $25 an hour... Another guy we considered wanted $42 an hour..... 😒 Prices these days just blow my mind but i can't seem to find that emoji .. lol .
Ofcourse after the holes are dug they still need to be cleaned out because alot of the dirt falls back in the hole... Yep that was my job.. I have one of those pads you kneel on for gardening.. We ran into some rocks so had to rent a jack hammer! It was actually kinda fun to use. It cut through those rocks like butter!!
Well we needed like 30 more poles and our Rancher friend said he had some well casing pipe we could have for free! BUT it was in 30 ft lengths so hubs and took our acetylene torch on a trailer out in the field and cut the pipe we needed and loaded it in the trailer all under the observation of about 20 young calves hoping we would magically produce some food.. lol
After reading this i realized it may not sound like a lot ... but those posts and post holes kicked my booty! I hope you like my new Bee coffee mug i couldn't reist.. I'll be around to visit soon! Happy T day! Hugs! deb
That is an amazing do-it-yourself project! Such a lot of labor. Good luck with the continued job.
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Awesome project Deb-hard work too-we have done that in the past when we raised our own food to eat-hogs, black angus and we raise two of each at a time-sell one keep one, had goats and chickens too. It feels good though to see the end results-glad you have a good friend to help you guys .
ReplyDeleteI loveeee your bee cup-perfect-it must be warmer there than here-we have had another week of rain and very cold. Happy T hugs
Oh my, Deb, you and your hubby are wonderful workers, it's really enormous what you have tackled lately. Enjoy drinking out of your new mug! Have a happy T Day and a great week, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteYep that's a lot of work. I know it will look nice when it is all done. Try not to overdo it. Love your cup. Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteWow that is a lot of work! My husband put fencing around our whole property and it's not very big but it was tons of work! Glad you have help!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a huge project Deb. Even before you started writing about it my mind was going cha....ching. It' crazy, isn't it? Your husband sounds pretty handy though, as is mine, thankfully. But they can't do everything, sadly. Good luck with the fence project. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, Deb, I was tired after reading everything you accomplished this week. You can pat yourself on the back for all that hard work you are doing. I can see why you are too tired for much of anything else. LOVE your new bee mug. Thanks for sharing your week with us and your new mug for T this Tuesday, dear friend.
ReplyDeleteI love your bee mug! Happy T day.
ReplyDeleteWe built our fence ourselves, so I have an idea about the labor you put into those holes. We didn't have any help, did everything ourselves and it took us three months for the entire fence, but it has been so worth it. I can understand that you're tired.
ReplyDeleteYou do have some adventures going on there - and wonderful help! Yay to recycling, looking forward to see it all!
ReplyDeleteJust what is wrong with you people?!
The translation company refuses to clone their staff and you refuse to use magic for the hungry calves... tststs.... 😉
I LOVE that mug!!!
P.S. Faber Castell and Lamy actually are good brands and the lady at the art shop said, good to go with the Diluent.
I must´ve done something wrong and will google it - maybe your stuff has more power?
This also smells of nothing... Happy belated T-day
OMGosh! That is sooo much work...and very physical work. No wonder you are tired! It will be wonderful when it is all done, of course. Will love to see pictures.
ReplyDeleteAnd that mug! Absolutely perfect for you. I am so glad you couldn't resist!! :)
Sounds like A LOT to me. We wouldn't want to move or do anything after that. I am so impressed you found ways to recycle, cut costs, and involve your village of friends. The fence will mean more to you that way as well. Fab story and I love that mug (I would have bought it). Hugz and happy T-day!
ReplyDeleteThat does sound like a job! My husband dug fence posts for my garden a few years ago and I saw how much work went into it. Sounds like a rest is in order after all that work.
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Kate
Wow Deb! I'm glad you had help from friends and neighbours, this sounds like a huge job! Love the bee mug , Belated Happy T Day, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteOh WOW dear Deb, that sounds really, really like a busy time! Don't break yourself with all the work!
ReplyDeleteYour bee cup is a hit!
All the best - Traude 😘
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