Holiday Progress

Posted: July 8th, 2010 | Filed under: DIY, Landscaping, Our Projects | Tags: , | 3 Comments »

It doesn’t look like much, but we did actually accomplish more than stuffing our faces with carnitas over the July 4th holiday.  We have finally had a break from the Nashville Monsoon so I could finish that pesky spot of deck floor staining.

The old railings were really getting in the way of completing the stain job, so, even though we don’t have the hog panel yet, buh bye.

We’ve kept up the support posts since we will reuse them, but now we are thinking of rebuilding and widening the stairs.  We didn’t change them when they added onto the deck since they were attached to the old section and were perfectly fine.  We’ve got some planning and potential reconfiguring to do….of course…UGH!

So while deck progress is now at a potential screeching halt, the CC tackled a little work on the compost pile…

We are now using it although far from done…he has finished one gate, but could only find the ugliest hinges ever.  He has promised to paint/camouflage them since we grudgingly conceded that mail order stainless hinges were not required for a compost pile….although it would look SO much better.

AND, groan…we started to deal with the fallen tree.  One solid day of heat and sawdust.  I dragged branches to the road and stacked future firewood while the CC got all manly with the chainsaw.  There’s more to do, but what’s left is hidden from public view in the jungle so we can take our time finishing up.

We were so exhausted after that day…we packed up Thing One and Thing Two and headed to the pool.  I cracked out an old find from the depths…I think these were my dad’s.  Love ‘em…even though the Things thought they looked “funny”.  I was too whipped to care if I looked “funny” in them or not.

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3 Comments on “Holiday Progress”

  1. 1 Lannae said at 11:53 PM on July 8th, 2010:

    Here is what Chris Chamberlain wrote… All you can eat at Cha Chah $20 Sundays. I am there. We should eat there together sometime! Damn that pasta btw.

    If you’re on Team Arnold and want to offer personal condolences, Sunday would be a good day to go visit him at Cha Chah. After experimenting with this menu on July 4, he has decided to offer it every Sunday for at least the rest of July. For $20 you can get family style servings of
    Watermelon Salad , Smoked Mustard Red Potato Salad, Shaved Roasted Corn w/ Chipotle Butter, Chicken Wings Two Ways, Orange Basil BBQ Pulled Pork & Jalapeno Bacon Corn Bread. It’s all you can eat, so come hungry and stay for the 1/2 price bottles of wine.

    I think that Arnold really did represent Nashville well, so head down and congratulate him while you take advantage of this great deal.

  2. 2 Lannae said at 11:56 PM on July 8th, 2010:

    Oh, forgot to add, nice compost bin! I need one about 1/2 that size. The black plastic bin from Metro isn’t necessarily working out because I don’t think there is enough air and water in it. An open air pile seems to work best.

  3. 3 Amy said at 8:11 AM on July 10th, 2010:

    I have some serious deck envy. The stain looks great and I love the orange and yellow furniture!