The plumbing company came out on Monday to replace our sewer line from the house to the city tap. They were installing a new Perma-Liner that only required access at the house. About an hour after work started I get a call from the man who prepared the bid. He informs me that the sewer [...]
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How I Spent $8,200.00 Today
Posted in garden, my life on May 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
An Ugly Spring
Posted in garden, my life on April 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Spring has been ugly this year. The magnolia tree was just about to bloom when a cold front moved in and the buds were frozen. Next, it was the daffodils turn to be ruined. They were just starting to bloom when a late snow storm hit. Almost all of the daffodils were smashed to the [...]
The Harvest
Posted in garden, tagged garden on October 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When construction was finished on the master suite addition the back yard had been completely destroyed by bobcats, dump trucks and other construction equipment. The backyard landscape consisted of one fifty-year-old maple tree, a few lilac bushes and a field of weeds and dirt. The pond managed to survive but the fish had been killed [...]
