The bonus there is you get to call everyone "fool".
Good that you've found a direction for your energy.LOL! Nice one, Pock!]]>
The bonus there is you get to call everyone "fool".
Good that you've found a direction for your energy.]]>
You do great work! I think it all looks wonderful, and your father's memorial is very touching. Keep it up. Seems to be doing you well.
I'm in PA, no air fare needed. ;)]]>
Welcome back, buddy! I missed you! (again)]]>
I'm also going to start building bird houses and bat boxes and putting out food to encourage "nicer" bird breeds (Hummingbirds, cardinals, etc) and pest control (Purple Martins, bats) Aside from a planned weed killer in the fall when I renovate the lawn, I am also planning to go fertilizer and chemical free, or as much as possible
EDIT: Thanks BB, Bingo :)]]>
Thanks a lot buddy! I'll buy you a sixer when you're here. My treat.]]>
The place looks beautiful, Lee.
You have a guest house? How cool is that? :DIt's actually a garage (I think) that was converted. One side (12x24) is set up like a hotel room... dressers, futon, coffee table, TV, etc. The other side is my workshop and a bathroom. I would eventually like to add hot water (one of those small wall-mounted heaters would do) and a stall shower. Then there is a small room right in the middle with a fridge. Add a sink and microwave and it's a kitchenette. Plans, plans, plans. I'm addicted to work right now. The only thing keeping me from killing myself is budget constraints, but I've found plenty to do without breaking the bank so far...]]>
The place looks beautiful, Lee.
You have a guest house? How cool is that? :D]]>
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The front of my house was a mess. Stumps, dead plants, trees, English Ivy everywhere. I wish I had a "before" picture, but I don't. Suffice it to say that it was like two mini jungles. The one on the left had edging, the one on the right was just a jungle. Here is what I ended up with after 3 days of backbreaking work...
Another view...
And still another view...
Okay, so that was the front... Next I put lattice around my deck and planted some Azaleas, New Guinea Impatiens and Pansies in a "natural" area in the woods. I also put in a bird feeder and a hummingbird feeder. Sorry, no pictures.
Next up came the guest house walkway. Those Hostas grew across the walk, and they were a pain in the ass to mow around. It was also a pain in the ass to mow under the Japanese Maples...
I figured if I moved the Hostas under the Maples and made a little planting bed, it would make my life much easier...
And another...
So after that was done. I ran into some rainy weather. No bother, I decided to build a workshop. I built the bench, hung the pegboard and bins and was up and running in two days...
A view showing my new bins ($8.99 at Harbor Freight)
And finally the other side, with miscellaneous s**t...
When the rain finally let up, I decided to build a little garden to hide the view of the pool pumps from the road. This area was OVERGROWN and full of debris from the previous owners. Here are a couple of "before" pictures after the garbage had been removed...
Another view...
And the afters...
On Fathers Day, I stopped at my Dad's grave, and I was inspired to build him a memorial somewhere that was not so distant to who he was. I routed the letters and portrait, painted the routing, and stained and polyurethaned the whole plaque. I made the portrait by upping the contrast on a picture and applying the "Stamp" filter. I transferred it using paper, covering the back with graphite, then tracing it onto the pine...
And a wider view with the lights...
Finally... FINALLY... we replaced the liner on the pool and got it back up and running. All that's left is a slight chemical adjustment and reinstalling the top rail. This pool was GREEN a few weeks ago. So green you couldn't see a foot down. I think MuppetMaker referred to it as the "Pool of Doom" or "Pool of Death" or something like that.
