Plain Dirt and No Dead Bodies
March 2009 - Concrete Sea July 2009 - Rubble September 2011 - Tilled We busted out that concrete, hauled off that concrete, more
Workin’ the Chain Gang
Back in September, right before the roof went south, we started digging a ditch for a French drain down by more
Pinterest : I’m Obsessed.
Have ya'll heard of Pinterest? From their site: Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all more
Meanwhile, in the Upper Yard
Take a trip down memory lane with me! When we bought The LOH the Upper Yard looked like this: (See the more
One Man’s Trash…
So, with the roof project finally completed, we were left with the task of cleaning up seven months of demo more
Meanwhile, the Upper Yard
So, in the five months that we've been dealing with this roof drama, it's become a sad state of affairs more
More Masonry
Now that the 116 degree heat has broken and it's a cool 91, it's time for more masonry work. In more
More Ditch Diggin’
Working on our drainage ditch today. I have to say, digging through this clay is more difficult than bustin' up all more
Emergency Masonry Day 1
After a morning of discussing the ins and the outs of this, our first actual construction project, we finally arrived more
‘Crete Haul: Nat Geo Edition
Yesterday was a b-b-b-bear, ya'll. We headed down to Montebello to rent our stake truck. Here's what we were facing: Get it done. This more
Time to Haul More ‘Crete!
We both got a weekday off! In 15 minutes we begin the day's hauling! Ya know, it sure seems like more
Monday is…
... our 2 year wedding anniversary! We will celebrate with roller coasters early in the week. The next free day more
The Last of The Mold House Burns
Remember The Mold House? (Quick background - it was a room slapped on the back of the detached garage that more
Last Demolition Day Before Tilling
We rented the jackhammer in the morn and got right down to work. Here's the offending stem wall. It will offend no more
Last Jackhammer Day (for now)
Tomorrow we get the jackhammer and bust out the last of the stem wall under The Mold House. After that, more
Dusting Off the Ol’ Singer Sewing Machine
I carted this clunker across the nation when Armand and I drove 3000 miles on our move out west. I more
Must Save This!!!
We're extending the cinder block wall under this: Any ideas on how to do so without cutting it all the way more
Us City Kids Get a Garden Variety Education
We're not far away from being able to plant something, so I figured we better start figuring out how to more
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