Category: money pit
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That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang
So the backyard project continues…and continues…and continues. In the latest chapter, we find our heroes digging a very large hole in what once was our yard. The task was to dig down 18 inches. Hey, no problem, said Chuck. He called a few friends and amazingly they agreed to help (the fools!). Okay, I agreed…
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The price of a new fence
As it turns out, it’s $2180.00. It’s a nice fence (at that price, it had better be – but that, I’ll have you know, was the LOW bid)! Now we are moving on to Phase Two – or maybe jumping to Phase Three. I’m not sure about the numbering of the phases. At any rate,…
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The backyard saga drags on
As promised it’s time for the great backyard update. Here it is: the backyard is still a big pile of dirt. Wait, wait, let me start over. Once upon a time there was a backyard that would not grow grass. But the people who lived there refused to accept this and went to great expense…
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Doing the Charleston Rag
In my continuing series, “What We Did on Our Trip to the East Coast,” we next will explore our trip to Charleston, South Carolina. This is also a Money Pit entry, as one of the big reasons we went there was to get ideas for our backyard. The O’Shea swamp has at last dried up,…
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Bottom bliss
I was reading People magazine last night, and they mentioned something called the Neorest toilet and the fact that Wil Smith is a fan. The brief article also made mention of the fact that it was a toilet-paper-free toilet. What’s that you say?!? Well of course, I had to google that first thing this morning.…
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I’m sailing away
mr blinky sets sail! Originally uploaded by eoshea. Took some snaps of the yard as conditions became wetter this afternoon. We were out for a couple of hours (saw Sideways – great movie, but best picture?) and when we returned the rain was coming down in sheets and the driveway was transformed again into the…
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