For the August edition of project day, I helped my friends N and S put up a fence. Well, it would be more precise to say that I was one among a crew who helped them start to put up a fence. We had hoped to set all the posts on Saturday, and then N and S would attach the fencing during the week. But Saturday turned out to be a wet and dreary day, and the job turned out to be harder that we thought. We managed about six hours in the drizzle before we gave up, exhausted. Hopefully N and S can still get the rest done on their own.
These pictures were taken during a few of the non-rainy moments. We tore out old fences and distributed many, many pounds of lumber around the yard.
They rented a gas-powered, two-person auger, but it couldn't dig holes near existing structures and flooded and was generally temperamental, so we did a lot by hand. I did not have to swing the pick axe, although I use a post-hole digger and spade. I also helped remove that big red wooden fence on the right, along with a chain-link fence.
3 comments:
I am never left unimpressed by these project days. Would love to be acquiring these kids of skills though I don't know what we'd do with the kids - pick ax duty?
You'll be able to call in help from those you have helped.
Absolutely Alexis. All kids love pick axes. You just have to make sure they don't use them on each other.
RSM - my goal has always been to be to afford to have others do my project days for me :)
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