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Working In The Yard
- Sir Henry
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Re: Working In The Yard
As the year continues I’m still working here and there. Recently a neighbor of18 years moved and could not take everything like these heavy steel and concrete stepping stones. They add a bit of class to my trailer park trash.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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- Sir Henry
- Administrator / Owner
- Posts: 12125
- Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:58 pm
- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Working In The Yard
I walked around the house today or should I say sogged? With more than three inches of rain in the last 48 hours I needed to check for leaks. The new roof doesn’t leak!
I stopped as they say to smell the roses.
My idea of art is to scatter junk.
Yes it really is this green.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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Re: Working In The Yard
Looks good Gene. I showed my wife these pictures she really like the wheel barrow area and said it was well done.
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- Sir Henry
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- Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:58 pm
- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Working In The Yard
Thanks. When I told my neighbors what I wanted to do with the beds and wheel barrels they looked at me like I was crazy. Then after I did it everyone liked it.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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- Sir Henry
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- Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:58 pm
- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Working In The Yard
I bought two more old rusted bicycles yesterday.
They are currently along the south perimeter where people walk and drive by and can get a close look. Forty more bikes and I’ll have a fence.
They are currently along the south perimeter where people walk and drive by and can get a close look. Forty more bikes and I’ll have a fence.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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- Sir Henry
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- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Working In The Yard
The outside kitchen now has a hot and cold running water faucet close by. The other side of the wall and six steps up is the laundry room with a kitchen sink. Still it’s nice to be able to wash your hands frequently while preparing food. This sink means no door handles and no going inside just to wash your hands.
In the winter I turn the water off under the house and drain the lines. Easy to do because the access door is beside the sink and all I do is reach in and turn two knobs.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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- Sir Henry
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- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Working In The Yard
I now have a functional bridge across my moat. It’s not completed in this picture but the approaches are smother and filled in. All that is left is to landscape around it.
It started with me laying out the suspension beams. I had to remove two shrubs and when I dug some rocks dictated the bridge be at an angle.
Each beam sits on a 2x8x16 slab of concrete.
Then I dumped 50 pounds of Quick-Crete on each end.
This is before the cross boards were put in place. I’ll take a better picture when the landscaping is complete.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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- Sir Henry
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- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Working In The Yard
I finished the path and now only have the pots to fill with soil and plants.
As a Disabled Veteran I camp for free in Washington State Parks. One year I camped for seven months moving from park to park. At $35-$50 a night I save a ton of money. This year alone I’ll be camping about 20-30 days.
The original plan was for the bridge to be between the property line but water and utilities run the border and they were in the way. I also have to leave access to the meters. Hence the corner pots which can be moved.
This is the path leading up from the backyard. The picnic table is from Lake Chelan State Park.
I volunteered at the park for about seven years and begged the Rangers for one
State Park Regulations would not allow them to give away state property. The Rangers applied to the Park Commission and they granted special permission to give it to me.
I picked these up three years ago. That was the year I donated $10,000 to the park. Funny how things like that work out.
Some of the $10,000 came from money I made selling t-shirts and firewood in the off season. The rest came out of my pocket. As a Disabled Veteran I camp for free in Washington State Parks. One year I camped for seven months moving from park to park. At $35-$50 a night I save a ton of money. This year alone I’ll be camping about 20-30 days.
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Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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