My Fella and I played outside yesterday between raindrops.
First we cruised into town for some groceries and perennial vines. Then he went golfing and built a birdhouse, while I got some more work done on the RV yard; mainly pushing around big rocks and piles of dirt/sand.
The sand pile that was in the middle of the back yard is now gone. This may sound like work to some folks, but I love landscaping. Dirt is my friend.
Our next door RV neighbours carted some of the sand/soil mix over to their lot and I tossed the rest over the side of our hill. My plan is to sprinkle wildflower seeds over the hill and try cover it with California poppies.
The space where the dirt pile was will soon be leveled out and tamped down flat. Then we'll lay down a 4' x 4' brick floor which will be the base of a small outdoor firepit.
We're waiting for the deck guy to build a 12' x 14' platform deck beside JohnnyDisco, then I can install the lattices and start planting some vines.
The deck guy didn't make an appearance this weekend, but we did have another backyard visitor.
Sid the Snake seemed curious about all the action on our RV lot. But his eyes glazed over within minutes and he slithered away right in the middle of my explanation for our exciting landscape plans.
More yard reno pics coming up in the next few weeks. Hopefully you're more interested than Sid.
Yup, definitely more interested than Sid the snake lol.
It is looking great.
Remember to keep in mind future growth of the bushes when placing the brick for the fire pit, don't want to singe that bushes lol.
Posted by: Brenda | May 24, 2011 at 01:50 PM
Good reminder, Brenda - thanks.
We build relatively small campfires compared to most of the folks at this resort. And we start our fires the old fashioned way, with kindling and matches. A lot of the long time owners here actually use tiger torches or pour gasoline to get their fires going, which makes for some pretty active campfires. On the bright side, everyone always has an outdoor hose handy for stray sparks.
Posted by: kelsi | May 25, 2011 at 06:55 AM
You mentioned medical insurance for the winter in the USA. Does anyone have any specific companies they would recommend?
Posted by: Don | May 25, 2011 at 09:27 PM
Not sure what others use, Mr P - but we go thru BCAA and pay $500 for both of us for six months.
Posted by: kelsi | May 26, 2011 at 09:10 AM