Board, not Bored

When we sit around the house, we get bored, so we try to keep busy.  We kept busy today by adding boards to our fence so we would not be bored.

The first gap is filled with fence board.  By using the
same material, we do not have to worry about
the board rotting or fading in the sun.

On Saturday we took the dirt that we removed from the front garden and put it along the south side fence.  We packed it high to close the gap under the fence, and in doing so too much of the mound of dirt slid down beyond our fence line on our neighbor's property.  Apparently the neighbor lady complained about it to her husband.  We learned that after we had said that we would change the situation today, so we actually were not reacting to the complaint.

Three sections are completed with one to go.

This morning Rick went up to the rafters in the garage and pulled down the extra fence boards we had left over when we completed the fence.  We used those boards to wedge under the existing fence, anchoring them in only by digging a trench and supporting them on both sides with dirt.  We are supposed to get severe thunderstorms and up to an inch of rain tonight, so we will have to see how our handiwork stands up to the weather.

The completed sections enclose our yard so we can eventually
get the yard level and the grass in presentable condition.

For now, the results look fairly good.  The gap under the fence is closed, we are able to add dirt to our yard in order to make it more level, and no dirt is sliding down onto the neighbor's property.

This afternoon we got prices for stone for our flower gardens.  The prices are steep, but we want to finish the front garden before we go North for the summer.  We also purchased two more plants for the front garden.  We will put those in after the rain ceases tomorrow, and then we will be able to add the landscape fabric and eventually the stone.

Slowly but surely, we are changing the landscaping around Gladys.  It will not all be finished this year, but at least we have made a good start.