…for with you comes progress…
Jeff did a great job.
Jacob spent much of the day helping Jeff.
Hope & Lena enjoyed the show too!
Banging those stubborn steps. They were built to withstand an earthquake I think.
Everyone loves kittens!!!
Still battling those steps!
“Too woud!”
And still trying to get those steps out!
Dad came to check progress on his lunch hour. Uncle Jerry came by and said use a jackhammer!
Digging at the south end while he waited for the call to get the jackhammer.
Jeff ran to town to get the jackhammer, and we headed to the garden to plant the celery, broccoli, and peppers we got from Uncle Dave’s greenhouse yesterday. We’ve never done celery before so are quite intrigued with how this will go.
Baby celery plant.
Ben’s broccoli is getting big…should be ready to eat soon although heads are very small again this year.
And Jeff starts with the drill on the Very Solid Foundation.
Meanwhile . . . we have some popcorn to plant, thank you very much for the leftovers Beth!
Many hands make light work.
Did I mention it was a perfectly beautiful day? Sunny & hot but not humid.
Destruction continues.
Attacking the step again.
Leaving that Stubborn Old Step to scoop the foundation rubble.
Bothersome old thing.
Up from his nap, Josh raced to his vantage point on our bed!
Rubble cleared, step will wait, time for some real digging.
Waiting for the dump truck.
The foundation of our faithful old (100+ years) barn will benefit from dirt being built up around it again.
That’s a BIG truck!
Done digging for the day…
And it’s our turn to work for awhile. After supper Dad and his crew cleaned up the sides and built forms for the wall which will be poured tomorrow.
Levi is drilling holes in which to insert rebar.
Which is these steel rods which will tie the old concrete in with the new concrete.
(and the only reason I know such stuff is because we poured concrete in the basement when we dug out the crawlspace a few years ago)(before that I had never heard of the word rebar)(pronounced ree-bar).
Meanwhile, Dad and the rest of the crew built forms for the new wall.
U. Jerry’s crew will have to add braces tomorrow as it got too dark for Dad & crew to do them.
And then – bring on the concrete.
Stay tuned . . .
So excited for you with this new project. And celery??? I didn't even knew it grew around here. I learn something every day. :)
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