Good Fences Make ...

We started the fence the other day and it has been an exercise in exhaustion and sometimes a wild goose chase. We picked up the supplies on Friday morning only to discover that Home Hardware didn't have enough rail brackets - you nail them to the posts and insert the 2x4 cross rails into them. As it turned out we didn't need them that day.

We rented a gas powered auger and it only took about 40 minutes to auger 25 holes - we had to go back and re-auger most of them because they are about 2 inches too shallow but at the end of the day this is what we had.

The dogs have been very patient as I haven't been able to get them out for a run for the past few days. It's too bad I can't explain to them all this effort is solely for their benefit.

This is the other side of the back of the house. This part of the yard will eventually be sectioned off so that I can garden and put in some nice flowers. The west side with the concrete pad and some grass is for the dogs.

The trailer is now retired as a trailer, it will become my garden shed once the fence is up. I'll secure it and put in a ramp at the back. It's certainly not staying where it is right now. Is it really any wonder Raimi hopped out of this expen set up? They are truly so sick of this space.

And my Daddy thinking about how much I owe him and totting up all the favours he is going to ask over the next 20 years.