RJ is back in town. It’s been a long trip this time to Alabama and Texas. I’m glad he is back. I pick him up at the Buffalo International Airport. His plane is late. I drive around the airport twice. I wait in the cell phone lot until he is on the ground. Several minutes pass. [...]
I tried to upload a picture of the new patio and walkway, but I was unsuccessful. I’ll have to try taking a picture with another camera. It looks absolutely gorgeous!
It was definitely a close call. Four workers appeared this morning and by 2:00 PM [...]
I tried to upload a picture of the new patio and walkway, but I was unsuccessful. I’ll have to try taking a picture with another camera. It looks absolutely gorgeous!
It was definitely a close call. Four workers appeared this morning and by 2:00 PM [...]
Okay… So we are into day 3. I couldn’t wait to see the pattern on the patio. The block, Brussels Block, is perfect for the front of the Genesee Country Inn. I love the fact that there is no step down to the walkwayl Instead it is level all the way to the street and [...]
The base is down and ready for the next step.
Morning came and the workers were there early spreading gravel and doing the final preparations for the walkway. The process reminds me of painting a room. All the work goes into the prep: spackling holes, sanding, priming. Then the paint goes on in no time. [...]
Day One
M and I spent the last couple of evenings removing over 1000 flower bulbs and 16 boxwoods to prepare the area of the excavation equipment. I could not believe the amount of flowers I had to move! It was obvious these bulbs have been in the ground for quite a while. They have clustered and [...]
I just love springtime in New York. The weather is getting warmer. The crocuses and daffodils are bursting with color. Purple and pink hyacinths are blooming and fragrant. This week M and I will be digging up all those flowers and shrubs from the front yard and putting them into buckets in anticipation of the [...]