David and Teresa began their Saturday
by helping clean the church building. Then they joined Andrew,
Joseph, and I rock hunting. We went to SGL Materials and hand picked
about 50 rocks to decorate and “hide” for Sacramento Rocks. We
chatted a bit about rocks for my yard and I ordered some to be
delivered this coming Saturday. Just for fun, I took them across the
road to see the wall and paver rocks there. My interest is wall for raised garden beds. In
the bargain center we found a pallet of some free standing wall rock
that we all like. (project clean up) Discussion began. John named
his price and I agreed. Cash only. And they charge too much to
deliver. So we went home to fetch trailer and cash. Teresa stayed
at the house to fix lunch while the guys and I made 3 trips to get
our stone. We didn't think our trailer could carry more weight
safely. David, Andrew and Joseph were amazing stone movers! Teresa
is an amazing lunch organizer!
So now I have about 90 Highland stone
stacked along the driveway. We will use them to make raised garden
boxes – size, shape, and exact site to be determined. They won't
be enough, however. I want the walls to be 3 stone high.
(sitting height) But we can start. I seem unable to draw
my plan out, so I may just drag stones around and then draw what I
end up with so we can move the stones back out and prepare the base. I think I will try checking back with the stone yard
for more project clean up Highland Stone.
Saturday we get 5 yards of rock dumped
on the driveway (I hope we can still get in and out of the house) –
cobble to outline and gravel for the base of the main walkway. We
plan to make the walkway from pallet wood, gravel, and cobble. I
have a source for pallet wood, unfortunately only available when I am
at work. Some kinks to be worked out yet. But we can dig out the
pathway, line it with landscape fabric, and lay down some gravel.
Hopefully before the rains (hopefully) come.
The yard project is less organized, a little more involved, and not as far along at the end of summer as I had hoped, but it is progressing.
Little did David and Teresa or Joseph and Andrew suspect when they agreed to go rock hunting with me that they would spend most of the day shifting rock.
My kids rock!
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