good things

[cjsmith]

I tried a hot dog that had been hermetically sealed since before its best-by date and so far, no ill effects.

Reached out to four people for low-key social and already have two zoom dinners yay!

Landscaping efforts are... in progress. We are past the "the place looks like a landfill", past "there are trenches everywhere", past "there is a Stonehenge attempt all over the driveway", and into "there is now a forest in the driveway" (plants go in next week and the week after).

I broke one of the flagstones, oops. (To be fair, I had a chisel and mallet in my hand at the time. Do not trust me with a chisel. Scissors yes, wire cutters yes, scalpels yes, chisels no.) But the crew has forgiven me, or at least claims they've forgiven me, and they'll grout it.

Yay good things.

Comments

[tiger_spot]

Yay!

I, uh, I kinda want to break a flagstone now. I have never used a chisel on a rock! I think it might feel neat!

[cjsmith]

It DOES! ...until a bit of soreness and maybe blister the next day. It's super badass when a big chip goes flying, though. :-D :-D Wheeeeee!

[amaebi]

It sounds as if you're pleased with the pending results?

[cjsmith]

I... think so? I'm cautiously optimistic. It's hard for me to have a good sense of what things will look like when it's still dirt and stone and trench and sooooooooooo, so much construction debris. Once the plants go in, it'll look more like it's gonna look. In a couple years when they really fill out, THEN it's gonna be SUPER... I hope!!

[amaebi]

Thumbs held.

[hitchhiker]

yay for good things :)

[cjsmith]

I really want to put photos somewhere so I can share them. I wish DW made that easier.