Yesterday was another blue sky day and relatively warm and still. Operative word here being 'still' so I torched the burn pile and after it was down to smoldering I emptied the truck of all the accumulated dead branches that fall continuously from four pecan trees and two large oaks onto the pile and they went up.
Then I started on the barn. Did I take a before picture? No I did not because...me. I only got about 10' in done before it was time for lunch, walk the dog, take a shower, and get ready for yoga class. I did move my shovels and other garden tools back in but I have plans to store them differently.
the boards across the front are there to keep more leaves from blowing in
Rocky hailed me when I passed by his house with the dog yesterday. He and his brother Rene were clearing and cleaning out his garage. Must have been the day for it.
Well, it was a good thing we looked at the near conjunction in the night sky Sunday night because while Monday was a clear blue sky, it started clouding up late afternoon and by dark was completely overcast and the same tonight though today was pretty.
Did more work on the barn, another 18'. Hauled stuff out and put it on whichever pile...pots, trash, metal recycling, keep, wood trash for the burn pile, miscellaneous...raked out the leaves, swept out the dirt. I've got it cleared all the way to the second man door, all but about the last 12' or so.
Of course the concrete apron in front of the barn is totally trashed.
Tomorrow, more of the same as long as the weather holds. Hopefully I can start getting stuff back in neater and more organized.
That's a huge task. I guess the more room you have, the more stuff you manage to house in it.
ReplyDeleteMy staff and I used to this about annually to the attic storage area we used for records. They were damn good at it, and when all done used to may my boss go upstairs and look at it. He said they made him look at e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. It was a fun ritual. He died, dear man.
ReplyDeleteWonder Woman! WOW, what a job and you are just the right gal for the task. That floor looks amazing, Roller skates are needed.
ReplyDeleteit's not that I'm the right gal for the task but the only gal for the task.
DeleteOh, if only my single car garage looked as nice and clean as you barn. Sigh!
ReplyDeleteLinda Sue is right. You ARE Wonder Woman! I bet it feels really good. That's the sort of task that you can actually see the before and after difference.
ReplyDeleteit desperately needed to be done. especially after the flood 3 years ago. cold front blew in though so that project has come to a halt.
DeleteWe should do that with our junk room. The problem is that there really isn't room for everything so there's not a good way to organize it. Or so I think, she who would run the dishwasher three days before Mike does his Jenga magic.
ReplyDeleteThat's a huge project! I had a hard enough time just helping Dave clean out his closet!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of work! When we had a full basement, we tended to accumulate. A barn would not be good for us, too much empty space to be filled.
ReplyDeleteYou work, my goodness. What a project.
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when my daughter wanted us to have a barn. She had no real concept of a barn but she was reading - I think - My Little House on the Prairie - and much happened in barns, so obviously, a barn was called for. I don't remember what became of it, we didn't even have a garden big enough for shed at the time.
it was originally going to be our shop out here but then the property across the street came up for sale with that big shop so it never got finished. somebody referred to it as a barn one day and so we have called it that ever since.
DeleteYou are hired!! I will let you clean out any of my out buildings! When I restore neatness to a building, I feel so accomplished. I sleep better, too.
ReplyDeleteas did I. I don't think I woke up once.
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