It was a busy day on the farm. We started with a trip to the playground in Spring Hill before Luke’s morning nap. Then I ran errands all over town. My parents came down just after lunch and we hung out until Luke’s afternoon nap. This evening was spent playing more and reading.
I got an early start hauling the sand to the site and unloading it. Then the mason emailed to say that he wouldn’t make it until maybe Saturday. So I finished the sand, cleaned the footings, returned the U-Haul trailer, packed up, then drove home. I stopped on the way at the Swiss Pantry in Belvidere, which was nice. I had never been before. It was good to see Luke and Liz. I arrived just in time for lunch. We spent the afternoon reading and playing, then went to the playground after his nap. The weather is lovely and it was great to be outside. Dinner and bath time both went well. Liz is at the grocery store now. I should probably be cleaning or something.
I started the day by hauling a couple of loads of brush to the dump, then bringing a load of firewood to the cottage. The U-Haul trailer really did well. I did go down to Home Depot in Manchester to buy a wheelbarrow. It is the same model I have at home, and allowed me to carry six blocks at a time. It was still pretty tough going though, pushing uphill on spongy ground. But I ended up getting half the block and all of the cement moved. The mason is supposed to be coming tomorrow and I feel ready for him.
After work I decided to go to the Templeton Library for sunset, and arrived just in time. It was so pretty and peaceful out. I returned to the cottage, showered, and headed to the Goat Market for a nice pizza on the patio.
The block was delivered this morning. Seven pallets worth. Unfortunately he couldn’t get it all the way up to the site due to the mud, so I will be hauling it up by hand. I moved half a pallet and it was unpleasant. I might go down to Manchester and buy a wheelbarrow tomorrow. Another thing that happened was a neighbor stopped by and pointed out two red oak trees behind the house that were rotting on the inside and suggested I cut them down. I did, using my new saw, which worked great. I started cutting them up, and will get lots of firewood from them. I rened a U-Haul trailer, since mine still has sand in it, and hauled a load of branches to the dump. I loaded it again and will return to the dump first thing in the morning.
I left the house after breakfast this morning with a number of stops to make. First was Harbor Freight in Tullahoma where I bought three logging chins and a shovel. Next I went to the block place in Winchester where I bought 30 half blocks. After dropping my trailer off at the cottage I went down the other side of the Mountain to Lowe’s in Kimball. There I ordered my block, cement, and a few other things. My final stop was Ingle’s in Jasper. It is a very nice store.
Back at the cottage I had lunch, then went and dropped off the blocks at the job site. It was incredibly muddy and I almost got stuck. From there I went to the building materials store in town and got a load of sand in my trailer. I just brought it back to the cottage and unhooked it. I will let things dry out a bit before trying to unload it. This evening I had a relaxing dinner and read a bit.
