Re: Re: Where is everybody?

Theresa - what line of work is your hubby in?  He must feel like a zombie working so many hours!  I'd be dead in days.

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Theresa
Sent: 8/24/2004 10:07:04 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Where is everybody?

> Just take my project  timeline as an accurate indicator of how truly 
> stubborn that I am!  This bathroom was going to get done no matter what!
> 
> Theresa
> 
> Whose husband has been at work for 14 hours and counting again today.
> 
> gardenqueen@academicplanet.com wrote:
> 
> >Definitely would love to see pics of this project when done Marge, and
> >the train set up too Donna! You ladies are amazing. And I'm still blown
> >away by Theresa the wunderkind!
> >
> >
> >Pam Evans
> >Kemp, TX
> >zone 8A
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Donna
> >Sent: 8/24/2004 7:04:25 PM
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Subject: RE: [CHAT] Where is everybody?
> >
> >  
> >
> >>E-Gads-- sounds like muscles got a work out. That type stuff is planned
> >>for this weekend. Gotta get that darn train stuff done!. Got piles of
> >>rocks everywhere and the back of PU has crushed stone and now it is
> >>raining...what a mess!
> >>
> >>Donna
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>----------
> >>>Well, last week was a killer; meetings with 2 clients + an out of
> >>>town evening presentation a 3.5 hour drive away - makes for a long
> >>>day when you don't get home until nearly midnight...plus getting
> >>>ready for all the above and the usual run of office paperwork, design
> >>>work, etc.
> >>>
> >>>In between the above, went to the quarry twice; sorted through their
> >>>huge mountain of rubble stone; loaded about 700 lbs; unloaded it;
> >>>hauled it about 300' down the hill to where I'm building a patio -
> >>>this for the retaining wall that will support it around one side
> >>>(it's a 10' dia. circle on the side of a slope).  Got 8 tons of stone
> >>>dust delivered and have been hauling that by the wheelbarrow down to
> >>>same location - have lost count of the number of loads that have gone
> >>>down there; about half the pile.  Got about 3/4 of the wall for the
> >>>patio built so far.  When that is done and the paving is done, need
> >>>to build a lower retaining wall for a planting bed and get some
> >>>plants in before it's too late.  Really need more rocks to choose
> >>>from as I am at the pick up and try each rock 3 times to get one to
> >>>work stage, but no time to go pick over stone at the quarry right
> >>>now.
> >>>
> >>>Garden is in dire need of several days of intensive maintenance;
> >>>leaves are falling; branches and twigs all over from assorted
> >>>thunderstorms, "lawn" needs mowing and I note that hedges need
> >>>pruning and that should have been done 2 weeks ago....sigh.
> >>>
> >>>Also had a session with the spiderwebs that have been holding the
> >>>house up for the last few months when I got rained out of the garden
> >>>Sat. before last and the general round of errands, chores, fixing
> >>>food, laundry...you know, the fun stuff of life:-)  Have managed to
> >>>keep self occupied;-)
> >>>
> >>>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> >>>mtalt@hort.net
> >>>Editor:  Gardening in Shade
> >>>      
> >>>
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