Oops--I said there was a wall around the house, but there wasn't. There was a low wall around the patio in the back, meant to keep water from the creek from coming in, I think. The insurance company didn't buy it as a way to reduce flood insurance, so I took it down.

Got a lot finished today. The wall section (only 4 cinder blocks, not 7, but still heavy) is in place and the hoses are efficient. I finished putting in stepping stones, sand, decomposed gravel and even some mulch to finish off the area in front of the front porch. I've literally buried the "bad dirt" filled with bits from the old roof under several inches of good dirt, sand, etc. I hope that if it rains it won't all wash away but will spread into the garden in front of this space I worked on, and gradually build a slope so it drains better. I have photos to process and maybe I'll get one posted later.

A couple of loads of laundry were washed then dried on the line out back this weekend. I got some weeding and trimming and planting done in the veggie gardens (put in seeds for corn and coriander), and I'll be cleaning out the fridge tonight because tomorrow is trash day.

Of course the house is still messy, but it's better than it was. To many little things to catalog, but I suspect I'll keep moving around doing various things until I crash. My son is out of school now, so I have to set some limits or he'd stay up all night (disturbing my sleep and burning the lights and running the computer) and sleep all day (wasting perfectly good daylight!)

Gotta get that kid a job. I have my eye on one I hope he'll find suitable, we'll have to see what happens. I think a paycheck will go along way to convince him it's time.

SRS