The weekend

I was so tired all weekend I didn't get much done and it was too hot and humid to do much outside.

I did work on finishing this cover for my brother. My zippers arrived that I had ordered and they were the perfect length. The zippered flap is so that the cover can be on the guitars, but so my brother can have access. I will post a picture of it on the guitars. It took me four hours to install the zippers, make the piece that goes at the end of the flap, top stitch the seams, and hem it. I had to take out the side seams first so I could install the zippers then sew it back together. I topstitched the seams to give the cover a bit more structure.

Peter is still in the green jersey.

I did move a few rocks. I now have the cora bell bed ready for me to pull out the plants, add more dirt to change the elevation so the water runs away from the garage then reinstall the plants. I also have some cora bells at the back of the house that I will transplant into this new bed. I also got a few more rocks mnoved to the new shade garden bed. I have picked all the rocks I can from the site except for the egg sized and gravel rocks. One of the construction guys told me about a place close by where they have lots of rocks and I can pick what I want so I may have to go there to get a few to finish out my grand plan.

I am not a happy camper. I was forced to move out of the room I was in and had to move up where they are doing construction. There is no air conditioning and it is dirty. I never signed up for this. I have a box fan I brought that at least moves the air around. This reminds me of when I was a kid and we had no A/C. I hate the heat, I hate summer, and it is going to be miserable. I wish I could retire. Here is my spot before, where I am now, and the view from my desk.

I did see the twins and momma out grazing in the backyard. Then the fawn moved to the front yard.

Thank goodness it is Friday

I thought I had my blog fixed so the comments showed up in my gmail first and then I published them. Before blogger changed something that is they way comments worked which gave me an opportunity to get chatty with you directly. Well, what I did to fix the problem did not fix the problem so I will say thank you for all your support on my crazy posts with the rocks!

My order for more car cover fabric came. Yes, I use all 20 yards of that order I got a few weeks ago for covers for my nephew. This time I bought 30 yards.

My brother decided he wants covers for the PA speakers and the monitors which both are expensive pieces of equipment. I need to make two of each. That is one of the jobs I will be tackling this weekend.

Of course I watched the TDF while I rested after work. Peter is still in the green jersey. He is going to break the record for the most days wearing the green jersey by any rider. He is still young so he could set a record that would be hard for anyone to beat.

After that it was time to unload rocks. I had brought home a bucket of egg sized rocks and a file box of the gravel rocks.

I dumped both of those around the A/C condenser and decided I need to make a transition between that and the Lenten rose bed right beside it. I went and gathered up all the flatter rocks I could find around the yard and in the pile of rocks I still have in the driveway. I will need a few more gravel rocks! LOL!!!

I had two big rocks that I cannot pick up that need to go out back for the edging for the Lenten rose bed.

I rolled them down the side yard hill

And here is where they sit now. I need to get them over across the back yard way down to that bed in the far background. I figure I will just roll them a few feet every time I am out back and eventually I will get them where I want them. Just like you said Swooze - inch by inch!

I was able to get a few more medium rocks this morning so my goal this weekend is to place as many as I can to figure out if I finally have enough. I sure hope so then I can quit going to work so early and get back to sewing!

Have a great weekend.

Stitching, rocks, and the TDF

While watching the TDF last evening I did get some stitching done. In fact I got the border done on this t-shirt. I am making some good progress on this piece!

Here is my rock haul for yesterday.

I have made excellent progress in getting my flower beds edged and am almost done with several of them. Here is the current state of the new shade bed

This is the cora bell bed. That big rock off to the side will need to be rolled to the back bed of Lenten roses

The Lenten rose bed

I will keep hauling home the gravel rocks and egg sized rocks until I have enough to fill in around the A/C condenser. It is getting filled in nicely one file box and one bucket at a time! The area where I am getting these rocks is going to be demolished in 2 to 3 weeks so I have to try and haul some home every day I can.

My plan on Saturday morning is to get up early and work on the front flower bed so I can get these coneflowers planted that I bought last week. The heat and humidity is forecasted to arrive Saturday afternoon so I want to get some work done before that happens.

My favorite rider, Peter Segan, won yesterday's stage at the TDF. He had a big smile on his face when he crossed the finish line.

He is leading the green jersey competition with the most sprint points too.

Getting closer

I was so tired last night the only thing I could do was rest and watched the TDF for a couple hours when I go home from work. Peter is still in green so that's a good thing!

After a couple hours of rest and something to eat, I got myself up to unload the rocks from the car. I am getting closer to being done with hauling rocks home! I have picked from the site almost all the rocks that I can pick up myself. I still need some of the gravel rocks. Here is what I hauled home yesterday.

This rock was heavy and my absolute max of what I could pick up. It is partially hidden by the umbrella in the previous picture.

The majority of the rocks left on site I cannot pick up so I will have the guys on site load one or two in the car everyday for me. I have a good method for getting the rocks out of the car so if they are over 55 pounds it is not a problem. I will be glad when I am done with moving these rocks! It is a good deal for me though so I don't have to buy more rocks.

Rocks and hand work.

It was another busy evening after work. I unloaded rocks first. There is an area that is going to get torn up on Wednesday so I had to get the rocks before they ended up in a dumpster. I did check to see what the load limit was on my car and I am way under. I have been careful not to haul too much and used the thought of what passengers would weigh.

This morning I picked up rocks in the same area, but there are some that are too big for me to pick up. I put an X on the rocks I picked. The rest are rocks that weigh at least 60 pounds. I will try to get the demo contractor to set these somewhere until I can get some help moving them.

I went inside and watched the TDF and did some handwork while I watched.

I watered the flowers, did a load of laundry, and my brother stopped over to pick up the covers I had finished. So that was my evening. Have a great day!

What I did on my 5 days off

I tried to get as much done as possible and I did pretty good, but I still have a list! LOL!!!
Tuesday after getting home from work: mowed grass.

Wednesday the 4th: I spent over 5 hours cleaning up the back yard at my brother's house.

I rested for a few hours and then sewed some equipment covers.

Thursday: made oatmeal raisin cookies and red pepper humus for the road trip with the band to Dunkirk, NY. We left at noon and we got back at 1 a.m. The show was at a park right beside Lake Erie. It was so beautiful. A big storm was getting ready to blow in right as the show ended. We got a short downpour then I got everyone hustling to get things buttoned up and loaded before the big storm broke loose. It had been hot and humid all day and everyone was sweaty and we loaded out between the rainstorms. We all piled into the van and headed back home all sticky and tired. While I sat at the merch booth I started taking apart a double wedding ring quilt that I am redoing for a friend.

Friday: went to the grocery store, Home Depot, went to my brother's for a cover fitting, painted more of the foundation, and planted zebra grass. I had a evergreen plant that started to get rust so I pulled it out and planted the zebra grass. I got the grass for half price. It will look good here one it grows taller - 6' to 7'.

Saturday: got up at 5 a.m. to watch the first stage of the Tour de France. While I watched the TDF I did laundry and moved rocks during commercials. Later I fixed my neighbor's rake, spend an hour cleaning up the garage, went to visit family, and finally finished painting the foundation. I had to get another gallon of paint because I ran short, but I went ahead and put a second coat on while I had the time and paint. This job is finally done! Now I need to get the ladder out and the rest of that green stuff off the siding!

Sunday: Weeded some in the front until the sun came around, watched the TDF, made flatbread, worked on more equipment covers and modified others, put the final coat of paint on the TV cabinet, replaced the insulation on the A/C condenser, mowed the front yard, and watered the flowers.

Right now my favorite rider, Peter Segan, is leading the way. He won Stage 2, he was awarded the yellow jersey for having the best time and he also was awarded the green jersey for having the most sprint points. He will more than likely lose the yellow jersey today, but will probably keep the green jersey. Today is the team time trial so I don't believe any sprint points will be awarded to anyone.