I said I’d go to the gym, but I didn’t.

I got up this morning and I was a bit tired. I bet it was because I was trying to move dirt around all day yesterday. This dirt pile is smaller than it was when I started, but still pretty darn huge. I t used to go as far as the sign.

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The reason I had them leave the dirt pile was to fill in the backyard, which I am reconsidering at this time.

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Instead of doing either the digging or going to the gym, I ended up cleaning up some of the overgrown curb across the street. My neighbor Richard and I usually guilt each other into cleaning the curb but we haven’t done it for a couple of years. I was lazy and I believe he had a boyfriend for at least part of the time. Today was the day for me, though, and I had to clean up 250′ of curb.

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I didn’t take a before picture, so you can’t see how far the vegetation grew out into the street, but I do have a picture of how the turf grew over the curb, or a least some evidence of the sod after I threw it back into the grass.

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This is all part of the school yard, and the school district can’t be bothered to do this because the taxpayers can’t be bothered to pay for the schools.

Oh, and I should mention that I cut out several azaleas and a rhododendron (once again there’s no “before” picture) and that took a bit of work as well.

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And the star of the show is the new driveway. The fill dirt on both sides is something I also moved this weekend.

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Any question about why I’m tired?

One thought on “I said I’d go to the gym, but I didn’t.”

  1. When you finish this project, if you miss moving dirt, I desperately need to spread dirt around my backyard to fill in the valleys that have grown between grass patches (sounds attractive, doesn’t it?). I’d be happy to let move the dirt. I really wouldn’t want you to be bored or have to go to the gym or anything.

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