Movin’ on Back

Marcia Formica Hump-Day House Stuff November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 1 Minute

What a week!

Mortar complete on the front walk:

And for part of the walk to the side patio:

The gravel is down between the stone in the main part of the patio:

And the bulk of the rest of the materials that have been taking up a lot of space on two sides of the garage have now been moved to the back, where they’ll be completing their respective missions in the coming few weeks:

The stone tops for the patio sitting wall and side-doorstep are still to-go along with the rest of the mortaring on the side. The contractor is ordering the bluestone that will make the steps leading down both slopes from the sides to the back. The left side retaining wall in the back is 80% complete. Now I’m just hoping it’s not too cold over the next week or two for the mortar to keep setting!

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I am an evolving experiment in self-actualization. After a 31+ year corporate career, I ditched my suits and pumps and finally tumbled into my “why” in the fall of 2018. My first (possibly only?!) book, "Zen (and Rage) and the Art of a Never-Ending Home Renovation," was published in December of 2021. It is a humorous and sometimes harrowing account of surviving, and even thriving through, a decade-plus home renovation project being jointly delivered by my husband and me, with an occasional few contractors and (sometimes more than) a little help from our friends. I continue to share the ongoing saga on my Hump-Day House Stuff posts. My passion for the links between food and public and environmental health can be found in my "Food Friday" posts. For fun (and profit), I am a practitioner of value investing and disciplined trading strategies. I've been on the adventure of marriage to my husband Tim since 1993. We have 2 (arguably) grown sons, James and Owen, and the best family (including my mom & dad, whose care I'm helping with, which I also blog about in Mom & Dad Monday) and friends I could ever have imagined for myself. View all posts by Marcia Formica

Published November 6, 2019November 6, 2019