Maybe I'll get one of her soapdishes for my 'Dad Soap' for father's day. Here's a link so you can see what I'm talking about... sure it wouldn't be as cool as tix to Les Miserables, but at least my soap wouldn't melt away on the countertop...
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Random Blog-Nod
I stumbled across this blog (http://www.nspotteryblog.com/) and thought it was a pretty cool little shop. I have no connections to Nathalie, and have never seen her pottery in person, but I love the soap dishes she has, and I think her earrings would be great for Momma and Chuck.
Maybe I'll get one of her soapdishes for my 'Dad Soap' for father's day. Here's a link so you can see what I'm talking about... sure it wouldn't be as cool as tix to Les Miserables, but at least my soap wouldn't melt away on the countertop...
Maybe I'll get one of her soapdishes for my 'Dad Soap' for father's day. Here's a link so you can see what I'm talking about... sure it wouldn't be as cool as tix to Les Miserables, but at least my soap wouldn't melt away on the countertop...
Friday, 17 May 2013
I dig my family
The family that digs together stays hole.
We are firmly entrenched in our labours of love
We dig dig dig dig dig dig dig in our mine the whole day through
To dig dig dig dig dig dig dig is what we really like to do
To dig dig dig dig dig dig dig is what we really like to do
Worm relocation program in progress.
Half a hole. I'll add another half tonight (I hope!)
So we are almost at a point where things are ready for pool pipe relocation and to start backfilling the trench. You can see my measuring marks on the stake leaning against the fence. Going by those marks, we need to level out the trench since there is about 3" difference between high and low spots in the trench (I haven't checked the 'hole.' Tonight I should have an extra helper, so I can get the bottom of the trench levelled out, and finish digging the hole.
A new trench will have to be laid for the pool pipes, but for now they will be run overground to their new home. I need to measure for new pipes before laying them in.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
One tool added on to the one tool...
Somebunny Came to our House (Easter recap)
This year with two little guys & one big girl, when the bunny came, he brought baskets for everyone, but the littles did the hunting, then shared with their sister.
In just about every photo of the little guys they are a blur…. No time for pictures Mom, there's treats to be found!
Cuppa, after leaving his room, finds 'evidence' in the hallway.
Buddy brings his basket up from the living room to show us that "The Bunny JUMPED up into my closet and got my basket and put it downstairs!"
The crazy rabbit made a phone call!
Apparently, chocolate bunnies in the hands of little boys make great action figures
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The Pool Gods Hate Me.
Last night I was feeling pretty good about my trenching and being thankful I was never at Dieppe or Vimy or anyplace in a world war. In fact I was happy that my little one foot deep trench was progressing across the yard at the rate it was when I found myself at the pool return line. It was made of thick white plastic, and as soon as I found it I switched from digging with my spade to digging with a trowel, carefully exposing the pipe.
Once the return line was daylighted, I continued with my trench, and a few feet later, I came across the 2 lines running to the jets. Where the return line was of a heavy, white plastic, these lines were black plastic, bundled together. As soon as the soil was lifted from them, the pipes began to weep water and a trickle from them formed a small puddle in the trench.
Ugh. Looks like the lines should be replaced. Its good that I discovered the condition of the lines now, before all the work on the deck and retaining wall are in place, but this will mean extra work with the excavation of the lines, and placement of new ones. On the other hand, with the replacement of the lines, the pool should be in good shape to operate trouble-free for the foreseeable future. Or something.
A surprise with the pool returns was that they were all laid on the clay and backfilled with regular fill. On municipal projects we would backfill a hose with a forgiving material like rock dust or sand. Something without any rocks, and without anything sharp or abrasive in the material. At this point my plan is to expose the pool lines all the way back to the shed, replace with new, and backfill with sand.
This will likely add about $200 to the project, but hopefully will allow us to rest easy about the lines. Also for future yardwork, the sand will act as a warning that we are near the pool lines and prevent us from cutting into them with random backyard digging.
This will add another 25 feet of trenching to the project. I'm getting pretty good at this stuff.
Once the return line was daylighted, I continued with my trench, and a few feet later, I came across the 2 lines running to the jets. Where the return line was of a heavy, white plastic, these lines were black plastic, bundled together. As soon as the soil was lifted from them, the pipes began to weep water and a trickle from them formed a small puddle in the trench.
Ugh. Looks like the lines should be replaced. Its good that I discovered the condition of the lines now, before all the work on the deck and retaining wall are in place, but this will mean extra work with the excavation of the lines, and placement of new ones. On the other hand, with the replacement of the lines, the pool should be in good shape to operate trouble-free for the foreseeable future. Or something.
A surprise with the pool returns was that they were all laid on the clay and backfilled with regular fill. On municipal projects we would backfill a hose with a forgiving material like rock dust or sand. Something without any rocks, and without anything sharp or abrasive in the material. At this point my plan is to expose the pool lines all the way back to the shed, replace with new, and backfill with sand.
This will likely add about $200 to the project, but hopefully will allow us to rest easy about the lines. Also for future yardwork, the sand will act as a warning that we are near the pool lines and prevent us from cutting into them with random backyard digging.
This will add another 25 feet of trenching to the project. I'm getting pretty good at this stuff.
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