my number one son and his family gave me a $100.00 visa card for my birthday. I was sooo over whelmed. I had never had $100. to do anything that I wanted with... so I began thinking. every night I would lay in bed and try to think of what I could buy.. a dress..(no, I hate shopping) more books for my kindel dx..(no that was too temporary) I would ask friends and they would say put all your ideas in a hat and pull out one and DO IT. I knew I would look at it and say nay. after about one month... I came up with the idea... it would last forever.. I would be forever reminded of what it represented. I would turn my corner weed patch into a patio!!!
I thought about buying $100 dollars of walmart pavers... Nanette said NO.. you want stone.
so we got into Gordons truck and went to international stone co. I choose arizona stone. and my $100 dollars @.18 a pound purchased 3 BIG stones..... it came to $99.21... how awesome!
Nanette and Gordon dug the area down about 6 inches and leveled the ground. Then Dann came to visit and had the privildge of setting the first stone with the help of his father.. it weighted 475 pounds. The other 2 were a little smaller.... however the stones are about 2 1/2 to three inches thick. seeing that we would need about 2 more loads of stone, Gordon and Dann went and got it .
Sunday we ate dinner on the patio... however the chairs and table had to be carefully placed of they would fall thru the cracks. So Monday I went and got two more loads of smaller stones. and thus began my part of the patio. All the stones are set in small pea gravel... so I would look at the spaces between the big rocks and look around to find a piece of the puzzle that would fit that spot. If it didnt fit closely. I took my sculpting chisels and hammer and broke off the pieces that didnt fit ... until it was a perfect fit.... after 4 days crawling around on the rocks covered with the small pea gravel.. my knees are sore, my hands are swollen.. and I can look at that corner of my yard with pride. "IF ITS TO BE ITS UP TO ME" this has always been my motto. NOW I have built a flower bed along side of the fence and set containers of flowers in place... My other big purchase... was a large container of sterilant. to kill all the weeds in and arould the area.. WOW I hope I dont get too carried away and sterilize the whole place... OH WELL.
I thought about buying $100 dollars of walmart pavers... Nanette said NO.. you want stone.
so we got into Gordons truck and went to international stone co. I choose arizona stone. and my $100 dollars @.18 a pound purchased 3 BIG stones..... it came to $99.21... how awesome!
Nanette and Gordon dug the area down about 6 inches and leveled the ground. Then Dann came to visit and had the privildge of setting the first stone with the help of his father.. it weighted 475 pounds. The other 2 were a little smaller.... however the stones are about 2 1/2 to three inches thick. seeing that we would need about 2 more loads of stone, Gordon and Dann went and got it .
Sunday we ate dinner on the patio... however the chairs and table had to be carefully placed of they would fall thru the cracks. So Monday I went and got two more loads of smaller stones. and thus began my part of the patio. All the stones are set in small pea gravel... so I would look at the spaces between the big rocks and look around to find a piece of the puzzle that would fit that spot. If it didnt fit closely. I took my sculpting chisels and hammer and broke off the pieces that didnt fit ... until it was a perfect fit.... after 4 days crawling around on the rocks covered with the small pea gravel.. my knees are sore, my hands are swollen.. and I can look at that corner of my yard with pride. "IF ITS TO BE ITS UP TO ME" this has always been my motto. NOW I have built a flower bed along side of the fence and set containers of flowers in place... My other big purchase... was a large container of sterilant. to kill all the weeds in and arould the area.. WOW I hope I dont get too carried away and sterilize the whole place... OH WELL.
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