October 16, 2007
Birth of a patio

For as long as we’ve lived here, we’ve had a back “yard.” And that yard hasn’t been good for very much. In fact, it had been left to grow wild and free. It looked like this:

weeds

moreweeds

Here’s how it looked from the other side:

tallthings

This rosebush was removed by someone and transplanted. it was posted on Craigslist:

rosebush

I began the deforestation process, which exposed parts of this long forgotten porch swing:

weedsknockeddown

A pile of plant matter:

pulledweeds

I didn’t get much farther than what you see in these photos. Mercifully, the guys from StoneTech came out and finished the job:

behindhouse

frontofshed

Later, the StoneTech crew came back and dug up all of the tiles and bricks that appear in the above photos. And then on Monday, they returned to finish the patio:

sidepatio

patio

shedpatio

The patio looks awesome, and we’re really excited to be able to use this space. We may put out some planters and patio chairs. I’ll also be cooking out for the first time since we moved here. And here’s some patio leftovers, soon to be posted to the “free” section of Craigslist:

leftovers

Posted by Shawno at 2:10 am | 

7 Comments »

  • Rowley said:  
    (On October 16th, 2007 at 2:47 am)

    You should get a portable recorder - or extend you cables so you can have outside podcasts.

  • Shawno said:  
    (On October 16th, 2007 at 3:11 am)

    That’s a good idea, Rowlz. We could actually take the rig outside and record. Might be fun.

  • Andy Melton said:  
    (On October 16th, 2007 at 9:02 am)

    Congrats on the new patio. It definitely looks a lot better and I’m sure will be much more enjoyable.

  • Crissy said:  
    (On October 16th, 2007 at 2:21 pm)

    Hey, wow, that looks really nice! Good job!

  • Jackie said:  
    (On October 16th, 2007 at 2:32 pm)

    Shawn- That looks great! I’ve been fixing up our own front yard lately. A friend built a nice deck & we’re trying to get some other stuff. Your “leftovers” would be cool, BUT I don’t know how or when we’d be able to get them. Any ideas?
    -Jackie

  • Leesa said:  
    (On October 16th, 2007 at 7:13 pm)

    Rockin the patio! Sweet deal! I love the smaller spaces. What you need now is a Water Feature!

  • Shawno said:  
    (On October 16th, 2007 at 7:57 pm)

    Leesa: We had considered making a fish pond out of a wine barrel. Maybe?

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