One Last Outdoor Chore

I finally got around to the last remaining outdoor project on my list. I'm so happy it's finally done. A couple of months ago we got a bunch of red concrete pavers to put on the floor of the tin shed, so the lawn mower doesn't sink into the sandy floor.

Why the tin shed has a 6" deep sand floor is another story entirely, and it is not my fault, and it would take so much work to remove that it ain't gonna happen. Let's not talk about it any more, okay?

So the man who fixed my lawn tractor this year told me that to keep it's underside from rusting, it needs to be protected from ground moisture. It is protected by a roof, but not from ground moisture. The stupid sand-over-dirt floor is rusting my mower. Not to mention that dealing with the mower while perpetually ankle (and axle) deep in sand is a big-time drag.

I bought a plastic tarp and the pavers, and they sat on the pump house where I unloaded them for at least 2 months. I think it was summer. I've just been "too busy" (forgot/avoided) to get them set in the sand. I had a spare hour of daylight yesterday, and so I went for it! (And I remembered to wear gloves, so I still have fingerprints!!) So here is a photo of where the pavers were dumped for months...

(As you may have noticed, I am bad at raking leaves.) There's no photo of the tin shed floor completed. Sorry, it was dark. It is a lousy job, uneven. I was in a hurry, and I really don't care how imperfect it is. It's going to shift with the tractor rolling over it anyway. And it could be redone - they're just sitting on top of the plastic, on top of the sand.

This is my most boring post/project yet! Sorry. I will try to do more interesting things in the coming year. Oh - I forgot.... I will do a "year in review" post soon. I've been saving up the weirdest-ickiest-creepiest stuff that dates from before I started this blog. This stuff is the reason that I started this blog. You all are in for a treat!