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FRONT WALK REDUX
The final section of flood damage from January's torrential rains got fixed at last. A good portion of the stepping stone walkway had...
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GIM EXHIBITION
Performed again at the annual summer sale student exhibition at White Dragon Oceanside. This year four of us put together a Tai Chi...
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JAPANESE GARDEN BENCH RETREAT
Dug the footings and poured concrete pilings for 6 x 6 post brackets: Verticals and seat support structure added: Roof structure...
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MEMORIAL DAY PROJECTS
Finished the planting bed on the other side of the deck, BEFORE: Cleaned out all the weeds, laid the brick border, added the water line,...
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JAPANESE GARDEN BENCH DESIGN
Finally got around to finishing the design for the bench & shelter in the Japanese garden: Construction starts next week.
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DECK LANDSCAPING
New planting areas around the deck completed finally. First step, move a ton of piled up dirt to the other side of the yard,...
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FINAL FENCE SECTION
Final section of the backyard fence replaced. Had to rip out the old trellis, cut back some of the neighbor's overgrown giant birds and...
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BLACKBERRIES
The new fence installation took its toll on the Blackberry vines, but we did try to carefully lay them over and away from construction. ...
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TAI CHI BLACK FRINGE
Returned to Tai Chi study in October after getting my Senior Black Sash in Kung Fu.
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SMALL PROJECTS
I always wonder when I give people gift cards for Christmas, what did they buy? This year I got some VERY GENEROUS Home Depot gift cards...