Look At My Beautiful Lawn
With the current drought in the Western Cape we only have water until April 12, 2018. Water restrictions are in force and we may not water our gardens. We use bath water to flush our toilets and dishwater to water the plants.
I have a tiny enclosed backyard (±24 squared meters) as part of my one-bedroom dwelling and the lawn has given notice and departed for greener pastures a long time ago. Only the sand remained. I wish I had the savvy to take a pic of how it looked before.
I decided to make a plan about this arid semi desert landscape that I called a back yard. The best quote for artificial lawn came to R 9,000. After checking the prices I found that this artificial lawn will cost me much cheaper if I do it myself. There is no ways that I’m going to pay a half-witted idiot R 3,000 for a few hours work. More than half the people in this country does not earn that in a month.
I showed the quotes to my sister and asked her, seen that it is her property, if she would carry half the expense but she said that she cannot bothered with lawn in my backyard and if I wanted lawn there, it was my baby. I said ok, in which case I’ll roll it up and take it with me when I decide to move away.
I tackled the job on Saturday. Four and a half hours and R 6,000 later, I had the most beautiful lawn in Cape Town. And I'd never have to water it again.
I spent a few Rand extra on a few other things. Even the flowers are artificial.
From the other side it looks like this. My sister liked it so much that she reimbursed me with half the amount on the quote on the spot and she wants me to do a piece of her yard as well. Well, at least I’ll know how to quote for the job. She and her husband went out on Sunday and I had to make my own Sunday lunch. I invited BeaPatient to come over for the day and she did the salads. See! My fire is going.
Look at her trying to hide in the only piece of shade around.
And I had to suffer in the sun in front of a sizzling-hot fire to get the meat done. I think next time I’ll make the salads and let her stand in the sun.
Now, have a whale of a week, will ya!
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It is cooler now and I have shifted out. I'm sitting at that table now. The place is a paradise compared to what it was on Friday.
I have the opposite. My sister has two large dogs and I used to leave the garden gate open so they could patrol here as well. Now I have to keep that gate closed to prevent them from using my lawn. Not too big a risk. Those wishing to enter my backyard from the outside must get past the dogs first.
Then you'd appreciate that hosing the lawn down is a bit difficult when hosepipes connected to a tap are illegal at the present.
Are you spying on me? Why did you look at my profile?
I'm just checking to see if you're not lying. Big brother is watching.
My profile is private
Strictly for aspirant suitors.
Not for nosy brothers.
I have to be off. I have a few things to do. I'll see ya later if you're still here.
I'd love to ear the opinion of this song from anyone who's never heard it before.
Maya, he takes them down and painstakingly goes through every each one them to see if they need any restorations.
Like I've mentioned before, he has a lot of free time on his hands
thanks for posting. I like Bobby Darrin but I did not hear this one yet. I cannot listen to it now. I have very little normal data left.and still two days to go before my new bundle arrives. but I have plenty of midnight data. I'll listen to it after 12. I'm staying up late to use that data to download a few things.
Plastic money, plastic girls/women, plastic flowers .....
and I will say and not ask, what next... because we'll never learn
Ps, I would you to send me that chunky wooden table for my real lawn
Lawn, yeah ok, but I wouldn't be looking at the lawn if I were you.
I only wonder if the worms under it would appreciate what you did.
That's just Bea. She could have shared the heat at the fire with me.
How did it go?
Ach, forget about the worms. They can have my body when I die.
It was a good day. The wind came up at half past twelve but by then we were close to our fill.
You have a way to sneak up on me whenever I talk about you. Your boss is going to fire you.
Just keeping you on your toes.
Hi Kn
Ahhhw, poor you Cat.
I could do with some of the sun - for the last 2 weeks the contractor is announcing to come out to take out the hedge and moving lots of soil, but it's too wet.
Hmm, I better be on the look out. but she's been talking about me on her blog as well. She's getting out of hand and needs a brotherly talk again.
30 years and no wood rot, you must treat it well....
But should you change your mind, you know where I'm at
but I'm not into showbiz.
I do varnish it from time to time but it did not always stand outside. Before I sold my house it stood in my BBQ room, but now I don't have the space to have it inside.
And there was a piece of dry rot on the far corner, which I cleaned out a few months ago and filled it in with cold glue and sawdust. A bit of stain got it to almost the same shade as the rest and it is barely visible.
I think it is a monstrosity to own but for some reason everybody want it. If I should get rid of it, a lot of people will be very upset with me.
Those were the days!! Thank the stars they cannot return. (pun intended)