Note to self

Note to self: Dig any very deep trenches BEFORE 4 ft. of backfill is placed.  Well, Len worked much of Sunday getting the septic drainage line in, complete with clean-out stack, and then shoveling all that dirt back into the trench.

pipe in place

clean-out

buried with the clean-out above ground

what is the secret message on this rock, found in the trench?

Sunday was rainy in the morning, then cleared up.  Besides Len's trench work, we did lots of lot clean-up, did a dump run and tried to organize the wood around the lot.
Here is a view of the timbers up on the covered deck. Note the raked and leveled ground underneath where the trench was placed.

If it hadn't rained, the rafters would be on

So now it is Monday, and the rain is really coming down.  We are busy packing up tools and things to go home.  Ross and Ken came by to discuss some fine points of rafters, etc. and then went home to holiday rather than working in the pouring rain.  Len loaded up the truck, I loaded up the car and even cleaned and defrosted the fridge.  Joe came by to get his truck with the lift and helped Len move the last pallets from the neighbour's yard into ours.  Sorry, no pictures of this activity as doing it in the pouring rain was bad enough, never mind trying to document the event.  
Because we are going  back to "real life" for the rest of the week, we won't be blogging until the weekend.  See you then.
Cathryn