outside living, more during

next, after digging the trench and lining it with rocks, the baron got down to laying the wall stones while the husband got to moving fill dirt into what would become the patio. (another nod to the husband's resourceful nature? three dump trucks full of fill dirt, gratis, were delivered to their yard. they used a portion of this dirt to level fern valley - score!) it turns out that wall building is a tedious job, requiring both patience and muscles. the baron has one of those things - and reader, it's to you to decide which one.


anyhoo, after the wall was established, the baron and the husband got to tamping down all that free fill dirt, readying it for the pavers.

above and below, the pavers get friendly, get crooked with the level.