Well, technically I lost a crown. But, it meant i had to leave work early to deal with it, so I got in a few more hours of digging. Here is what the side looks like now. I'm getting closer, but still have a day or two of digging.
It rained today, which was nice because it kept me cool. Which, leads me to my reasons to dig in the rain:
1) It keeps you cool.
and, my reasons NOT to dig in the rain:
1) wet dirt=heavy dirt
2) wet dirt=slippery dirt
3) hard on your grass
4) wet mud sticks in and around shoes
I'm deciding now whether or not to take some of the best advice I've gotten so far, which was to leave the french drain that runs along the house alone. The problem is mainly, I don't think it's something that I'm able to leave well enough alone.
Another design decision I'm considering is whether or not to take the walkway all the way up to the house. From a practical perspective, we could use all the width we can get. Aesthetically though, I think it may look better leaving some space. Maybe we can just put a planter there to break it up.
I also found out today that people DO want dirt. That is, they say they want it - we'll see if they get it. I've had five people (in a day) contact me about picking some up. I was getting so many questions about it that I started to wonder if I should want to keep it. (don't worry Eileen, it's still on the open market).
Tomorrow I am hoping to dig out up to the driveway, and finish the pack walkway. I still haven't ordered any of the materials. They said at the quarry everything could be delivered in a few days. If I can finish digging this week, and order the materials so that they get here this weekend. I think there's a chance I can finish up on Sunday....a chance.
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