The Mayor and Hobbit Wife had coffee last Saturday and the Mayor announced that plans were officially afoot for the north side of the house.
First up was a stop at Aurora Rents. Word got around the shop and no less than 5 guys showed up to see the guy putting the huge rototiller in his minivan. Little did they know that the Mayor is deeply acquainted with Italian rototillers. 3.5 hours later, the tiller was back in the shop, tilling job complete.
Next up was delivery of a load of topsoil and a half load of drain rock. The meerkat Seimi rejoices!
A very small hobbit watching a very large truck.
French drain excavated in the backyard.
Hobbitlings playing "I Overthrow You" on the pile of drain rock. The rules are self-explanatory.
The hobbitlings backfilling the french drain. Boookie claims to be ahead of the Mayor by 48 loads. No load tickets were available to verify this claim and the trench was filled in the end. Who's to say who really won that contest? Boookie insists that he won.
The backfilled drain and regraded slope, awaiting landscaping.
The two younger hobbitlings out for a celebratory drive. "I swear, officer. I just dozed off a second!"
Fully alert drivers at their respective wheels.
The beautiful Ela, as captured by photographer Boookie.
Squeezy Eejee the Turtle, aka Speedy Eejee the Snail.
