Some BIG work got done Yesterday!

Lots of traffic today at Little Bird Farm! It wore me out, watching everyone work so hard! Even my camera is exhausted and I can't post any new pictures until she recharges. (Is there a parallel there?)

Our plumber and his son started their big work at 9 and finished around 11 - laying a huge yellow gas line in the 36" deep trench; and the slimmer, white water line, which had to make lots of jigs and jags and backs and forths to get our water everywhere it needs to go. You don't really think about all the different directions water has to travel under a house! There's the cold path, the hot path, both ways to and from the source, to the outside hose bibs, etc - lots of pipe! Podge & Melli came to inspect the work and had good comments and ideas, as always. And then, we awaited the County Plumbing Inspector - who had one correction for our plumber to make - which was an easy one, and quickly made.

Then concrete and grading crew returned. That means Noise and Dust & Dirt & "beep-beep-beep"! For hours! Until 6pm, as a matter of fact! They did a splendid job, as the photos will show. They removed most of the junk, like old concrete, tree branches, and lousy driveway soil, which would otherwise confound our gardening in that new area. (Our main concrete man is a gardener!! Yay!!) It is all nice & smooth now. A blank slate for our Asian-inspired garden, in the shade of the old cottonwood trees!

Presently awaiting the Foundation Inspector, and our special electrician - T-bone!

And thank you to our amazing neighbors! Bob & Shelda had us over for a lovely dinner last night. Mike and Janet have welcomed us for dinners, and numerous showers too. We just don't know what we would do without you four VERY gracious people! You ease our strained situation tremendously, while sharing our excitement for our new kitchen! Thank you. :)