The Rambling Writer’s Quest for Home, part 14: A Lot of Dirt
- Sara Stamey
- April 15, 2023
More dirt gets dished, literally, as excavations and installations continue at the new seaside home for Thor and me.
NOTE: People have been asking to follow our progress as Thor and I pursue our quest for our dream home with sunsets over the Salish Sea. So starting with my post of 5/21/22, we set out.
Not the most glamorous part of building a new house, but crucial: Meshak and his crew have been moving a lot of dirt again. Above, the septic mound near the road at the east end of the long lot, which sadly the previous lease holder clear cut. We have a big blank canvas to plant once final grading, contouring, and smoothing happens. Meanwhile, more digging has ensued, including ditches for power and water connections. Below, digging a trench for power connection:
Ditches from the road to the house for power (gray) and water (white):
I’m posting my complete blog entries on my own author website at www.sarastamey.com, where you can finish this episode and enjoy all the accompanying photos. You can also view the complete Italy series there, as well as many other Rambles. Please continue reading by clicking on the link below, then you can return here (use “go back” arrow above) to comment, ask questions, or join a conversation. We love your responses!
https://sarastamey.com/the-rambling-writers-quest-for-home-part-14-a-lot-of-dirt/
*****
You will find The Rambling Writer’s blog posts here every Saturday. Sara’s latest novel from Book View Café is Pause, a First Place winner of the Chanticleer Somerset Award and an International Pulpwood Queens Book Club selection. “A must-read novel about friendship, love, and killer hot flashes.” (Mindy Klasky). Sign up for her quarterly email newsletter at www.sarastamey.com
7 thoughts on “The Rambling Writer’s Quest for Home, part 14: A Lot of Dirt”
We finally have something to keep us busy (and sore) while the house is finished: Planting!
Yes, an upcoming blog post. And, yes, plenty of sore muscles, along with some beautiful rhododendron bushes ready to bloom soon.
It’s a shame that previous owner clear cut, but now you can put in a beautiful garden!
Yes, we have lots of ideas that will need some hired muscle to help install. I want to get some biggish trees, as we don’t have 50 years go watch them grow.
Sara and Thor perform feats galore,
But none so bold and mighty.
As that day in the lee of the Salish Sea,
They planted the Arbor vitae.
Poor Thor felt rough, but Sara was tough,
and she said “Pick up that pail”!
“You’ve whined enough, so I’ll be gruff,
Today we will not fail!”
So we soldiered on, till we planted that lawn,
And Thor collapsed in a heap.
Sara said “You look half-dead,
But I guess you’ve earned your keep!”
My apologies to Robert Service and real poets everywhere.
I am stunned! You are a god of poetry, indeed. (And for everyone else, it was mighty Thor who did the heavy lifting on that project.)
Like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR61nWNr03o