We have been working on renovating our old farm house since we moved here more than twenty years ago. It is a slow process. We try to fit in the house projects as we go along with the rest of our lives, but when the weather is nice we do spend much more time outside working in the yard and gardens. Sometimes, we feel a sense of urgency and can get through a project more quickly.D has taken on one of those projects this summer. We noticed in the spring that the outhouse was leaning much more than it used to. Should we let it continue to lean and then fall over or should we take action? What would we use it for? Why do we need an old outhouse?Not wanting to watch it fall, we decided to take action. It would make a fun playhouse for P but we need to get it fixed up quickly so that she can use it before she gets too old to be interested.
D spent the day yesterday shoveling out sand and straw from the inside and jacking up the low side so it is mostly level.
We will have to give it a foundation and a floor, reverse the door to swing out, spruce it up with paint, and make it cheery inside. I think maybe some pink curtains will be in order. It is nice to see enthusiasm for this project!M and I were busy in the yard yesterday too. We were renovating in the gardens-dividing plants and weeding.After a full day of hard work we rewarded ourselves with a quick stop at the A & W drive-in for floats and then went to the lake to cool off.
It was a great day.
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