Year 5, Day 204 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 11/20/2025 – The Wellington. Started work on Clifty Hill 3 driveway. The top soil being removed will go around the back patio A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3N20oiO HP 14″ touchscreen laptop: Traveling with a 17 inch laptop had becomeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 204 – The Wellington – Clifty Hill 3 driveway started”
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Living the Dream Year 5 Day 203 – The Wellington – Patio pavers compacted, Clifty Hill 3 culvert pipe delivered
Year 5, Day 203 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 11/19/2025 – The Wellington. The back patio pavers are compacted. Sand needs to dry before we can add and sweep it into the paver joints. The Pulaski county road department delivered 30 feet of culvert pipe for Clifty Hill 3 driveway. They provided and delivered the pipeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 203 – The Wellington – Patio pavers compacted, Clifty Hill 3 culvert pipe delivered”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 202 – The Wellington – Day five paver laying, cat prints
Year 5, Day 202 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 11/18/2025 – The Wellington. Day five of back patio block laying. The blocks are all down even with Steve taking time to chase the cat out of the sand. A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3N20oiO HP 14″ touchscreen laptop: TravelingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 202 – The Wellington – Day five paver laying, cat prints”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 201 – The Wellington – Day four paver laying, Clifty Hill 3 prepration with address
Year 5, Day 201 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 11/17/2025 – The Wellington. This is day four of laying pavers for the back deck and sidewalk. The pavers should all be down tomorrow. We are also working on setting up the ground work for building Clifty Hill 3. I called 911 to get an address created.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 201 – The Wellington – Day four paver laying, Clifty Hill 3 prepration with address”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 200 – The Wellington – Sunday Funday, farmer planting
Year 5, Day 200 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/16/2025 – The Wellington. Day off for us, but farmer is planting wheat. A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3N20oiO HP 14″ touchscreen laptop: Traveling with a 17 inch laptop had become a real drag. This thin and light laptop isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 200 – The Wellington – Sunday Funday, farmer planting”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 199 – The Wellington – Patio paver laying day 3, farmer spraying
Year 5, Day 199 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 11/15/2025 – The Wellington. Day three of laying patio pavers. Farmer behind our property was spraying his fields with something and the wind was really blowing. Wonder how far that spray blew. At least the wind was blowing away from us. A little something to ponder. Here’sContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 199 – The Wellington – Patio paver laying day 3, farmer spraying”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 198 – The Wellington – Patio paver laying day 2, septic permit Clifty Hill 3
Year 5, Day 198 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 11/14/2025 – The Wellington. Patio paver work day 2. Picked up septic permit for Clifty Hill 3. Made final decision on basic design home to be built. Some changes to the plan will be made. This will most likely be our last build. But you never know!!Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 198 – The Wellington – Patio paver laying day 2, septic permit Clifty Hill 3”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 197 – The Wellington – Back patio pavers started. Clifty Hill 3 site evaluation
Year 5, Day 197 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 11/13/2025 – The Wellington. Back patio pavers started. Two four foot deep site evaluation holes dug 100 feet apart in the back left lot. County Health Department came out and inspected the soil in the holes. We are approved for a standard septic system. This is theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 197 – The Wellington – Back patio pavers started. Clifty Hill 3 site evaluation”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 196 – The Wellington – Straightening up the driveway
Year 5, Day 196 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 11/12/2025 – The Wellington. Straightening up the driveway with a little rolling and compacting. Mason sand delivered. A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3N20oiO HP 14″ touchscreen laptop: Traveling with a 17 inch laptop had become a real drag. This thinContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 196 – The Wellington – Straightening up the driveway”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 195 – The Wellington – Dense pack added to driveway
Year 5, Day 195 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 11/11/2025 – The Wellington. Happy Veterans Day! It was a cold windy veterans day. We did manage to spread a layer of Dense Pack over the driveway. We are waiting for the mason sand to be delivered to continue work on the patio. Christmas shopping is alsoContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 195 – The Wellington – Dense pack added to driveway”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 194 – The Wellington – Cold, Trash compactor work
Year 5, Day 194 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 11/10/2025 – The Wellington. Snowy cold day. No work completed on house. Steve was not picked for jury duty today. So work can continue here tomorrow. He calls again on Thursday night. Trash compactor was jumping around and would not shut off. So this evening Dr SteveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 194 – The Wellington – Cold, Trash compactor work”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 193 – The Wellington – The cold has arrived
Year 5, Day 193 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/09/2025 – The Wellington. How did it get so cold? 30 degrees at 3pm. They are saying snow tonight. Going down to 26 by Monday morning. Patio work is slowing down. Is it time for another cruise? A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’sContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 193 – The Wellington – The cold has arrived”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 192 – The Wellington – Mason sand ordered/Back patio & sidewalk dense pack rolled
Year 5, Day 192 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 11/08/2025 – The Wellington. Three yards of mason sand ordered and the Dense Pack rolled. Rolling pushes the rocks down nice and tight. Top soil was moved from the back yard pile to around the patio area. Later we will plant some bushes around in that areaContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 192 – The Wellington – Mason sand ordered/Back patio & sidewalk dense pack rolled”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 191 – The Wellington – Back patio and sidewalk ready for pavers
Year 5, Day 190 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 11/07/2025 – The Wellington. Back to work getting the back patio and sidewalk filled in and ready to lay pavers. 25 tons of Dense Pack was delivered. The Patio and sidewalk area is measured and lines are painted to mark the area. Four to eight inches ofContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 191 – The Wellington – Back patio and sidewalk ready for pavers”