Before...
After (halfway there)...Well, maybe not, but it's partially done. All we have to do is fill in the cracks with mortar and cement to keep the sand from being washed away during the seasonal rains. Then there is the pergola and arbor and handrails to complete the project. We want to get this done before the Memorial Day weekend because we got some hiking to do in preparation for our trip to Japan to climb Fuji-san in July!
We have to admit it does look a helluva lot better than the wood! Even the in-laws were impressed.
It was fun doing this project. Thankfully the weather cooperated. We thought on Friday, April 24, we would get hit by the major storm that was moving through the area but it missed us to the north and south and all we got was a few sprinkles.
We still have one 60 pound sack of sand and three garden wall blocks left over! This will carry over to our next paver project when we get rid of the ugly peeler logs and railroad ties and expand the herbal garden (see the sage and terra cotta pot on the left behind me). We calculate we will need between 90 and 100 6-inch blocks to finish. Nothing like a good workout. It is just a matter of bringing up (or deliver) at least two and a half pallets of blocks.
