An Upgrade in Progress

Nyel has been at it again.  Thinking.  Which, I’ve found, often leads to planning a new project around here.

I’d asked him recently about some aggregate paving stones that were taken up last year when Eugene turned our kitchen garden into a wheelchair-friendly cement patio and walkway.  (Another Nyel-generated project which has been fabulous.)  “What are we going to do with those pavers? They’re just stacked up over there growing moss.”

“I’ve been thinking about those,” he said…  Of course he had.  I should’ve known.   And yesterday, the Garden Girls turned Nyel’s thoughts into reality by “paving” the  area outside the chicken coop, turning a muddy mess into a lovely patio for Nyel’s feathered friends!  It’s not finished yet.  Twenty-one more pavers required was the verdict.  Nyel said, “Go for it!”  Those chickens are SO spoiled.

Waiting for Doors

The other project involves Eugene and the woodshed he built last summer.  “It really needs doors,” I told Nyel a few weeks ago.  “I have a plan,” was the reply.  “Barn doors.”  And he showed me some possibilities he’d found on the internet and tweaked to his own specifications.

I loved his idea — roller doors just like the one that’s always been on the west side of this house.  It, too, once led to a woodshed which was eventually incorporated into the house and has become our laundry room and pantry.  Only the roller door remains to remind me of the days when Papa’s chopping block, with ax at the ready, was just on it’s other side.

The girls and I have been clapping and cheering.  We love it when Farmer Nyel is in a project planning frame of mind.  There are always surprises in store for us!