What's what in Landscaping Blocks

It was a stray cat that framed Mr. Hippy. Tim found it later Sunday in the libary. I can't believe we didn't hear it in the night. Tim thinks from the way it acted it was maybe used to living in doors.

So back to the landscaping. Here's the photo of the front porch with the brackets up and our two Manards purchases. The cream blocks to the right are for edging between the gravel and grass along the house and the black blocks are going to be sidewalk. The limestone is left over from the areas where we had to replace foundation. We will be using it to make a retaining wall along the front porch.

Tim borrowed his dad's skid loader to dig out in front of the house for better drainage. Previously the ground sloped slightly towards the house.

Here's Molly and I working hard. Actually we're just trying to stay warm while watching Tim run the skid loader.

And here's Tim taking a break. He removed the rickety old wooden stairs so he could dig. So to get back in the house I had to have him hold Molly while I climbed back up on to the porch.