Long, Hard Day. Black and Blue All Over

@OneOfMany And today I was outside to clean the pond (yuck) and to put a net to avoid the leaves to fall into the water. I am tired.

I was wearing thick, padded gloves. Some times the violence of the work site goes right through the protection! And I know the feeling, I was trying to clear hawthorn trees and invasive roses from the hillside about 14 years ago with a chainsaw, and by the time I was done I looked like the antagonist of a horror movie... except all that blood was my own! Mean plants...

@LadyDuck Pond cleaning is always a gross, slimy job. Good job finishing!

Some of the bricks we can't get to are under the hot tub that's on the porch. :P I don't think another one would help the cause!

@OneOfMany We could learn a lesson or two from you.peple

People like to do projects themselves when they can, because it saves money and gets the job done. In the future we may have to hire more people though.

@allknowing I think part of the reason is that you have 4 times the population we do. That's a lot of extra hands looking for things to do!

@OneOfMany That sounds like hard work, but should be worth it when it's finished.

@jaboUK Well hopefully it will last for many years after the repairs. But we will probably have to keep replacing the old, breaking bricks for years until they are all replaced. :P

Just making repairs to a porch that is older than me. It was built out of the wrong kind of brick, and after being patched year after year, we finally got a lot of outdoor paving bricks, and have been cutting them out and chiseling the pieces, then putting new bricks in place. This weekend we might have replaced 40-50 bricks, possibly more.

@OneOfMany Better not to do any heavy work until your muscles recover, I know that can be a real pain.

@cahaya1983 I woke up this morning and moved my leg, and it cramped on me. But I quickly straightened it out and it went away. Usually they aren't that forgiving!

Yes, but tomorrow is the start of a long work week! At least I get to heal over the week days so I can get beaten up again next weekend!

Fortunately my body does pretty well with bruises. I slept longer than usual this morning and it used the time to heal the blisters and the bruise is mostly gone, and it hasn't been 24 hours yet.

It's okay, I get the week to heal up, then start again. Since my body is getting used to the abuse the bruise mark is mostly gone, and the blister is healed, and it hasn't even been 24 hours yet!

I fell off a ladder two years ago (actually the ladder slid out from under me and I fell on top of it) and I got a nice ladder rung bruise on my bum. Nothing like a 4 by 8 inch bruise! Last year I slipped on my frozen steps and got a bruise like that on my back too. This year I've decided no ladders, and no steps without rock salt on them first!

Yes, I am from time to time, but this week will be busy and keeping me away. :D