raised flower bed
Raised flower bed showdown: Part 2
After I hauled all of my oh-so-sustainable cedar lumber home from Gabriola to build my raised cedar flower beds, I decided I needed to build a fifth box in the front yard to make the most of the sunniest spot in my yard.
Time for a trip to Hell Depot.
Despite the fact that Angus (my partner) insisted I could use a jigsaw to cut through 4×4 cedar posts, I decided to buy a proper skill saw to do the task, and left him at home because he clearly has NO CLUE.
When I arrived, I encountered some good ol’ sexism on the loose: smirks and jeers as I ferried my new skill saw through the lumber section, and a weak-ass attempt at unloading the WORST pieces of lumber in the entire lot onto me. After the Home Depot guy insisted on helping me pull out the pieces, I picked up a board, held it level to my eye and said, “This board is more crooked than a mountain road! Is that the best one in the pile? Look! It’s full of knots!” Then he backed off and decided that, despite being female, perhaps I had some credibility after all.
I digress…
Triumphant, I got the shipment home, assembled my saw horses and started measuring and cutting the new boards with a little Led Zep on. I got the old man to help with this task of course, because I needed someone to catch the boards (you didn’t actually think I’d let him near the saw, did you?)
Cracked Pot Pix
