It has been a fabulous summer with lots of fun drives in my Jeep - with the top off, of course. Now, as the days get a little shorter, the temperatures get cooler, and the rainy season approaches, it is time to put the top and full doors back on the Jeep. How long I delay installing the top on the Jeep is determined by the upcoming weather forecast and planned trips, which require leaving the truck at the airport for multiple days. While there will still be some warm days when I wish the top were gone, today was the day I officially declared the summer season over for 2026.
Coat of many colours
The crew is slowly working their way around the back of the property. The repainting of the shop continues. For the first coat, we are using up leftover paint, so it looks kinda weird until we get to the blends. The shop is now 23 years old, and it is definitely time for a refresh. They will keep chipping away on nice days until the winter weather sets in or we get real busy in the shop.
Dirty job
Our fence is now fully sculpted and painted. Today I hauled in a couple of loads of garden soil to complete the project. We’ll allow it to settle for a few weeks and when the weather is a little cooler Becke will go on a landscape hunting expedition to source five trees and some shrubs. The planter timbers that form the theme work on our garden/dumpster shed will be painted in the next while depending on the weather. This has been an ambitious, fun and educational project that nicely fit into our summer schedule. I’ll provide one last update when the landscaping is in. Stay tuned…
