Okay I know, I am not the one that usually starts these threads, but they are some of my favorites of the week, and we are well into Tuesday without one being started. Mostly likely due to the long holiday weekend...
My weekend was particularly unproductive, we have bee experiencing unusually hot, dry weather still, June was record setting with something like 8 days over 100 deg F, and only 1 day of rain. So July 4th fireworks were cancelled. It stinks, but is totally understandable from a safety point of view.
I did manage to get my lawn work completed. Mowed, weed whacked, edged, hedge trimmed, and swept up both front and back yards. Sadly, I realized that mine is one of the best looking lawns in my neighborhood, mostly because at least in the front, it isn't dying yet. Most of my neighbors lawns have turned brown already. I have been watering following the cities water restriction guide lines to the letter. This has not been particularly kind to my tomatoes and my cucumbers, but at least the grass, lillies, and roses still hold up fine.
I spent some quality time in the shop, not a lot, but enough to clear out the junk from the strong tie work bench, I now have a blank wall behind this bench, and a cleared off bench. This means I will be able to pull this bench out fairly soon, and patch / paint the wall the peg board used to hang on. I am starting to lean VERY heavily toward removing the strong tie work bench all together, and building a rolling / collapsible miter saw station. I need to figure out dust collection though. This slider has been a nightmare to collect dust from...
Sunday was as it should be. Church services in the morning, and plenty of rest in the afternoon. I really didn't get anything much done other than become human again after my long week...
I spent a good amount of quality time smoking up a mess of barbecue for the family for the 4th of July. Again with the drought conditions, I had to pretty much sit outside all day with a garden hose waiting for any errant sparks to come out of the smoker... What a pain in the tail!
Well that's it for my weekend, what did you folks do with your weekends?