Progress...

Okay!  That rotted back deck is gone now. 

And the insulation under the house is finally done, too.  We still have to put back the plants and things in front of that opening under the porch where they went under there, though.   Remember how hard I said it was to get under there?  Well look at this.  That tiny little bare space is the ONLY way to get under there.  NOT an easy task - poor guy.  (Poor "little" guy, fortunately!)

We brought the horse trailer home from Al's last week.  It had been sitting uncovered under those oak trees over there all winter and was literally green with algae.  I've been looking on line for some sort of algaecide but today before I got a chance to order anything, Mark got out the pressure washer and had it cleaned back up in 10 minutes!  Amazing.

It sure looks tiny, doesn't it?  But inside it's plenty large enough for two horses of about any kind  -- except maybe Clydesdales!  And it's really easy to load the horses into since the inside is white, and those front and top windows let in plenty of light.  Plus you can leave that front door open and just lead them in and walk out the front door.

 

I like that you can see the horses while you're driving, too - through that front window.  Oh - and you can pull the thing with just about anything.  They're from Europe where they have small roads and not a lot of giant trucks, so they get pulled with station wagons and things.  That's why it was possible for me to buy the 6 cylinder Ridgeline and not a "real" truck.  And I love that, too.  Life is good.