This is the old barn that my Grandmother, Fearless Mom, my brothers and I built. I was about 14 at the time and it was one of the first major projects we did when we first moved here. We used to have three horses and this was the barn they lived in. Clearly it has seen better days. It's one of the many projects on the list this summer. To take the barn apart but attempt to salvage the corner posts. These are still rock solid believe it or not. That's because they are utility poles abandoned by the city years and years ago when new power lines were put up in this area. We used them as anchor posts to build the outside structure but the interior walls were from wood we poached from a neighbors abandoned house. My brothers and I were dispatched to a house in the middle of the woods to take it apart...wood piece by wood piece...and carry it back to the barn site. There were once windows in the barn as well, also recycled from abandoned buildings.
And today, I am going to recycle the wood one more time to build a raised planter in the back yard. Nothing fancy, just big enough to grow some Basil, Cilantro, Catnip and Dill. Seeds I spontaneously had Mom buy while we were standing in line at Rural King (more on this place later).
So I approached the barn, coveting all the best pieces of wood, hammer and crow bar at the ready....
Wait a second, what the heck is that?
And today, I am going to recycle the wood one more time to build a raised planter in the back yard. Nothing fancy, just big enough to grow some Basil, Cilantro, Catnip and Dill. Seeds I spontaneously had Mom buy while we were standing in line at Rural King (more on this place later).
So I approached the barn, coveting all the best pieces of wood, hammer and crow bar at the ready....
Wait a second, what the heck is that?
Oh no! It's my nemesis!!! And it's ALL OVER THE BARN!!!
I snagged my tools and took off running with my nemesis taunting me as I fled.
Laugh all you want nemesis, I'm coming back with Fearless Mom and a blowtorch!
Laugh all you want nemesis, I'm coming back with Fearless Mom and a blowtorch!
Gonna be a bad year for Poison Ivy.