We've owned this house for 20 years. That is by far the longest we've ever owned any house. Our first house in Loveland, Colorado was HOME for 6 years. The 2nd house was HOME for 5 years and then we moved in Idaho and built a house that was HOME for 7 years before we moved to Spain for 5 years. Now we've owned his house for 20 years. 20 years! That seems like a long time. Of course, for 9 years of that time we lived in Portland but we still owned the house and it kept aging!
Our fence showed every one of those years. Truthfully the only thing that was holding this side of the fence up, was the tree!
When our neighbors decided that they needed a fence but wanted a metal fence, we decided to just tear ours down. We didn't have a dog anymore so it seemed like a good decision. Tearing it down seemed easier than painting it again! And I think even Matt and George would agree.
Matt and George work well together! They both are perfectionist and think like engineers. Occasionally they have long 'discussions' to figure the best way forward. I just stay out of their way.
Unfortunately, the day they did the bulk of the work on the fence was also one of the rainiest days I remember in Boise. It reminded me of living in Portland but they persevered and got it done. The rain would stop and they would dash outside and work until the next deluge. Repeated several times!
Lots of hard work and lots of carrying heavy loads.
Matt's friend Russ is taking the bulk of the wood. He will use some for kindling and other pieces will be donated to the community garden for their projects.
I love how big it makes our yard look.
Now it is on to our other landscaping projects!
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