After weeks of rain--progress!!

French Drain

By the end of last week, the rains stopped (for a bit) and there was a grand flurry of activity.
George and Johnny continued their rain-delayed work of clearing out the rotten beams in the back of the house, adding new beams to hold up the house, and to frame the windows.  The landscape guys showed up and worked at break-neck speed, installing a French drain, and adding  mulch, rocks and plants to  hold the earth in place through the next round of storms and winter.  Chris, George's son, stopped by after school for some serious weed-whacking and mowing. 
It was a day of great progress.   

moving earth

After weeks of being essentially alone through earthquake, hurricane and torrential rains, I had made plans to go to the city for the weekend.  Though it was a delight to see some glimmers of transformation,  when I left at around 5pm, the landscapers were still at work.