Boz found sleeping on the job
I joked with a friend this week, that it took Noah less time to build an ark then it has taken me to erect a greenhouse. The good news is my time building this ginormous plant hangar is coming to an end. Today I hope to finish up the end walls and add the sliding doors. My fingers are crossed and my attention is focused (well, at least until the first distraction comes my way.) And while I hate to tell tales out of school, I do have a bone to pick with my helpers Boz and Gracie; they have been found sleeping on the job almost every day, occasionally lifting an eyelid or two to make sure that at least I was still on the job.
In the Greenhouse With Boz and Gracie
After a stroll around the property, a couple barks at annoying deer (perceived or otherwise), and a quick biffy break in the high grass, Boz and Gracie assume their responsibilities as my overseers for the reminder of the day, only taking breaks for lunch, napping and barking at invisible varmints. 
Bulldog chameleon: Gracie goes into full stealth mode, using camouflage to blend into her surroundings while she tracks my every move (with her eyes closed). 
Boz has a casual, laissez-faire attitude, surveying all on his drop cloth viewing station, but gently intervening should I start slacking in my duties. 
Ruh-row, apparently I’m slacking. 
Make that really slacking. (Uh, Boz, I believe you are a safety hazard at this point.) 
A tale of two workers: I saw boards and Boz saws ZZZZ’s. 
And on a side note, my new glasses arrived. The old wad-o-tape ones are now reserved for yard work and construction projects. (Purchased from coastal.com) 
To be honest, I do take a fair share of coffee breaks throughout the day. (A reluctant confession brought on by a serious case of stink-eye from two indignant in-house supervisors.)
With my Molly, the Delphic Oracle Dog, sleeping = All Is Well.
Anne, you know now Boz and Gracie are going to want fancy titles too…
New glasses, m’stachless and beardless too. MMM ??? Did I miss something?
Oh I broke my glasses June and sported a taped temple for two months and then I thought, I would rather look 55 than 56 so I shaved the facial hair. Ah, Man, man…thy name is vanity. 😉
Tom, your legs look scratch free. You must be doing something right:-) With a project that big, one would expect some sign of blood leakage;-)
Keep up the good work and a butt scratch for Boz and Gracie!
Karen, it’s been such a chilly spring, I’ve been wearing long pants to help stay warm. The brambles, boards, tacks and dog claws will be marring my gams shortly.
So have I missed something? What do you plan to grow in this ginormous greenhouse? Will you be supplying all the neighbours with veggies? As for the guys sleeping on the job, it could be worse, they could be helping out!
Sarah, I’m going to do a lot of experimenting with what grows well in a hoop house and what has high value at the market. Doing this for bunches of turnips and radishes, just doesn’t pencil out. Perhaps part floral and part everbearing raspberries, I also want to try growing some mandarin oranges and peento peaches. Uh-oh, I think I may need another greenhouse.
So glad to see the end of the construction phase. Now the real work will begin. Boz and Gracie are being great supervisors; they are not digging holes, etc. I too have a supervisor (named Patty Whack) who disappears and takes a nap while I am using the scuffle hoe or twining butterbean vines up the trellis or twisting tomatoes up their strings.
Then does Patty Whack return for a quality check?
I forgot to say that you are looking really niffty with the new glasses and your clean face. Like!
Thanks TG!
Like the glasses, but miss the beard! Oh ,and LOVE the supervisors 🙂
Thanks Perri, the beard may come back this winter, when I channel my inner burly-man, Lumberjack self.
I would be in heaven to have one of those….it has been on my list for a long time….so kewl you can do so much of the work yourself.
Swiss C, it has been a challenge, yesterday I finished up the east end wall and covered it with plastic. Then I built the 8 foot door and attached the rolling hardware to it so it would open like a barn door. Today I finish the west end (in the rain it looks like). I hope to have pics of the completed plant hangar real soon.
Oh my gosh…. they are no help what-so-ever! It’s amazing that you’ve gotten as far as you have!
That is too cute! Boz napping sure beats having your goat try to abscond with your circular saw though 😉 I do love that Boz and Gracie are so committed to ensuring that this project is well supervised! Can’t wait to see it all done!
Project looks awesome, Tom! I wish my little helper would sleep like that. I might actually get something done around here!
Nick, let’s see…the little man should be walking in a little while; not too early to get him excited about mowing the lawn and washing cars.
hahahahahhaha,…I had to smile all the way through this lovely & funny post! ha! 🙂
Nice. Can’t wait to see the end result of your greenhouse..