Day 7

So, I've been at it for a week.

Today was one of those days when it felt like this task was going to be neverending. I worked like a dog, but never really seemed to achieve much -- or, at least, that's how it felt.

The day started, after the obligatory trip to Home Depot/Lowe's (which I could have sworn would be my last trip there), with a laying on of sand, and a tamping of sand (this time, no whacker...just me and my hand tamper):

This necessitated, also, a laying out of stone (to kinda see what was there):

By lunch, it barely seemed like any advance had been made:

But soon, I had run out of sand completely:

...meaning that two further trips were needed to Home Depot in order to procure more before the day was done :

(you can see the darker, Home Depot sand above).

Not exactly a scintillating day.

Continue forward, friends...