Tiling

It's always a surprise when the tiling machine works. We held our breath as the beast lumbered across the front yard Saturday afternoon, afraid that come Christmas we would be stringing lights on it as a lawn ornament. But the machine cooperated all afternoon, with only minor breakdowns. The boys were delighted with the progress they made in installing a string of tile to drain the small pond that accumulates in the middle of our garden after every substantial rainstorm.