While I was waiting for the varnish / stain to dry I fired up the weed eater and did the front yard and the two outside sides of the property.
Then I mowed the grass with the new blades on the mower. They do make a difference, the old blades were actually very blunt. I'll sharpen the one old blade that is still ok, and keep it as a spare. The other fubar blade will just reside in the shed for now, I may decide to try my hand at knifemaking some day, and the old blade may just be useful for that...
By the time I was done mowing it was already very hot, so I took a break from the sun for a while. I phoned my mom and my son and had a good chat to both of them.
My friend also arrived with my bakkie and trailer, so we chatted for a while too. He left me an envelope in the bakkie, to say thanks for me loaning it to him. Inside the envelope was a gift voucher for Bass Pro Shops

for $50

I had told him that I didn't want anything from him for loaning the bakkie, but he insisted, and he returned the truck with a full tank of fuel. Nice.
After he left I went off to the Home Depot and bought 15 fence slats. I had seen that too many of the old slats were completely vrot or broken, and I needed some extra to get the next two sections done.
Back home I climbed in and got the next two sections done. It was gruelling work in the heat and humidity, but I am satisfied with the result so far. It does look a bit weird with the new slats inbetween the old ones, but I'm going for strength and security (keeping the dogs INSIDE the yard security) rather than looks. And it is the side fence, with an open lot on the other side, so who cares

Now I'll have to wait another two weeks until I get paid again so I can buy some more fence posts and concrete again for the next few sections. But thats ok too, I'm sure that I can find other stuff to do in the meantime

While I was waiting for the morning to pass before I started up the mower, Maggie decided that it was a great spot to sit and watch for any squirrels that may come to eat at the birdfeeder

Then a few pics of the new sections of fence...