Remember the old saying about “a ton of bricks“?  A day in the life of a heart-broken old lady. Last picture first: “Yours truly” invested much time and energy “laying the patio”–one (1) thirty-seven pound block at a time. More than one-hundred blocks (plus numerous other various sizes) collectively total two tons.  Two strong men effortlessly pulled up the cement blocks and hauled them away.

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