Those projects were pre-Darcy. Projects post-Darcy are on a whole new level of interesting!
This year's goal was small compared to the others: just levelling and re-sodding the area where the old deck was. We ripped up the old sod, and lugged in some topsoil. Then we levelled it. You may remember that Duncan advised a roller for that job:
Not Darcy. She doesn't need any tools, she just rolls it herself. Notice how she leapfrogs right over Duncan near the end? He's gotten very good at ducking:
Finally, it was all ready for its last inspection before laying the sod:
(which, apparently, smells quite interesting):
This whole "working" thing is tough, and not at all what Miss Darcy is accustomed to. She needed a nap (right where the next roll of sod was to go):
before she was ready to taste-test the sprinkler: