Mowing the Frikkin' Lawn

I'm fortunate in that the old man (Dad) gave Mrs Bugbear and I his old Cub Cadet riding lawnmower.  It need a few small repairs, mostly torn metal on the mower deck from Dad hitting stumps or old fence post that had been cut-off almost flush with the ground.  So on Thursday after doing the requisite welding and putting the mower deck back on the riding tractor I set out to mow the lawn. 

I finished mowing the lawn Saturday afternoon.

Okay, I exaggerate by leaving out some details.  It took about three and ahalf hours to mow the lawn and I used more gas in one mowing than I used all summer at the old house.  Mind you at the old house it took about 15 minutes to mow the lawn and I was generally doing the neighbour's front lawn as well.

The acreage is nice, the lawn mowing is necessary chore.  I guess my life will be complete when I own a zero-turn lawnmower and a snow-blower.