Showing posts with label Its beginning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Its beginning. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Faster I go; The Behinder I get.

Been working on the house after work two days now. Its getting cleaner but I dare say I had no idea how dirty that house was!
Yesterday I found footprints on the front porch, The former tenant was there so I showed him and he said it was a large raccoon that lives somewhere near by. The paw print was about 2 1/2 to 3 inches wide! Mentioning the former tenant reminds me. I decided that he NEVER opened a window! Many have been sealed shut with paint, or are just badly stuck. I believe he ran the A/C all the time. My husband and I are working hard to get them open. There is such a wonderful breeze that blows through the area. Some we have been able to open only to find many inhabited with spiders and such. Lots of spiders in the old house. I'm busy chasing them all outside.
Creepy looking picture, huh? This is the dead vine that the crazy grape vine is using to reach the windows! Yesterday I went into a bedroom to find that the grape vine had pried open a window screen and is trying to come into the house! Of course Robin had gotten that window open and there was that silly vine!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Good Things Come to those who Wait.

First, let me address an issue with my last, (actually first) blog. It seems in my enthusiasm I left off the "L" in the word gravel. So it appears we will be driving on a "Grave" in the driveway. My apologies dear readers, and a big Thank You to Chuck who gently pointed it out to me...repeatedly!

So the report I'm receiving is that the old  house is finally empty! Yeah! Stephanie is going over there to sweep and mop the rooms, my son and one of his buddies  have been moving things all day into the basement and slowly our garage is emptying! I think they call this crunch time!

So here's a view of the side yard which is very large. You can see the addition of the 4th bedroom on the roof.  Being able to go out and sit on the roof  is really pretty cool! The dark bumped out section is a green house they built as an attachment to the main house.  I'm standing beside a fence that divides the yard. The garden beds and fruit trees are behind this fence. (Including that wild grape vine!) There is a lot that we would like to do with the yard I'm standing in. All in due time of course! Included on the list would be an outdoor kitchen, fire pit, large spa and a Koi pond. (I just might start digging that pond right away!) Behind the fence is more like a farm, what with all the fruit trees and garden beds. I might have to get Growcology's help on this one! www.growcology.com
That's all for now. I can't wait to get back inside the house tomorrow after work!