It's been a while, but work hasn't stopped. It's just not nearly as exciting. But, now that it's warmer and (sort of) dry, we've begun to tackle the great outdoors. Several weeks ago, Pete, his dad, and his dad's truck yanked out the ugly old bushes. We were left with this...
...minus the old bushes, which are now at the dump.
But today, thanks to several hours of work, assisted by Lisa, my dad and Aunt Maxine, we now have this...
We planted a ton of perennials, which I'm hoping will fill in like an English Country Garden, and also spread two yards of mulch. I am thrilled with home much we accomplished today!
And not only that, but we also cleaned up the neighborhood sign, which is on our property. Since there's no home owner's association, we figured it's our responsibility and have adopted it.
The backyard is still proving to be a challenge. We have a drainage issue (see below), but Pete has a plan of attack for dealing with that.
Today, Pete began digging up the grass along the back fence, which is going to become our seasonal vegetable garden. Because it's veggie planting time, this project has taken priority over other backyard doings. (drainage fix, fence painting, and deck rebuild are still to come)
This is the goofy looking tree is the one that broke in half and fell the week before we closed. We were told that often a new lead branch will take over, so Pete tied two branches together to encourage that process. Right now, it just looks like a crazy misshapen tree-like thing. Hopefully, someday it will be a nice, normal looking tree again.
Oh, happy day! Our new couch arrived about 5 weeks ahead of schedule! Yay!
It is practically perfect in every way...except one. It is a two-piece sectional and the two pieces don't exactly line up in the back, which is a major bummer because the back is visible.
This seems like a major manufacturing error to me, so we will be in contact with the salesperson and store soon to figure out what can be done to remedy the situation.
But, other than that little bummer, we love it and you can't see the back when you're sitting on it, so from here, it's all good!
