My mother's finally about to pay to have our tiny front yard done over for low maintenance. I guess it's going to be bushes and ground cover, for the most part. For YEARS, we have been the house on the increasingly nice street with the crappy yard that is either dirt or all weeds. So that's exciting. I don't believe in lawn, for so many reasons.
Prepare to uncouple -- uncouple.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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Jesse - Apr 05, 2016 1:50:04 pm PDT #19041 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
brenda m - Apr 05, 2016 2:00:44 pm PDT #19042 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
For YEARS, we have been the house on the increasingly nice street with the crappy yard that is either dirt or all weeds.
Hah! Story of my life. Not just yards, I think.
Jesse - Apr 05, 2016 2:14:03 pm PDT #19043 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The house looks pretty good, at least.
AND my mother is going to pay! I was going to pay, because I can't take it anymore, and also don't want to do yard work.
javachik - Apr 05, 2016 2:25:29 pm PDT #19044 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
I feel like I am the only person here who loves gardening! And owning a home! Oh wait Sara loves her home too. There are two of us! Growing up in the projects and always living in someone else's house (rentals) drove me nuts because I couldn't paint the way I wanted to paint, and I didn't want to invest blood, sweat, and tears into someone else's land.
lisah - Apr 05, 2016 2:34:48 pm PDT #19045 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
I feel like I am the only person here who loves gardening! And owning a home! Oh wait Sara loves her home too. There are two of us!
HEY! I love owning a home! No regrets at all!!!
I could theoretically like gardening but I am very, very bad at it.
Sue - Apr 05, 2016 2:38:34 pm PDT #19046 of 30003
hip deep in pie
I like gardening, but I don't love lawn care.
javachik - Apr 05, 2016 2:39:25 pm PDT #19047 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
I like gardening, but I don't love lawn care.
Why I got rid of my lawns!
Atropa - Apr 05, 2016 2:39:31 pm PDT #19048 of 30003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I feel like I am the only person here who loves gardening!
I thought I'd love gardening! But ... spiders. Everywhere in our yard. Plus sunlight.
sarameg - Apr 05, 2016 2:49:49 pm PDT #19049 of 30003
I fully admit I love owning and maintaining a home. Holes in the ceiling and all (it's fascinating to see the guts of construction.) But I am a wee bit of a control freak and always ran into crappy maintenance managers when I rented, so even while I have to make onerous hated phone calls to hire people for the work I cannot or will not do, I get to make the decisions. Even if phone hatred means I still don't have a contractor or roof estimate.
I always have plans that when I actually get to them, the satisfaction of getting it done buoys me for a long time. I'll never not be proud of my banister and the repair and repaint of my iron rails. And yes, even the wall repair and plaster, though I'll never do that again if I can help it. I like projects.
Dana - Apr 05, 2016 3:05:57 pm PDT #19050 of 30003
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I definitely like owning a home. I don't love maintaining it, but problems can usually be solved by money, which we're lucky enough to have.