No, we’re not finished. It’s amazing how life can get in the way of a do-it-yourself project. Especially if you let it.
Despite my lack of an update, progress has been made. In August we had ten trees taken out of our front and backyard. While it doesn’t even put a dent in the amount of tree-age on our property, it does allow a little more space for our plan. And it allows for a little more health for some of our trees.
In September we dealt with the damaged siding on our house from the old deck and rot that was uncovered behind the deck.
In November we had our back yard re-graded, raising the grade near the house and improving drainage while preparing a space for our patio and landscaping.
In the process of removing the trees, and raising the grade, our dog discovered that it is all the easier to hop over our fence whenever she gets a dog’s itch to roam the neighborhood. I will disclose that our dog has always had a Houdini-like gift of getting out of any area she wants, including our fenced-in yard. Usually it's only when she gets fed up with being treated like a dog and not a human. But this past couple of weeks she has been asking to go out much more frequently, only for us, or our neighbors, to find her gallivanting around bringing traffic to a screeching halt…
So the project today was to plant a pointy, pokey shrub at the sweet spot where she jumps. It will be much more effective when it gets a little taller and wider, but it’s a start. She looks thrilled, doesn't she?
Next step for the patio project… a new back door, storm door, and back stoop. The posts holes for the stoop are already dug.
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