Well, okay, so it's really more like "the flower bed," but whatever. Here are some photos of the front and sides of the house. Brandon has been home for the last few weeks and has gotten a lot accomplished. He and his mom cleaned out the garage (remember, the one that apparently supplied rats to all the neighborhood cats at one time?) and it took two days just to clean it. They ripped out all the paneling inside and stripped it down to the studs and exterior siding, took out some of the shelving, moved one of the cabinets, and cut a window between the two interior rooms to let some light and air through. They also pressure washed it and then Brandon took another day to put everything back inside all neat and organized. Yay! Of course, I don't have any photos of that yet, but I'll try to remember to take some this weekend (and of the organized basement, too).
Patrice and Brandon also cut down some young pecan trees that were growing in a bad spot--right next to the house where the electrical wiring comes in. This photo was from our inspection before we bought the house, but the trees they cut down are the ones right under the back of the arrow, on the corner of the house.I've been busy planting and mulching in the front yard and done some planting in the side by the driveway, as well. I hauled all the huge pine bark mulch out of the front flower beds, including lots of wood, shingles, and nails (messy contractors!) with our shiny new wheelbarrow and filled the beds back in with cypress mulch. On our first trip to Home Depot for this project we bought four bags of mulch. Then later we bought four more, I think. And then yesterday, I bought four more. We'll get the hang of this eventually, I guess ;)
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