Saturday, Post #41
Sep. 23rd, 2017 09:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
usedtobeljsJust got back from a morning walk. (I have started a workout plan created by my friend and trainer Fr, in anticipation of a walking-tour vacation next July, hurrah.) It is still Hot Soup here in the subtropics, but the light has changed, and soon, soon the dewpoint will drop to livable levels.
(I hope.)
While the weather should be changing in good ways soon, my house and backyard are about to undergo Major Updates. I foresee two and a half to three months of craziness with the house, while my contractor redoes the 1960s addition and makes it a) a rationally designed space, and b) one better suited to Aging in Place. Example: currently there are two steps down from my kitchen to the utility room/hallway; these steps lead directly, as in less than a foot of clearance, into my washing machine. To the right of the steps is a giant Nixon-era (LITERALLY) water heater. It's a cramped and slightly dangerous arrangement, and I will be so glad when it goes away. I am NOT looking forward to the construction noise and mess, but the end result should be great.
Also, I adore M the contractor, who did my other bathroom renovation, and he will do a good job for me.
The other change is that my backyard, which is sort of a mess (except with excellent treework!), is getting a proper design. D my landscape designer is doing some practical things I requested, like a Corgi-size border fence keeping Master Danger away from the proper fence, but he also, like, somehow intuited the kind of Provencal stone courtyard image that I keep pinning, and is giving me a courtyard space of gravel, flagstones, and succulents, which I'll be able to see from my kitchen window. YAY YAY YAY. There will also be some "lawn" for the young master and loads of native plants, including pollinators.
I'll keep you posted on how Master Danger does with all these changes. :)
What change are you looking forward to?
(I hope.)
While the weather should be changing in good ways soon, my house and backyard are about to undergo Major Updates. I foresee two and a half to three months of craziness with the house, while my contractor redoes the 1960s addition and makes it a) a rationally designed space, and b) one better suited to Aging in Place. Example: currently there are two steps down from my kitchen to the utility room/hallway; these steps lead directly, as in less than a foot of clearance, into my washing machine. To the right of the steps is a giant Nixon-era (LITERALLY) water heater. It's a cramped and slightly dangerous arrangement, and I will be so glad when it goes away. I am NOT looking forward to the construction noise and mess, but the end result should be great.
Also, I adore M the contractor, who did my other bathroom renovation, and he will do a good job for me.
The other change is that my backyard, which is sort of a mess (except with excellent treework!), is getting a proper design. D my landscape designer is doing some practical things I requested, like a Corgi-size border fence keeping Master Danger away from the proper fence, but he also, like, somehow intuited the kind of Provencal stone courtyard image that I keep pinning, and is giving me a courtyard space of gravel, flagstones, and succulents, which I'll be able to see from my kitchen window. YAY YAY YAY. There will also be some "lawn" for the young master and loads of native plants, including pollinators.
I'll keep you posted on how Master Danger does with all these changes. :)
What change are you looking forward to?
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Date: 2017-09-23 04:57 pm (UTC)Sounds like you have a lot of good things going on!
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Date: 2017-09-24 01:46 pm (UTC)Hugs hugs!
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Date: 2017-09-23 06:29 pm (UTC)I'm looking forward to an imminent holiday.
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Date: 2017-09-24 01:47 pm (UTC)Hugs and CHEERS for your upcoming holiday!
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Date: 2017-09-23 09:08 pm (UTC)Those sound like excellent renovations!
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Date: 2017-09-24 01:47 pm (UTC)[hugs]
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Date: 2017-09-23 11:03 pm (UTC)Your improvements sound delightful! Hugs and fingers crossed for no more weather issues.
Edited for typos as usual...
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Date: 2017-09-24 01:48 pm (UTC)Hugs hugs!
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Date: 2017-09-24 12:03 pm (UTC)Last night I was sitting outside, feeling a legit cool breeze, and remembering why I love living here. I'm going to cherish every moment of it this year!
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Date: 2017-09-24 01:50 pm (UTC)Did I say that my backyard might be getting a firepit? You and D will have to come over one Friday night in December and enjoy it with me. :)
All hugs!
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Date: 2017-09-25 02:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-09-26 12:20 pm (UTC)Hugs and better days for you and Kathy!