Yard Work

I don't think I told you about the yard work Terry did. You know - in between the other manual labor.  The yard looked like this the day of the closing:

It was a little unkempt, and Terry really didn't like the banana tree.  What's a banana tree doing in Indiana?  I'm pretty sure no bananas would grow on it here.  Anyway, it was growing out of control, so Terry got over there and mowed the lawn and trimmed all the bushes.  So now it looks like this:

That arch shaped spot between the windows is just desperate for a decoration in my opinion.  I've kicked around several different ideas:

Here's a thing they're calling a pinwheel that I like a lot:

 

Then again, I kind of like this graffiti look too:

And Janice likes the idea of a pretty bench out there:

 Well that is a pretty cool bench isn't it?

Another idea I like is this bistro set.  I'm picturing it out there with some flowers growing around it and maybe a small something in a pot on the table and/or on a chair.

And the best part of this idea is that I have the very thing sitting my basement right now, doing nothing but collecting dust!  So the price is Free!  All we'd need to do is paint it white or some other light color. Pale blue?  Speaking of painting, should we think about painting the trim, shutters, door, etc?  Ideas? Lets have a vote on the color that's already there?  Now that it's gotten cold, that probably won't happen until next spring anyway.

I'd probably still want to put something actually on the house up above the table.  Or not!  I don't know. 

Well anyway, my train of thought derailed as it does so often.  I was originally going to brag on Terry's nice job on trimming and yard work.  He did good as usual. 

And mention his doing good reminds me.  We tried everything to get rid of the dog smell in there and after a very small amount of internet research, tried shampooing the carpet with vinegar.  Yes, vinegar, and it worked so well, we're both amazed.  And also sort of thrilled.

Living happily ever after now,

Love Vicki