Mad Dogs and English [Wo]men

Megan, Ann and I arrived at the old house Saturday at noon. 

We were greeted by the first bloom of the season.

We got to work right away. It took a lot of effort but we weeded the garden leaving only some garlic, onions, flowers, and what I'm pretty sure is zucchini but might be cucumber. John showed up shortly thereafter and cut the small patch of grass out back with the push mower that decided to work now that there wasn't a front lawn to cut. We threw out all the things that needed throwing out, and cleaned the whole house.

Results of the tidied-up back yard.

Final Harvest

I got sun sick and had to take some Tylenol and nap with an ice cold beanbag to get rid of the headache that was bad enough to make me queezy... but I'm glad it's done.

Mom Found Something Awesome

So we weren't swept away by the one we were going to apply to but it was definitely do-able...

That may be irrelevant. Mom had posted asking on kijiji about what we were looking for and someone emailed her a link to ad for a place just blocks from where we were looking on Saturday that looks amazing. No carpet, low VOC paint, garden and compost bin in the back yard. All inclusive, even laundry! 

I called at 6pm and left a message asking for a showing this week before work so we won't be putting in paperwork at the other place, at least til we've had a chance to see this one. 

**squee!**