House in Progress Diary

Another Day, another BBQ & Home Depot Run

Back to the stuff...tonight's edition of "What on Earth" (Batch 14) is in honor of our American Bungalow forum pal, Kitschywoman. It's a quiz for all of you playing at home, with a few ringers thrown in. Do you know your kitsch? Are you sure? Here's your chance to throw that gauntlet down :)

It was a busy weekend with A's family in town for the ordination of A's mom (go D!). Some of the group were going to go downtown to see a few museums on Saturday. After touring our home on Saturday morning, they decided that was good enough and they were free to ride the EL around the Loop and visit the John Hancock tower instead! (No fooling.) Yes, we're officially competing with The Field and the Museum of Science & Industry now.

Today, after a lovely BBQ at A's parents, A & I came back to the house. A knocked down the wasp nests and I puzzled out where a few more window screens fit and mowed the lawn. It is sad when, even with a leak in our hose and less force than there should be, that the water from a hose could knock down wasp nests AND take strips of exterior latex off of the underside of the eaves. This is a sorely neglected house.

While I tried to weed what we now can call, "The Jungle", A went to the Home Depot and scored 50 ft of hose, a groovy/solid sprinkler, and a nifty ergonomic hand sprayer all for under $50.

We are hoping that someday our lawn will be a GREEN lawn, like the neighbors all around us. Though we are careful not to direct the hose AT the house, for fear that part of the house will just break off.

Posted by jeanne on June 29, 2003 at 11:14 PM (1)