Garden Fever!

One of the beautiful things about spring is that I have an excuse to avoid interior work by telling myself that some landscaping tasks just HAVE to be done right now, before it gets to warm.

Hooray for justifiable procrastination!

So this week I built raised beds, hauled truckloads of compost and woodchips, dug up my boulevard and planted flowers, planted cold crops in the back, and guerrilla-gardened in the (vacant) next-door yard with mixed perennials and sunflowers.

Now I just have to dig several rain-garden trenches, dig up and spread out a bizarre mound in the backyard, haul at least two more truckloads of woodchips to spread along the sides of the house and over/in my trenches, and build a retaining wall and terraces in the front yard. Whew! That should take a while...

In the meantime, I did finally locate a handyman who was willing to show up (not on time, but whatever) and tape the dreaded drywall in my bathroom and office. He didn't do the greatest job ever, but it's better than I could have done, to say nothing of FASTER, so I guess that's what's important.

Now the office only needs some touch-up sanding and paint, and the bathroom needs a bit of plumbing rearrangement, a new tile floor, (I'm going with multi-colored mosaic slate!) and the claw-foot tub to be sanded, primed and painted.

Oh, and a new toilet and sink...

And trim...

And lighting...

And shelving, towel racks, tp rack, hooks, shower-curtain apparatus, etc...

Okay so I guess there's a bit yet to do.

But I still feel like I'm sooooooooooooooooooo close to the end! For JOY!!!

I'm already planning the post-rehab party in my head.