1956 Oldsmobile
But for today:
I think of myself as an: ‘if it needs to be
done, go ahead and do it’ type of person.
We bought the house I am messing around with,
over the internet. We were in Ypsilanti for Sherry to assist her brother Johnny
back to health. He spent a lot of weeks in the hospital. I had plenty of time
on my hands, being snowed in most of the time.
It was spent on the computer.
I found our ‘retirement home’ on the net.
Sherry and I knew the realtor, we talked and with Sherry’s blessings we bought
the house.
Well as life goes, it was not to be ‘our home’
after remodeling, son Mark rented it first and next his daughter Sherece rented
it. It has a large lot so Grandson Luke needed a place to live while in college
so I did what I usually do, plunged in.
I converted a storage building to a ‘studio
Apt’. Kitchenette, full bath & washer and dryer.
I realized I was skipping the local gov’t and
build permits, etc So I planted four bushes to try to hide my sins, I
know very little about ‘flora’ (speed of growth). Thinking in 10 years they might shield the
place. Well, that was about 5 yrs ago. With no one tending them, They ‘bushed’ to 20’ tall and 6” trunks,
much more than I imagined.
They hid too much and were unsightly. So yesterday in the rain, I cut them down to 4’. I have basically 4 stumps sticking up and have so much tree waste to get rid of it ain’t funny!
They hid too much and were unsightly. So yesterday in the rain, I cut them down to 4’. I have basically 4 stumps sticking up and have so much tree waste to get rid of it ain’t funny!
Sherece and Stella are at the beach for the
weekend, they are gonna be surprised when they return, that is for sure.
BTW, I feel much better today, I think it was
the crawling underneath the house that did me in. LOL
Nite Shipslog
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7 comments:
Hahahahaha … you little stinker! Tom and I were wondering why his daughter wasn't so smart when she tried doing the something sans permits -- and got caught.
I sure remember when you were converting that shed; has it really been 5 years? Wow.
Glad to know you're feeling lots better!
Glad your feeling better. We are down here at the beach since Wed. Im behind on my blogging. The internet is terrible here. Me and Nick love staying in our camper. Sadly, Heading back to Gtown tomorrow.
From the sand
Lisa
You are super duper handy! I'm impressed but I'm glad you're feeling better. My hubby is paying the price of too much "handy man work" with a very out of place back...and he's a Chiropractor! Irony..it sucks.
Good to hear you are feeling better!! Bet the plants will grow back before long.
betty
Oh my, never a dull moment there. Glad you are feeling better and still keeping very busy. No doubt crawling under the house might have done it. You don't do anything half way for sure. I hope those bushes fill in soon so that you secret is kept. It's Sunday as I'm reading this so I'm hoping you take the opportunity to rest and relax awhile.
Jack, with this post you brought to mind Nike "JUST DO IT"...maybe you coined their famous slogan? Good to hear you bounced back into your high energy self!
Both of us are feeling the 'pain' of overdoing it. Be careful isn't in our vocabulary apparently. You are an energy bar like Bill. I've always thought that if you guys lived at least in the same county, you'd have been co-working at many a project. Sherry and I definitely hit the mother load with our handymen, get er'done guys. Glad you're feeling better...stay out of those tight crawl spaces young man! As for your 'bushes,' maybe lilacs or roses?
loven'hugs from up north where the deck is finally refreshed and the sun shines hot. I'm lovin'coffee on the deck with my man while watching our gardens grow.
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