The Big To Do List

This is the side of our house.  The window with the shutters is in the

living room, and the large picture window is in the dining room.  This 

entire row of azaleas will be trimmed and excess leaves and debris will

be removed.  It has gotten away from us recently and now needs a

bit of TLC.

With temps soaring into the 90's and 100's for weeks now, cleaning up

garden beds has become a monumental task.  In this picture,  you can

see the side entrance through that louvered door leading to the breeze-way.

The azaleas are even bigger now than what you see here, and a volunteer

pecan tree has begun to grow in the midst of them.  The tree no doubt

took root when a squirrel decided to bury his pecan nut right there.  

This is an old photo of the front of our house right after we closed on the property.

We have managed to improve the lawn, and the tropicals on the right are much

larger now. This area will be cleaned up also.

The trim around the front door will get a fresh coat of paint, and the door will be replaced

with a new one.

I want a door like this one.  I think it will be attractive on our

house, and I love all the windows.  Our foyer is very dark, and this

style will bring in lots of light.

Our backyard is an absolute jungle!  Huge beds of ornamental ginger

that stand over ten feet high.  Deep beds of cast iron plants that need to 

have all the dead leaves removed, and the leaf debris removed from the

ground beneath it.  Just an over whelming amount of work to be competed

So my hubby surprised me and spoke to a landscaper.  She gave him an

estimate of what the job will cost, front, back and side yards. We agreed to

her price, and she arrives next week with a team of five men to start

the job, or as she calls it "spa day" for our garden.   I can't wait.  We will

also talk about some new plantings around the front door and get that

area all designed, but will wait until the weather cools off before we tackle

that project.

We are also taking bids to have our electric panel increased in capacity 

that will permit all the equipment needs for the pool and spa.  He

will also give us a quote for a full house generator.  Our next door neighbor

has one and loves it.  If the power should go out, the generator will get the

message and turn itself on.  So, even if we go out of town, and we have a

bad storm and lose power, our generator will automatically click on

to keep everything up and running.

We are getting a new Bosch dishwasher and removing the current

engineered flooring in the kitchen and replacing it with antique

brick.  Where there is still carpeting in the house, it is going to be

pulled out down to the original hardwoods.

Lots of projects, but it's time to get going on making our dreams 

a reality!  Stay tuned.

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley