Archive for May, 2004

Update

lisa May 20th, 2004

The house is coming along. We are trying to refinance. Got some great news from the appraiser today — house has increased in value to almost twice what we bought it for. The mortgage guy is coming on Saturday and hopefully we’ll be closing soon.

The first floor is pretty close to done — parlor, great room and dining room are about 95%, but kitchen and mudroom are next. Upstairs we’ve done two of the bedrooms and the sitting room, but the bathroom, our bedroom, and maid’s bedroom/study are still incomplete. Outdoors, I’ve not planted any veggies yet but the flower beds are looking quite pretty. Bought some Jacob’s Ladder and a new delphinium last weekend. Earlier this spring I went absolutely bonkers for pansies and bought a ton (almost 100 plants). My newest thinking is to put an asparagus patch in rather than bothering with annual veggies. I also want to put in blueberries and maybe a kiwi. Or a paw-paw!

Anyway, the strawberries a friend gave me last year are overtaking that patch. Quite fun! We put up a fence to try to keep at bay whatever ate them all last year. We shall see…