Curb Appeal is the Real Deal

And, we are seriously lacking it at our house. We have the biggest pine tree on the planet in our front yard and it is truly the bane of my existence. You can see the branches in the top of this pic. Now imagine that those branches basically go up to Heaven and they swallow our house and our neighbors’ house in the process. Oh, you might say, “Jessica, just cut that sucker down!” I would say to that brilliant observation, “Can I borrow lots o’ cash money from you then?” So there is Christopher slaving away attempting to mulch and figure out some type of appealing plant scheme to make the tree presentable to the viewing public.

A couple of more notes on the exterior of our house. We’ll be planting something in that flowerbed by the porch. The fact that it is naked right now embarrasses and annoys me. Plus, eventually we are going to paint the trim black and get a new black garage door. That ugly-as-hell shrub will get pulled out too. Who thought an ill-placed, heinous, bushy structure was a good idea again? Why yes, I would love to be ushered into your house by a blob of aggressive looking greenery. Actually, no thank you, I wouldn’t.

The good news is, we are making progress on a few other projects and here is a peek at our beginning herb and vegetable garden. We will have all kinds of heirloom tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, green onions, carrots, jalapenos, cilantro, basil, and parsley. I am dying to get these babies in full bloom.

Hopefully everything will look a lot different in a month or two and I can share the update!