The Garden Takes Shape...

Ahhh. We had enough of a break between rain that we could put up the greenhouse, finish one raised bed and build one of the two others. The greenhouse, unfortunately, is not one I would recommend. It has a "no-tools-required" aluminum pipe and plastic hub frame with a plastic/vinyl cover that is a pain-in-the-backside to put together. We'll see how it performs. We still have to fill the beds, of course, but I'm very happy with the progress today. Here's the before and after shots of the area we were working on:

Before:

After:

And an overview of the back garden area; there's one more bed to be built more or less where the palettes are sitting:

I have been watching the sun paths for the last month and I think there will be enough hours of sun in these areas for most of my plants... I may have to resort to putting tomatoes in mobile containers... we'll see.

I'm also pondering the front yard where I plan to put potatoes and pumpkins... again, we'll see.

Into the Home(finishing) Stretch....

As the fifteenth approaches and our time-line narrows, our activity is a flurry of ticking things off our To-Do list.

Yesterday we got the replacement for the broken window (only $78!! Thanks, Pino-Lite!) and I signed off on the proof of the print for the bedroom -- being re-done at Island Blue since it looks like pickets will be up around the SUB for some time yet.

The fences are painted (yay!) and we got a cheque yesterday reimbursing us for earlier damages. We will be using that cash to pimp our deck in the next few days. Unfortunately, one of our containers collapsed when we tried to lift it (the wood frame was very bug-eaten) but we will re-organize and rearrange to compensate.

Cthulhu will also be getting an un-subtle ride across town to a temporary location until he is sold or we move into a place where we could store him again.

Aside from the patio pimping, the last major thing to be completed before "staging" is the carpet installation, set for this Friday.

Once the place is staged, you'll get to see some before and after shots -- I promise! -- and of course, you can have a look at the listing once it's up.

If I never see a paintbrush again....

... well, you know.

We painted the townhouse this weekend -- top to bottom with the exception of some of the kitchen and the bathroom. It was a lot of work and I ache. all. over.

But, the place looks good and now we just have to keep puttering away at the thinning (we still need to reduce the crap in the kitchen by half) and start getting used to staying at our 3-bedroom hotel.

Our next hurdles are: waiting for the fences to be painted (largely out of our control though they are supposed to start the complex tomorrow); buy the remaining items to finish the staging (new sheets, new lamps -- don't worry, it's all stuff we want to get anyway); get the carpets installed (on the 12th) then stage, list, and stay out of the way.

Sigh.