Subj : Re: Spurts
To   : Nightfox
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sat Apr 08 2023 08:32:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ni> That's something I'm not looking forward to as far as buying a house
 Ni> again..  I'm glad I don't have to do that right now (I'm living in an
 Ni> apartment).  People talk about the "American dream" as far as owning a
 Ni> house, but the yard work & such needed for a house isn't really
 Ni> appealing.  I wouldn't mind having a house with a very small yard, or
 Ni> one that doesn't have any grass (and maybe no trees), and perhaps is
 Ni> paved.

We put in artificial turf in a small area for the dogs to roll around
in. The rest of the yard is gravel, paving stones and succulents/dune
grass along the border. It's drought-resistant and almost maintenance
free.

The repairs are a different issue. Luckily we have a contractor we
love, he was part of a team that did a kitchen remodel. We've used him
to remodel the deck area outside of my home office, do some tweaking to
our family room, re-did a storage area and did some roof and siding
repairs. It ain't cheap, but he's great at being thrifty where he can.
He re-used a lot of material to keep with the vintage of the house and
keep us from having to spend more on new materials.




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