Goodbye childhood home...
Judy Marriott to Andrew, me 11:51 am (25 minutes ago)
Hi Big Guy & Sweetie,
Well, it FINALLY happened. Yesterday our realtor brought a client by at noon and on our way to the mountains we got a call around 3:15 stating we had a contract at our asking price with our choice of closing date. No contingencies at all. We signed the contract today at noon and found out they have 4 kids and they both are doctors and are qualified financially. What a great feeling!!!
Now to continue our packing etc.
Tomorrow we have the home inspection at 9 and on Monday we have the septic inspection. Termite inspection hasn't been scheduled yet. Hopefully all of these things will go well.
The mountain house is coming along. We had toilets yesterday, but there is a leak in our master bathroom with the hot water. The plumbers were coming when we were leaving this morning. The painting is just about finished and the electrician was working. The stone guys still need to finish the front. The countertop in the kitchen will be installed Friday or Monday. We should see a lot of progress when we go up next Tuesday.
Hope your day is going well.
Love you both,
Mom & Dad
posted by Lisa @ 12:16 PM
3 Comments:
lisa-anything new on your lab funding situation? your folks are moving? can you recommend some nice plants to me which are cheap which i could pretty up my backyard with? i heard that jasmine and snake's tail is good for fences? Julie
Hi Julie,
No change on the funding situation. My folks are moving in three weeks to a place in Pennsylvania near their buddies. They're really excited.
As for plants, a website I checked out said Santa Monica's climate is pretty much meditteranean. That and your yard being pretty sunny gives you lots of options. Jasmine is awesome for climbing fences and it smells great. So agree that's a nice option.
I recommend going to a pretty good sized nursery/home depot/plant place. They'll have all sorts of plants that will do well in your area and then you can read the tags of what takes full sun (or whatever your light requirements are). Then you can just pick and choose based on what you like and what's reasonably priced. I think low-maintenance plants would be best for you -- that way you don't have to worry about watering them if you're in the lab and the weather turns dry. So I would lean towards some drought-resistant plants such as gazanias (daisy-looking yellow flower; pretty good spreader, so it wouldn't cost too much to fill the yard with plants. You can buy six packs or go for a flat of them with a ton of plants for around 9-12 bucks). Gazanias are pretty low-lying, so they would be nice combined with a growing vine for your fence or paired in front of some taller flowers that grow to 2 feet. Another nice option (but is a little more expensive) is bouganvilla. It would probably go crazy in that climate and would definitely add some punch and a focal point to the backyard.
Either way, going to the gardening center and looking around will be your best bet. I recommend going on Thursdays or Fridays (new shipments typically arrive on Tuesday/wednesday. going towards the end of the week allows you to get the best plant selection while still avoiding the weekend crowds. I try not to go Sunday afternoon or monday unless I'm too antsy, the selection and health of plants is usually poorer since they've been picked over.
have fun julie! Let us know what you pick out!
Oooh Julie, you have some agapanthus aka lily of the nile growing in front of your house! (6th picture -- the sword type foliage with purple flower stalks.) I love that plant. I'm jealous. I think you'll be able to grow anything if you can grow those... they like moderate water and good drainage, so you may not need to do drought resistant plants. Ask the people at the gardening center what they recommend.
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