Step 1...the Letter
A couple weeks ago we received an anonymous letter in the mail. With a stamp and everything and no return address. We opened the letter to find something resembling the following...
A couple weeks ago we received an anonymous letter in the mail. With a stamp and everything and no return address. We opened the letter to find something resembling the following...
Dear Resident,
Every time I pass your home I want to cry. If Former owner had ever seen what happened to his Garden of Eden he would roll over in his grave. People would come from all over the area to admire his pristine and wonderful yard. Certainly you could do more with it than you have in order to maintain the yard's image, as well as your own.
Sincerely,
Concerned Neighbor
Sincerely,
Concerned Neighbor
First of all here is my response to that.
1) We are not 80 years old and retired. We are full time working parents of 4.
2) We are well aware that we cannot keep up on this yard the way it was currently designed. I Am well aware that properly kept this yard is absolutely beautiful, however, It is not possible for us to properly keep it up.
3) And Foremost, if you had the decency of a GOOD neighbor to actually KNOCK on my door and get to know us, you would first of all KNOW all of this, and know that we plan to remedy the situation THIS YEAR, and number 2 you would KNOW how many other problems we have had in this old house recently that would be a perfect reason for us to not embed on ANOTHER project as of yet...
BUT since Concerned neighbor must be appeased, and since said letter made me feel really really shitty about my yard's image, and since hubby thinks any long weekend is the perfect excuse to start a New project...
Here is what we did this weekend!
The Garden of Eden has now been replaced with a gigantic freaking dirt hole! I do not know if we will be able to even get around to getting grass planted this year, because it will soon be so hot that it will be hard to start new grass, but I'm sure we will try. We are still not sure as to the identity of Concerned Neighbor, but I am sure that it was one of the 25 people who on their way to and from church on Sunday came to a screeching halt in front of my now yardless yard with mouths gaping a looking as if they were about to have a heart attack...However, since you think that it is your business what we do and don't do in this old house, but it is none of our business who you are, we will be placing a suggestion box in our dirt hole where you can feel free to put any more of your anonymous suggestions. Thank you so much for your concern.
SUGGESTIONS WELCOME
p.s. this is not actually my yard, as my yard has no live vegetation left at this moment.
1) We are not 80 years old and retired. We are full time working parents of 4.
2) We are well aware that we cannot keep up on this yard the way it was currently designed. I Am well aware that properly kept this yard is absolutely beautiful, however, It is not possible for us to properly keep it up.
3) And Foremost, if you had the decency of a GOOD neighbor to actually KNOCK on my door and get to know us, you would first of all KNOW all of this, and know that we plan to remedy the situation THIS YEAR, and number 2 you would KNOW how many other problems we have had in this old house recently that would be a perfect reason for us to not embed on ANOTHER project as of yet...
BUT since Concerned neighbor must be appeased, and since said letter made me feel really really shitty about my yard's image, and since hubby thinks any long weekend is the perfect excuse to start a New project...
Here is what we did this weekend!
The Garden of Eden has now been replaced with a gigantic freaking dirt hole! I do not know if we will be able to even get around to getting grass planted this year, because it will soon be so hot that it will be hard to start new grass, but I'm sure we will try. We are still not sure as to the identity of Concerned Neighbor, but I am sure that it was one of the 25 people who on their way to and from church on Sunday came to a screeching halt in front of my now yardless yard with mouths gaping a looking as if they were about to have a heart attack...However, since you think that it is your business what we do and don't do in this old house, but it is none of our business who you are, we will be placing a suggestion box in our dirt hole where you can feel free to put any more of your anonymous suggestions. Thank you so much for your concern.SUGGESTIONS WELCOME
p.s. this is not actually my yard, as my yard has no live vegetation left at this moment.
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