It’s the greenest

Last night I made a fabulous meatloaf and mashed potatoes, with a fresh salad from the cold frames. Notice the lacy leaves, courtesy of the effing flea beetles. I have to say that simple salad of only greens was the tastiest thing I’ve eaten since last summer. The injection of green and earth into my [...]

Oh, crap

Chris just called to say that the realtor has a client who is looking for a house halfway between Akron and Youngstown, on a little bit of acerage in our price range. They’re coming to look at it Saturday. Shit. Shit. Shit. Could somebody please add an extra dozen hours of daylight to the next [...]

Moving into hyperspeed mode

So our realtor thinks we should list our house as soon as we have final approval, around about my birthday, May 10. That’s just about two weeks to knock down the longest to-do list in the history of me. The sun is shining again, though it’s only 50*, and I’m walking around rubbing my hands [...]

40 days

She accepted the offer, and I’m running out to sign the contract. We’re locked in, 40 days to secure the FHA loan, and then we’re outta here, barring any complications. She’s leaving the porch swing behind. Sigh. Bookmark It

Moving right along

Well, Chris just called to tell me that we got the financing, so the bid goes in at lunchtime today. It’s so weird to not have my focus in the garden all of a sudden, and we’ve had such beautiful days. We switched gears so quickly, and if I didn’t know how right it feels [...]

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