Saturday, August 1, 2020

After the Funeral

No, not a Christie mystery. After the obsequies for the squash, the bands have packed their trumpets and drums and left, the caterers have folded up and driven away the chairs, the squirrels have finished the last of the crumbs, the rites all observed, we bravely regroup and go forward.

And here we are. Planter boxes on the deck, with tomato plants and chives, the boxes supporting the rest of the tomato patch behind it.




Furniture moved, still distanced for future visits. Cherry bushes trimmed back enough to accommodate a visitor's chair. Second planter box on its side now acting as a coffee table. Multitasking is not just for humans.


And, outside the fence, the other chair, so rustic it's falling apart, but still a decorative feature of the landscape.


I had scheduled an exercise workout this morning, but decided that dragging about furniture and plants and sweeping the deck and pruning all added up to a bit of exertion. Let's not get carried away here.

One other aspect of this house is that you can see right through it from the street. I like my neighbors to enjoy what they see, and they do look in, very interested.



So i think it's neighborly to garden in a way that will give pleasure to passing walkers. Away with secret private eyes-only gardens. Life's a banquet!

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  1. Oh, I like this post. And I giggled at the comment of passersby being interested in looking in your window. We have a large bow window in our living room and most people can't seem to help themselves as they walk by and look toward our house, I presume, to check out the inside from the street. But they can also see through the dining room doors at the back of the house. Your deck looks so nice. I love the shade and dappled sunlight you have in your yard.

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    1. The orientation of the house is one reason we chose it over other similar units. The patio gets morning sun, afternoon shade when you want to sit out. So the patio is really well used.

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  2. Life is indeed a banquet and what a feast for the eyes you give your neighbors!

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  3. Great light in your home. Love that! The garden is great for gathering too. Enough space for social distancing.

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  4. what a lovely spot. I love your deck. we want to get one outside our front door but other projects keep intruding like the unexpected bathroom remodel. is your house old? a lot of the old houses were built like that I think where you could see all the way through.

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    1. The house isn't old, a bit over 30 years. In fact we bought it from the builder. Interestingly, there's no NJ tradition that I know of for the shotgun style house -- straight through front to back. But I like it very much. I don't like houses built like mazes, turns and corners.

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  5. Your house was open concept before open concept became a 'thing'. Seems like every single show on HGTV spouts on about 'open concepts' and 'sight lines' these days.

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    1. It's funny when tv designers discover age old ideas and act like they invented them!

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