It's getting there. The major construction work is complete; the wood deck is laid - it was great to come back to LA and see it for real, as opposed to the grainy views that one gets on security cameras. The railings ... well, half of them have arrived. The other half seem, frustratingly, to be lost, somewhere between here and Arizona. And then there will be plants, and so on, to come in the fall ... spreading out where I'm standing to take this. It would, of course, be helpful if probate would come through for my father's estate ... (maybe October? maybe early November?) ... to help fund what's turned into a crazily ambitious project, but it is a great relief not to have a back yard that was creeping slowly (or perhaps not so slowly) downhill every time it rained, and that in an earthquake would surely have ended up in the hot tub of the house below us. And no, we are not getting a hot tub. Mosquitoes.
It's already pretty incredible! But it's going to be even more spectacular when the railings and native flowers, trees, and shrubs are all placed. I hope the probate work gets resolved soon. The kitties must be happy to have a quiet backyard!
ReplyDeleteThe kitties are delighted! Although possibly they are responsible for the disappearance of half the railings, to ensure that it *stays* quiet a little bit longer ...
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