Gardening Update

Our old friend Dann surprised us with some amazing progress on the landscaping around the house. We have tomatoes, herbs galore, and he gifted us a sweet bing cherry tree! He actually explained it best in an e-mail to me:

The "lady in the bird bath" is happy to be wearing a cap to keep the sun off her face (see the pics) and you now have a beautiful 5' Bing Sweet Cherry tree near her. That hole was dug to a width of 24" and a depth of twice her height and watered in deeply. The area around the Lilac has been deeply weeded and raked out. You now have 17 tomato plants: ( 9 Romas, 2 Heirloom Brandywine tomatoes that date back to the 1880's from the Amish , 3 Early girls for salads and sandwiches, etc. and 3 Beefsteaks for the same purpose). Your chives are big enough to supply a restaurant for a year, a large Basil, a large Rosemary plant, some flat leaf Parsley, some Cilantro, and an English Thyme.

I love this stuff! Something about being in the city for 13 years, I guess I'm getting back in touch with my green thumb in life.

We close in less than a week and I feel like we're waiting for Christmas around here. The Seaport Lobster Festival was last weekend (Memorial Day), and the town was abuzz. The neighbors grounds around our future home are simply breathtaking. They all have such good tastes. Did I mention there is a tiny launch for our neighborhood less than 2 houses away? Should be a great place for Misty to cool off and her Dad to drop a dingy in someday soon.

More later. Over and out.

Pearl Gardens

Today is a beautiful Mother's Day in Boston. Not a cloud in the sky, and a strong, cold breeze out of the northwest. We're getting excited about our closing coming up in a few weeks!

The gardens at Pearl Street.

The former owners had quite the green thumb, and although rough, the rear gardens are beautiful. They haven't been tended to in ten years or more, so we're having a local gardener head over to clear the weeds, replenish the soil with organic compost, and drop a few tomato & basil plants in. Believe me, we could not be more excited to tend to the garden ourselves, however, we just wanted a local person to tell us what was worth keeping & to point us in the right direction. We plan on the garden being organic, and are excited to compost for the first time in our lives! The old owner already has a make-shift 3 section compost bin that should work great.

More later.

Hi Pearl Two. Today was a big day for our family! The reality of the summerhouse is just starting to sink it. I can't wait :)

The countdown is on!

More photos

All original doors, casings, hardware, trim, etc.

Details

I love this tree & how it's framed by the porch

Eliot & Raphael's Room

The gardens

"The first day of the rest of our lives"

Today we heard from the bank that we will, in fact, close on the loan for our little project in CT. I don't think I've ever been so excited to talk to a banker. My wife & son can sell this house over my dead body. This is the only non-living thing that I can guarantee will be with me the rest of my life. It will never be: for sale; a flip; an investment; a stepping stone to a bigger house; nothing. It's simply the place we will go to: love; eat & drink; read; garden; dream; sleep; & escape.
More later.