7/30/2013 Notes From Nubi - Would You Like to Buy a Yard?

I overheard Mom talking about the town having a yard sale on August 10th.  Boy, would I like to attend that!  People who want to take part in the yard sale are supposed to signup at the Water Department by 4 p.m. on August 5th so they can be put on a map.

Now I've got a reasonably nice backyard.  It's not too big (although it could be twice the size - hint, hint) and it's reasonably clean.  But there are a few other yards I've seen in town that would be nice to have.  Let's face it, my yard is really uneven and the only shaded area is between the house and the garage, good thing I like the sun.

See a couple of years ago, when we had an ice storm, one of the trees in the backyard dropped some branches which broke part of the fence and hit the electrical wire running from the pole to the house.  That summer we had both of the trees in the back taken out so they couldn't do any more damage.  It's a good thing too, because the one that dropped the branches was beginning to hollow out, and the other one was a walnut tree that dropped nuts all over the place and made it hard to mow.

Mom would like to do something with the backyard, but she's not exactly the outdoors type.  So I was thinking that we should get one of those maps and look at those yards that will be for sale on August 10th.  Maybe we can find something that isn't too fussy, has a nice patio area, and maybe a bush or two for me to use for shade.  I'm just not sure how we would get it moved to our house.