Ask and Ye Shall Receive

I am the least religious person that I know. Then I hope you can appreciate the utter bewilderment of having my "Homeowner's Prayer" answered by none other than Trees For Jesus --




Jesus Myers, that is...one of BedHeadSid's schoolmates, her dad is a tree removal specialist and all-around tool man.



The universe is an amazing place. I can't tell you how many times the congruency of events in my life have resonated against the word, the literary, the media in print -- to such an eerie level of echo-ing that i have to smack myself and wonder aloud whether art is imitating life or life, art.


As for the house, it's been de-nuded of all things green, except the bamboo. We hope to start with this relative blank slate. the concrete will be poured by this upcoming week, hopefully. the new landscaping will have to wait until the fencing is properly place. imagine wire mesh welded to steel posts planted into a 1-foot retaining wall surrounding the street-side perimeter. Flowering vines will grow into a privacy screen. Talaveras tile will accentuate the wall as well as patios and walkways.

Our home, she's been stripped nearly bare, but she's still beautiful. The best is yet to come.