Arrg, ye need a Jolly Roger flyin frum that roof!

Now get back to Capn'in so ye can enjoy the nice place when we hijack stardock.

I tried reading all the way through but, sadly, there's some sort of code on page 11 that crashes IE7. I suppose I could try using a real web browser, but...

Anyway. Some great laughs along the way.

Aarrgghh, ye be right thar, Tovah... it be a bit overgrowed n' in need o' trimmin' . Done sum uv it yes'erday... n' leastways it be all mowed. Trouble be, it'll take I a month o' Sund'ys ta git o'er it... oh me poor achin' back.

Any'ow, fanks fer droppin in n' please do call back agin.

Well I got ter doin' some more o' that thar landlubbers wurk n' trimmed back all they bushes t' mere twigs of 'em former selves.... aarrghhh! Thing wos, tho, it wur near dark when I wur done, so us'll 'ave ter git some piccies in tha morn ta show 'e tha damage done.

It 'ave bin a bedevil of a job ter git all me booty stowed away, but it all be done now so we'll be 'appy snappin' tommorah t' show orf tha joint fer ' all t' see.

Better?







There's still a bit more work to do...the palm in front of the study window needs trimming back some more, but having used certain muscles I hadn't used in a while, me finks that'll be another decade..er, day.

Yeah, it looks soooo much better.

I love to do this kind of thing so here's some other ideas (I read lots of landscaping/home design books and magazines so I'm gonna throw some ideas your way..take them or leave'm..heh. Your house is cute already...this things just might make it sparkle.

Get a power washer (you can get one at Lowes for @$100 or rent one cheaper) and clean your drive way and entry walk. Doesn't sound like much I know, but I did this last year and WOW...its really makes a difference. (Wouldn't hurt to use the low setting to clean your brick and siding as well as the wood fence.)  

You see the beautiful tile on the roof? Well most home improvement stores have garden surrounds which mimic that type of tile. If you could find some that matches or comes close to matching your roof color and texture, and line your flower beds and around your mailbox with it...it will make everything more cohesive.

You may want to consider a new mail box or at least paint that one black so it doesn't stand out and scream HERE I AM LOOK AT ME NOT THE HOUSE!

Consider some red annuals or perennials (don't know where you are located) to give your yard some warmth and pizazz this summer and some med sized flowering plants that the palms won't dwarf.

Also, the white lattice work thing on your window and screen door. What is that exactly? Can it be removed? If not, you may want to consider painting it a neutral color because it detracts from the clean lines of your house. Unless of course you love it, then keep it.

Ever consider outside lights? Perhaps an up light on that big palm out by the mailbox? If you extend that little area, get a new mailbox, or paint that one...the light at night would be exceptional (especially if you had a cute water fountain that matches the style of your home)...But you don't want to light it up a bright white mail box..haha

Those are the most inexpensive ways I know to really give a yard pep.

As for your palm plants. They're great, cut them back a bit though...they should be an accent to your house, not the focal point. A good rule of thumb is....what do I see first when I look at that area of the house? The house or the foliage? If its the latter, cut it back.

Hrmmmmmmmmm.......Harry Crab.....was that a "CRAB" joke?     

Aye, and she be a good cook to. So shanghai her to gussy up the old tubn, and provide some fittin vittles to boot!

Me finks mrs starkers 'd 'ave summat t' say 'bout shanghain' Tova... her'd 'ave a pink fit if'n I wos ter start likin' of sumbody else's cookin'... bein' she cooks up sum pretty fine grub.



Aye, I be a scalliwag o' tha 'ighest order... but that thar geekdom baint be summat I could e'er git a proper 'andle on.

Mind ye, tho... while me desktop be all ship-shape n' Bristol fashun, ye oughter see tha mess wots hidd'n in tha drawers.

I'd rather do something more interesting anyway, like sew really cool multi colored sails.....or maybe I could paint a huge skeleton head (black one) on the white sails...then we wouldn't need a flag! I'd put glow in the dark fabric behind the eyes nose and mouth so at night all our victims would see is a huge skeleton head comin at them.

Muwhahahahaha

Arrrhh,

I seees yer point thar, killajosh, but if'n tha sails be all Jolly Rogered, us'd be doin' more rogerin' than any pirate scow on tha 'igh seas.