After a lot of thought, we decided on doing a Criss Cross vine. I've always loved the look of these. They feel classical and maybe a little french (I'm a major Francophile, btw). In any case, I documented the whole project so I could share it with you.
As I write this blog, searching for an appropriate header to sum up the enormity of what we are doing to get this house to market, I look at this image and realize that it really is a numbers game. Not only what you pay for a house and what you get for a house but every single step along the way, from a fiscal and logistical standpoint.
Why? Well, there are no over-priced presents to buy. No big meal to make. No big clean up afterward. Just some house decorating and figuring out what the kids want to dress up as (starting in January for Lucy!). I tend toward the less cute and more gory.
The entire house, with the exception of the 4 exterior corners and a few walls were GONE. I mean, the house is see-through. The roof is see-through. Holy cow. Thank god Lance is a calm and patient man. Otherwise, I might start spinning...
We finally got our permits so there is nothing holding us back, my friends. During the time we have been waiting on the city and making edits to the architectural drawings. And then waiting on the city some more and making even MORE edits to the drawings, we have kept ourselves busy working on the cottage and getting prepped for the General Contractor to come in and do his stuff.
Now that we are a few months into this meaty beast, so I thought it was time to give you another super quick walk-through. Take a look at the video...
This is what my mom used to ask me when I was a child oo-ing and aw-ing over these strange, pre-historic plants. They always felt very architectural and sculptural. Cut to a few decades later and now my mom a fellow succulent lover. Just in time, as they now seem to be in the "popular group", as my middle school children would say. So, I'd love to introduce you to a few of the popular friends.
