Urban essay: A landscape, grounds keeping photo journal of transforming a weed lot into a garden. A "How we are doing it from scratch" web log. Topics include: grounds keeping, gardening, planning, landscape construction design, materials, equipment and supplies. Tools for lawn and turf care, tools for gardening, tools for landscape construction, and tool maintenance. Sources for tools and equipment, product evaluations and price comparisons. Garden project cost accounting.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Real Improvement

A good improvement project improves life. The real improvement projects are ourselves.

The story of our house began on this day in April of '06. The previous owners accepted Becky's offer on the house and before closing we took the clan to have a look see. That's my crazy brother in law, Scott. Sometimes we think we ought to keep him locked in the basement. All you ladies - he is available!

The stuff belongs to the previous owners. It was soon replaced with our stuff piled down here on moving day. I tried to bring order. I moved stuff around thinking I could organize the area. I've heard it said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. I knew finally I had to pour the concrete tiles or live with the clutter which then included a large set of unusable shelves.

I have little to show for all my efforts to improve the basement. I desire to master all my dithering and piddling, and indecision. The whole floor would be done and other shelves built. The area would be organized and productive. Life would be even better. God give me wisdom and quicken my spirit!

1 comment:

adele said...

I think the basement is by far the biggest challenge in a house. Where we live at the present time there is no basement, just one closet under the stairs where we put all the stuff that would be in a basement. But at least the cubic feet is limited!