Well, its been a long time since we have posted, but will try to summarize some of the things we have done for the upcoming 2014 season. We think we have made some significant changes and we are now ready.
Outside we have made a lot of landscaping changes. We have much new mulched area with some pines and ground cover way up front and down the West side. We have planted many new plants in the mulched area, by themselves elsewhere, and around the pool. We are hoping that they all take off and are keeping our fingers crossed that they continue and thrive during the Summer. (We planted several rosemary plants and if they continue to grow, please feel free to partake of them for flavorful dinners!) The grounds themselves have some new grass (sort of…) and are being much better taken care of.
The odd (low) wooden structure next to the parking is a way of controlling the pool water discharge as necessary. We have added some fenced in area with gates below the decks so your pet can easily wander among the decks, the pool, and the ground. We added a new gate to the pool through the carport so it is easy to move between the pool and the downstairs rooms which include a bathroom and the second refrigerator and microwave. We have added some paint, fixed some things and make a number of other outside changes.
We have made inside changes too, most notably replacing the vanity and hardware and the toilet in the upstairs bathroom. We also painted a section of wall in there with a great new color. We have replaced all the kitchen ware that was old, missing, or damaged and have added some new items. We have added many new furnishings and wall decorations.
The cable TV company went to all new equipment, requiring cable boxes for every TV. Unfortunately they didn’t plan well and there is now a mixed set of much-to-big cable boxes, some of it used, that take up space next to every TV. Sorry about that. We are going to try to see if we can update them with smaller boxes during the off season.