The landscape people are here. They put posts in concrete for a simple trellis and are amending the soil now. It's looking like real work is happening out there,which makes me happy because it is costing so much. This could make such a great difference in how my home looks,too, of course. Because the plants have not come in yet, they will finish the job next week.

The living room looks rather like a living room now:

From new house

It's small, quite small, but it's got the basics.

The best news, though, is that Stretch ran into the cat caretaker's house late last night! She got him into his carrier and this morning I brought him home! He's a bit freaked by the new place, is hiding a lot, but he's here, he's here. The best I could have hoped!