Welcome To The Jungle

We've been staying at our place in Elgin for the past week getting it ready to put on the market.  For a place that hasn't been watered in almost three years - it's a jungle!

The first item on the agenda was getting the yard presentable.  Years ago we turned the front yard into a hummingbird/butterfly garden.  We had something blooming all year long. 

It looked a lot different when we got home:

We spent a couple of days pulling weeds and cutting down dead trees:

We bought a few new plants at the local garden center and hauled in a load of mulch:

It has been an amazing transformation!

We've been hauling loads of indoor items to the thrift store.  It's amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in 30 years (18 years in this house).

This is a great place!  Exactly the kind of place we would buy, if we were looking for a house!

The house went on the market today.  We're still working on the yard and clearing out the inside.
Teri