The Tenants Are Coming

Thank god for tenants! It's like before a party, only better. All that cleaning and organizing. We spend weeks upon weeks readying the premises for The Tenants. They've paid good money; its incumbent on us to do the best we can. And we outdo ourselves. Had you seen the place 48 or 24, or for that matter only hours before we vacated our house, you would have said it couldn't be done. The place is better than ever, though there is still work to perform. Much work. But we spent $35,000 on the roof, and that is more than anyone ever spent at a single time on the place. A beautiful cedar roof. And new curtains, a new wall, a new porch, a new trellis (partially made before we ran out of time). And without the tenants, we could not have attempted doing what we did. We don't even know The Tenants, but we will meet them when we garden and mow the lawn. They have been here before, several times, so we know they should not be abusive. We will find out in August when we return. Let's hope for the best. For now, we have a break from all that never ending, if rewarding work.