Good morning, readers! What a crazy-busy past several weeks it's been while moving from our loft to our new home. I had several projects going simultaneously, a landscape overhaul one of the most significant, with an interim makeover until I can think through future plans. Below is the before photo of our home from the realtor's listing photo in early spring 2021.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcztPAuX-D21Q1NnZvTNpiHVVhHU7xyDVwvkG-QQlDC1F445xYpIhrs-aejvqsR-PAHKwT2GgPVC7O_WQW2hlIL7JrX94CstatqRCajdd_sa9DiEQw9bljAOfsLQIQ4kHWHBQl_sRhRyU/w640-h480/Shawnee+Photo+2.jpg)
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