Pacific Northwest Gardening: Landscape roses for the PNW, 1 by FairyFarm

FairyFarm wrote:
We bought 11.5 acres and sub divided with two daughters and my sister. Long story but here are the highlights: 1 year to survey and subdivide. 1 year to put in road, septic and well. Husband had backsurgery and was out of work and laid up for 1 year. Housing market crashed and lost equity in house in Vancouver. We had planned on building husbands shop and living in it while we built our house. Realized that if we did that we would be living in the shop and I wouldn't ever have a house and husband wouldn't have a shop. Downsized to manufactured home and pole barn. Daughters still live in Vancouver because they owe more on their houses than they could sell them for. Sister's house will be ready to move in next month. I spent last year clearing decades of forest litter, clearing berry vines and hauling tree limbs down the hill. Cut in paths and hauled and dug rock.

I love my little house, LOVE living in Kalama, started a garden club and have made wonderful friends. I am going to be 63 this September. Too old to start over but heck, I love a challenge, need a challenge and I HAVE a challenge.


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