Some time ago, I had thought of making a suggestion about the property across the street. That the house be torn down and the land cleared for a community garden. Now I know just what a bad idea that would be.
If that happened, there would be very few people who would plant and maintain the garden. However, there would be homeless people and drug addicts still hanging out, gang members vandalizing it and some people who would raid the garden without doing any work. I know who the main culprits would be.
Kind of a useless point, any way. That's a good idea for a metropolitan area. Here, most of my neighbors already have open space in their yards. If they don't plant there, they're not going to use a community garden.
The thing I was very happy to be able to point out to the reporter is how much effort this neighborhood has made to improve the area in the last 5 years. For my house, I've done more on the inside and the back than in the front so far. But it still looks better than when I moved in. I have living grass, rose bushes and trees in the front yard. Cracks in the stucco are inexpertly patched but they are patched. I'll probably get to the front yard next spring and summer. However, every single house on this block has seen some level of visible renovation within the time I have lived here. Except for that derelict property.
My finger is finally getting better. Still swollen but redness is almost gone. I'll admit (and it's obvious) that one had me a bit nervous for a while. That must have been one nasty cat. I've been bitten and scratched by many animals before and never had anything like that.
If that happened, there would be very few people who would plant and maintain the garden. However, there would be homeless people and drug addicts still hanging out, gang members vandalizing it and some people who would raid the garden without doing any work. I know who the main culprits would be.
Kind of a useless point, any way. That's a good idea for a metropolitan area. Here, most of my neighbors already have open space in their yards. If they don't plant there, they're not going to use a community garden.
The thing I was very happy to be able to point out to the reporter is how much effort this neighborhood has made to improve the area in the last 5 years. For my house, I've done more on the inside and the back than in the front so far. But it still looks better than when I moved in. I have living grass, rose bushes and trees in the front yard. Cracks in the stucco are inexpertly patched but they are patched. I'll probably get to the front yard next spring and summer. However, every single house on this block has seen some level of visible renovation within the time I have lived here. Except for that derelict property.
My finger is finally getting better. Still swollen but redness is almost gone. I'll admit (and it's obvious) that one had me a bit nervous for a while. That must have been one nasty cat. I've been bitten and scratched by many animals before and never had anything like that.
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