shadesofmauve: (garden)
I know Homestreet will sell my loan, but I have to hand it to 'em...I've heard so many horror stories about poorly explained deals or scary loan officers, and Charlie-the-bank-lady has been FANTASTIC. She's been right on the ball explaining any little questions, replies to e-mails within the hour, often within 30 minutes, and has been willing to walk me through every step of the math and general economic factors that go into payments, rates, and the whole financing process. If you know how my mind works, you know I like LOTS of background data -- basically I want to be able to build the entire end product from scratch, or get there by first principles - and she's been amazingly patient at providing that. Yay Charlie!

Anyway, Charlie-the bank-lady gave me a gardening book (not the edition linked) when I went in to make formal application and lock my 5% rate. It's really a sweet thing to do (I saw the pile, so I know she gives one to everyone who signs a loan...I wonder if the condo-buyers get one on containers?). It's a cool book, and if the absolute worst happens, and I pour money in to this and then an foreclosed on years down the road, it will be the single most amazingly expensive book I'll ever own.

All this has me thinking about gardening, especially garden planning. I've done some shit garden design in the past, and this time, damn it, I'm going to do it right. I won't let myself buy stuff on a whim before I have a plan. Garden design, like almost all other art, needs to be painted in broad strokes FIRST. I have the opportunity to make something beautiful, and I do NOT want to screw it up.

I do want a to-scale plan of the current yard and where all the trees are, though. Oh, for a 100' tape measure!
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