Do you do your yard or use a service? What do you do and use?  

Just moving is costly. It sounds like you have it planned pretty well. I am putting in a fire pit when the patio and walk it done, that is part of this project.
I watch those shows where the yard patrol goes and helps people fix up their yards. They pretend they have a citation for their ugly yards.
I also watch anything that will give me ideas and a how-to-do this or that.
Having a small yard is nice you can do so much with it. I have a ton of room here to do with.
Thank you for sharing.

Your place sounds nice. I love the iron gazebos. I want a gazebo and have not decided on which one yet.
I have about 1.5 acres that I have to mow, that I call the yard. I also mow the back field when I don't have the beautiful flowers out there. There are trees and paths. I keep paths mowed so we can walk back there. That is part of the 3 acres.
Thank you for sharing.

My that's a good way of looking at things. I'm all for helping out when I can.
I use to work on the cars, my health gets in the way of doing many things now.
If I could afford to I'd have the landscapers come out and get the place like I want it and then keep it up myself. I love roses, the home in California we had was adorned in roses all over the place.

That's nice that your husband is handy around the yard. It sounds like even though you have a new yard you have plans for it.
I don't have a garage either and found that I too needed a building for extras and one for tools and working. You will have it like you want it soon enough. The first year moving in is hard because of the expenses in moving.
You have a darling child, smiling and happy too.

I'd like to have a helper sometimes. I did have at one time but he stoled all kinds of things from me. I was in a wheel chair for over 2 years and for some reason people just take advantage sometimes.
There are some things around here that I wish I had more help with. So I have to hire a service for fixing some things.

I know what you mean. I've thought about bring in a landscaper just to get te yard the way I want it. But there are better things this money could be used for.
I use to use riding mowers. They would go out on me every year or two. I have way to much for a conventional mower. I got tired of spending $900 to $1000 on mowers all the time so I went to the local tractor place and bought one.
Also, doing things in my yard myself makes me feel good. Just knowing I did it or with the help of the grandchildren on things we did that. It makes you feel good, or it does me. The aches and pains are worth it, lol.

you know,i had heard that.some of those mowers need constant maintenance.but then,my little push mowers
do as well..seems every other year i'm having to replace one.

I have not had any problem with my tractor. I do regular maintence on it, keep the oil full, don't let the diesel get too low, and in geral just keep it up. As long as I take care of it I should continue to have no problems with it. Oh, I did have one problem, someone,( I won't name them) put regular gas in it instead of diesel and I had to have it fixed. I did not know about the gas until I had it fixed. So I don't really consider it was the tractors fault, but human error.

aaah that's nice. I love the big tree. I love trees.
I know what you mean about the elderly people and their stamina. My grandfather was 85 and had more up and go that I do. He was stong as an ox. Some in the family wanted him to stop doing this, selling produce and whatever else he did. I told them and so did my mom that if he quit doing he would probably die.

it's a cherry tree and each year we get an amazing crop...we use them to make wine...we also have peach and plum trees but they are still babies at the mo...i love our garden....

It sounds so nice. In California I had all kinds of tree and loved it. So I've put in apple trees and I have miniature peach trees. They yeild fruit and I love having them. I am always on the lookout for hardy things that will with stand our cold winters.
The wine sounds good. I have not had any made from fruits but then, I'm not much of a drinker. I bet they taste good.

the cherry wine is very sour so i don't drink it much, it can blow your head off too...LOL....each year we collect them and ferment them in the cellar...this year the crop is not ready yet but i do love to give them to my grandson when he comes over, although if he eats too many he does get belly ache....we also want to plant some more fruit trees, like a victoria plum and some proper eating apple trees....the gaden is well big enough to ake at least 10 more trees...we have lost alot of trees over the years due to old age and disease so it's nice to replace them with fine strong newer trees....i also want to plant a strawberry patch along with black currants and blackberries....i could go on forever, but this is what i plan to do while i live in this house...as you can see on my pic, there's plenty of room...the square patch now has trees growing and the oak on the far right has all it's leaves, i took this pic around March time so everything looks a little bare...i have just grown another oak from an acorn so it will be ready to plant when it gets stronger....which will be pretty soon i hope...i want this garden to be full of trees, they are good for the environment

my house, back view.....

my house front view

oooh I just love your house. It's is beautiful. I wanted a 2 story house, but my husband said you can't do the stairs. I didn't and still don't care. One of my plans is to add to my home. I want a basement.

thankyou....this house has 3 floors, i just couldn't get the whole house on camera, well the front part anyway...inside is an amazing massive staircase and all the fixtures and fittings are the originals.....even the old dog claw bathtubs and brass taps....even down to the old light switches and ceiling roses...check out my post about my war time mural, it's still in my cellar/basement to this day...i have just posted it no more than 5 minutes ago...

I'm not familiar with wines. I have wanted to try and start drinking it with meals. I hear it's good for your heart to have one glass a day.

I do so much love trees and flowers. I was trying to grow an oak tree right in the front yard. My rotti thought it would make him a good throwing stick and just pulled it right up. It was only about 6 foot tall. I was heart broken. They take years to get big.
My rotti loves to play fetch. He also likes big sticks.

awwwww pity about your oak tree and your rotti...bless him.., i am growing mine now and it stands about 6 inches so we have a long way to go yet...LOL...but we do have a fully grown one out there, i do drink wine but not that often, as i am not familair with it myself, but i do enjoy a glass or 2 if i am out...not too much though because it goes right to my head....LOL...

yeah, any alcohol goes right to my head too. It just takes a couple sips and I feel it. I guess I'm just nota person to go drinking with.

Instead you gave someone else the chance to make some much needed money.
I didn't let anyone on my tractor for a long time. I was the only one that used it. Now both of my grandsons know how to use it.

really, I care what my yard looks like. Not for the neighbors really but for me. I want a nice serene place to go out and relax in.
It's nice to have someone do it for you if you don't have to. But it's also nice doing some things yourself.
Thanks.

I like putting out new flowers. I love bright colors and bringing a place to live in the spring.