To porch or not to porch...

I really need to be getting the outside of the house looking more presentable.  It’s been “under construction” for over two years now.  I built a temporary deck early on so that I could quit climbing on an upside-down 5 gallon bucket to get into the house, but figured I’d build a big wrap-around porch before it was over, which isn’t quite in my budget at this point.  Sigh. 

 

My next stop-gap project was to build terraced beds with herbs and flowers where the porch will eventually go.   Now that I’m to the point where I need to do something, I’ve been trying to decide whether to just bite the bullet and build the porch, rather than spending the money on landscaping timbers, mulch, plants, etc. that won’t be needed later.  

 

I truly believe that a wrap-around porch would look really nice, but…. you know me….can you picture me sitting on a porch watching the world (and the traffic) go by?   Won’t happen.  For one…when do I have the time to just “sit”?  For two…have you seen how big those mosquitoes grow in the country???!?!?   If I was to do anything, I’d rather be sitting on a patio in the BACK yard with a big, smoky fire pit roasting marshmallows. 

 

So now I’ve decided to just keep my “temporary” deck/porch, and put in a sidewalk from there and go with the landscaping, mulch, herbs, and kitchen garden…ala Litzenburg Park’s kitchen garden outside their front door.  That suites my style better than a porch any day.   Heck, I’ll throw a couple comfy chairs in the middle of the garden and CALL it my porch.  <grin>

 

Now…what to do for a sidewalk?   I think I need something better than my current “hillbilly” version, huh??