yeah, that’s me. City girl, born and bred.
If you don’t know, I was born and spent all my childhood in Sao Paulo, Brazil– “the most populous in Brazil, in South America and in the southern hemisphere.”
Then my family immigrated to the U.S. and I’ve lived in NYC for most of the rest of my life. So, I am a city girl.
What you may not know is that I spent a summer in Southeast Oklahoma–completely rural, and then I spent 6 months, living right outside Yosemite National Park living in a double-wide trailer by the Merced River. I also lived in the Mojave Desert, in a little Marine Corps station town called 29 Palms. So although a city slicker, I’ve had my share of non-city life.
So, it was with my joy, that I pursued an attempt at getting a riding mower for our lawn. The new ones at Lowe’s are well over $1000 and the much coveted John Deere models come close to $2000 and some surpass it. It was with much chagrin that I swallowed Fabio’s words as he’d told me I’d need to sell some artwork if we were to get a riding tractor/mower.
But alas, my heart was not dissuaded, and I found several listed on craigslist for around $300. Lo and behold, it was worth my efforts, and the guy we purchased it from was so nice, that he drove back to our house with Fabio to help him unload the thing, and he also gave him a gas-powered weed-wacker. That, my friends, is life in the country.
So, I was very excited to relive the Oklahoma farm days by mowing immediately, as our grass was more than in need for a trimming.
Let’s just say that after emptying 4 double bags of grass, I still have more than half a yard to go. But boy am I glad. And if you feel like you need a little farm-like time, give me a holler, and I just might let you take a ride.
Check me out in all my glory, and get a little glimpse of our yard with the photos below.
The Mircats Inn should be open for visitors in October. Start your bookings now… All we ask for are some NYC unique food gifts such as: bagels, assorted International foods, and some real brazilian coffee.
Look at my hard-working wife! we need to put some turbo boosts on that thing and go for a thrill ride around the yard.
Hey glau! can’t wait to go for a ride on that thing… i guess you can count that as one of the benefits of country life, right? having a mower that’s a little car? haha. cool!
if you paint it green with yellow wheels, it could look just like a john Deere.
I have a self-propelled push mower, but I never use the bag. most mowers have self-mulching blades so there is no need to collect the grass, let nature take the grass back, it’s good for the grass.