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\"Backyard\"<\/a>One of the reasons we snatched this house up so quickly and knew it was “the one” is because of the backyard.<\/p>\n

It has every single thing we wanted in a backyard and to find that in Old Town is pretty rare.\u00a0 We knew this was a gem with tons of potential so we jumped quickly on making an offer.<\/p>\n

First off, the backyard is entirely fenced in with a 6 foot privacy fence.\u00a0 There is also three foot fence that encloses the entire front yard.\u00a0 Each side of the house has fencing and a gate so that the backyard and front yard are separate from each other.<\/p>\n

A fenced in yard was a must<\/em> when deciding on a house.\u00a0 The fact that front is also fenced is a welcome bonus.\u00a0 This means that Avery can be out front with us if need be and that other dogs and people don’t have access to our front yard.\u00a0 Having a gate between the front and back means that Avery only has access to what we want and provides us with a little more control.<\/p>\n

In the first picture, the view is looking at the back of the house from the back right corner.\u00a0 I was directly in front of our shed when I took this picture.\u00a0 On the right is where our raspberry bushes are and then there is a longer garden bed along the side of the fence.<\/p>\n

There is a stone walkway that leads to a stone patio and also a stone walkway that leads to the back gate and out into the alley.<\/p>\n

On the right you can also see a smaller fenced in section on the side of the house.\u00a0 This has no grass and the previous owners used it as a dog run.\u00a0 It’s nice to have that area and we’re still deciding on what we would like to do with it.<\/p>\n

On the left, out of site, are a set of bushes that line the walkway and then a separate fenced in garden area.<\/p>\n

\"Back<\/a>And here it is, in all of it’s current hot mess glory.\u00a0 This picture was taken a while ago, the garden is way more weedy and in need of attention at this point.\u00a0 It’s totally overgrown.<\/p>\n

The space is huge and has so much potential! I’m waiting for the weather to cool down a bit and then I’m going to town weeding everything and prepping it for next season.\u00a0 This right here sealed the deal.<\/p>\n

This much garden space downtown, already fenced in, along with the ability to hook up a drip system kind of blew my mind.\u00a0 I knew this was the one.<\/p>\n

\"1920s<\/a>And here’s the back shed, original to the house and built in 1923.\u00a0 I love that we do have a space to store outdoor things even if it is open to the elements.\u00a0 Next to the shed, on the right, is our alley parking space<\/p>\n

So to kind of sum up, we lucked out and scored:<\/p>\n