Thanks, MAG, that'd be a lot of compost, though. Our lot is 82' wide X 170' deep. The house sits near the front, so the backyard is BIG. My brother said there is good grass back there and if we can keep up with watering the grass will crowd out the weeds, but that would require buying an expensive irrigation pump as we could not afford to water with tap water, esp. during the summer.

Our son-in-law told me, today, he's lining up a dump truck and one of those little bobcat front end loaders to clean up and level their backyard. IF he gets it soon, he will come over and do ours, too. I've told Rog we have to get the dead, tall stuff taken out this weekend. Then, if we can find a kid in the neighbourhood who will mow it for not too much, we might be able to keep it under control. Some of them grew over 7 feet last year!

Right now, I see clutter all over inside the house and I hate it. I haven't had time or ability to do anything with this week or last even and it's really bugging me. I did see a few things i mean to get done, tomorrow, I hope. I am giving away an antique chair which needs to be recovered and some big, HEAVY books: a dictionary and a couple of others which no one uses. When Morgan is ready for one, I'll find another. Getting those items out of the LR will help.:-)