Besides the invasive stand of bamboo in the yard that has, to date, gotten the best of us, we've discovered another invader and this one is a little "closer to home".
The house is surrounded by trees and plants that are buried in parasitic ivy.
Ivy is pretty wily - it looks pretty on the outside...
...but when you aren't looking, it starts sneaking up into the siding.
And then, when an old radiator is removed to expose the original plaster wall that had since been drywalled over,
you discover that the vines have found their way INTO the house.
Notwithstanding the pretty original wallpaper that I'd like to try to replicate somewhere in the house, the invaders have to go!
Ok, you know my feelings on spiders, and spider bites. I hope you eradicate all invaders before I come and conquer a fireplace. I had no idea ivy could do that. It's like Lexis Nexis, it could take over the world!
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