Jenny Appleseed

Here's the deal:

You can maintain your yard by occasionally having your trees trimmed...

or I WILL TRIM THEM FOR YOU.

Your choice.

(Neighborhood trees = 0, Jen = 3)

Comments

[Alyssa]

Seriously...I think this "author" thing has gone to your head. First you become successful and get book deals BECAUSE of your blog, then only update once or twice a month, THEN say your going to update everyday and don't. Are you too busy botoxing your brain out and complaining? I love reading your material...but think about your audience, and maybe try to keep them around by actually...writing....for free. It seems like you don't want to blog and only want us to go out and buy your books. Which, by the way, I'd be more than happy to do if you actually kept me interested in between them. This is one reader who's done.

[kimba]

Are you in tree jail now?

[Jane]

Arrrrgh.....no post for three days????

I'm having Bitter withdrawals!

[Cologal]

I think you are freakin' hilarious and what is even funnier is that there are actually posts here suggesting that you did the work yourself! Pearls and a chainsaw-seriously!

[trish]

Be afraid people, be very afraid...but when you're done, notice the fine landscaping efforts of our favorite author! Totally classic...

[12kimberlee18]

The best cupcakes ever: Funfetti with rainbow chip frosting. Seriously. I never guessed I'd ever hear you refer to yourself as "Jenny", but I get it - it goes with appleseed.

[Therapygirl]

So Jen- if you have any spare time, can you come up my way for a visit? Live near Madison and have a neighbor across the valley who has about a million megawatt light that he leaves on ALL THE TIME....Shines right into my bedroom (and no, the blinds don't help- this is one bright fucking light) I'm thinking a little chain saw action might convince him that he should shut the damn thing off occasionaly..I'll provide cupcakes. Seriously- WTG!

[Katherine]

I spit water on my desk when I saw the trees. LOL!!!! I am currently not allowed to do any home projects unless they are first cleared by my husband. I am learning about load bearing walls! Something about the roof falling down.......
Someone also blocked HGTV on my TV! I think it was my general contractor.
You are too funny, just my kind of gal. If you want it done right, do it yourself!!!

[Jessica The Rock Chick]

Hi Jen,

Just wanted to let you know that while I was in my local Books-A-Million, your books jumped at me and started begging me to buy them. I did and I just finished devouring both of your books and only have one thing to say....OMG! I LOVE YOU! (is that too personal? We're almost neighbors-I'm a Chicagoan, too!)

I'm really looking forward to reading your blog and future books!

Thanks so much for the smiles!

Jessica The Rock Chick

[erica]

and I have not $$ interest in www.heels.com

Just about great shoes at a great price.

[erica]

Missed getting in on the boots comments....check out www.heels.com!!! You will not be disappointed. Free overnight shipping!!!

[tia]

sweet! there's nothing like a pissed off chick with a chainsaw. hell hath no fury.

[sally]

Shouldn't ComEd or the City have been responsible for this since they were interfering with the power lines?

[Karina in T.O]

So judging by the final pic, does this mean you've started some sort of tree turf war with the neighbours on BOTH sides of you????!! OMG, you are one brave ass woman if thats the case!

And really, you should be sending them each a copy of the damn bill! You go girl!

[Contrary]

Hey, that would be great! Now I don't have to screw with it.

Could you start with those yellow pines? They're just ugly and I'm gonna need to sell this house before too much longer.

Thanks ever so!

[TheBabblingHousewife]

That should, hopefully, bring the weight of the trees back onto their side, so when they fall over from the ice...it won't be on your garage.

At least the tree trimmers showed up finally.

[Lisa]

Love it! I wish my husband would let me resort to the same. I did trim the neighbors shrubs in the spring....of course when I did it the branches were weighted down (by shear mass of course) over the property line. Of course when I cut them they sprang back (free from the weight) leaving it to look like the Lollipop Kids on a sugar jones had been hard at it.

[kalisah]

HA! You trim like our local power company does.

[Bethany]

Niiiiice. I wished I could shove the rocks in our driveway up the neighbors ass b/c he keeps burning tire and spinning them all over.... do you have a fix for that?

[Kristen]

That's great. We had to do the same thing.

[Angela]

One more thing....I sure hope that Fletch has the good sense to run if he ever sees you coming at him with a razor.

[LLori]

Hi, Normal activity here.. we cut trees, next door they cut trees..depends. Someone poisoned a tree, neighbor got a lawyer. They cried VIEW, View, View...but only legal if it is crawling over your property line. Tree survived..so far ..so good.. on the block.

[Jessica]

That is PRICELESS! I wish you were my neighbor because we could go after the others together! Asshats.

[Jennifer McKenzie]

You go girl!!! I'm impressed. My husband won't let me near the chainsaw. I have no idea why.

[Angela]

Once I painted my side of the neighbor's ugly fence and not her's. Man!!! was she pissed because I didn't do a very neat job of it.

[Liz K]

That. Is. Awesome. I think you successfully made your point.

[Aunt Jamie]

I'm from the Northwest and we have crazy weather, but Chicago makes us look like child's play! Before the tree trimmers: snow and ice. After tree guys: sunny and clear. Unless the tardy tree trimmers cleaned up all that snow when they got every single last leaf and branch, I'd say it's a Pre-Consumer-Driven-Holiday Miracle!

[Samantic]

Please please tell me you were out there in your pearls with a chainsaw. We need pics of that!