Miss Melissa,
The "lawn mowing" comment is reference to the tall grass behind you along the fence line.
or....it could be a somewhat sarcastic reference. For instance, a standing joke among some people I work with is to make the reference to yard work when the hubby is going out of town or working overtime as such.
"I have to go to chicago this weekend to see my Mom".
"The missus ain't going with ya?"
"No".
"You need me to come by and trim up the hedges for ya buddy? I can check on the wife for ya?"
Then everyone usually chuckles. The funny thing about it is that it never really loses its touch. The joke I mean. If delivered correctly it always gets a laugh. Not that I am ever looking to get a laugh. So in summation you really have an ambiguous comment. It does not take away from the compliment as a whole though. As I stated earlier, we have a lot in common.......we both like the way you look in a softball uniform....the rest we can work out. Soooooo..........we dig each other.........that is obvious............so what is next?
Smitten,
FDC