So how have I survived waiting for the elusive permits to build my addition? By building something else! I designed and with the help of the D-Man, built a privacy wall behind my fire pit. I then decided to do a little bit of finish work on my back garden. The new Home Depot in Pasadena became one of the few stores I visited frequently during the pandemic. Bringing home the wood and posts was no small feat in my pickup truck. I ordered the black decorative screens from Walmart on line. Then it became a lot of staining, measuring, cutting, drilling and driving deck screws in the boards and screens. The D-Man had gotten me some new Ryobi tools for Christmas. It was so much easier than when we built the deck using Black and Decker tools that are built for hanging pictures in an apartment! If you have any DYI plans, let me give you the best advice you will ever hear. GOOD TOOLS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE! I found some great solar lights from Plow and Hearth that fit on top of the posts and they actually provide some nice light in the evening. Looking at it gives me hope, that yes, maybe some day, my little home will get a little bigger.
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