Probably the Last Back Deck Construction Update

It’s done and the new deck furniture arrived today. The furniture, like the deck itself, is made of a composite material that is designed handle all the heat/cold/sun stresses of outdoor life, and comes with a lifetime warranty, which means its likely to outlive me at this point. We broke it in by having lunch outside at the main table, and you know what? It was pretty darn nice. I also brought my laptop out to the main table to see how it was for getting work done, and that was pretty pleasant as well. It’s possible, on nicer days, that I might just work outside now. It helps that the deck now has a roof, which makes it easier to see the laptop screen, and a fan, so on warmer days there will be a breeze. This also means that for the first time in months, we’re pretty much done with having contractors wandering around that house. We have a few minor things that need touching up, but those are things that can be done in hours, not days or weeks. We have our place back! And that’s a…