Front Porch: Back yard dreams keep growing

First came the Shed Mahal. Many years ago, our small sons had attempted to dig to China from our backyard. The resulting trench, shored up with whatever boards and branches they could scavenge, was a marvel of elementary engineering. It was also dangerous when 6-year-old Sam found himself in over his head. The filling in of the trench prompted my husband to build the shed of his dreams. Technically it was a “Colonial Cedar Textured Shed with Natural Cedar Trim,” but a newspaper editor dubbed it the “Shed Mahal.” It added rustic elegance to our backyard. And it was good. Flash forward seven years. A lengthy magazine assignment brought a nice bonus, and I purchased a long-coveted Great Gazebo. Flowers, outdoor furniture, a propane fireplace and strings of twinkling white lights completed our outdoor living room. And it was good/ Cindy Hval , SR. More here.

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