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I feel like I haven't been out int he garden enough of late, so today I had some "alone time" and went out to finish the homework the electrician had left for me. It wasn't much really, but it did take a bit of work. I started with the easiest task, which was to screw the caps on the stair lights on to hold them in place.

This was the first evening we have seen all the lights on.

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After which, I dug in the cabling for the garden lights, for about the fourth or fifth time in a couple years. This time it was because we added a light that is attached to the decking by the garden stairs, which meant moving a couple lights in the chain into new locations. Then I measured, cut and screwed the last boards of the deck to close the gap the electrician used, and attached the outlet pole to the decking surface. I also did some prettying up of the bin storage area with some left over river stones, and after the delivery arrived, rebuilt part of the hanging chair I bought for my wife.

It was an easy day, but I got a lot done.

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I don't know how well you can see it in the image above on the right, but the thing that makes the house look like it is crying, is actually a ladder. The painters asked us if we wanted to remove it and add a proper ladder (for fire safety), but I said hell no, because that one is cool, so they painted it in the same dark grey as the window frames. I might think different if I ever have to climb down it one day.

I might just choose to burn instead.

But now, all that we have left to really finish on the structural part of the deck is the top of the privacy screen, as we are still waiting on a piece of wood. My wife called and they said that the reason they don't have it yet, is because not enough orders have come in to fill a delivery from the mill it comes from. If we want it straight away, we have to pay 90€ transport, for a 60€ piece of wood.

My wife will not pay out of principal.

After all the wood we have bought and what we paid for it, I understand her position. I think the least they could do is offer to half the transport costs with us, but I think they really should just wear the value, especially since the current plan is to build the next part of the deck next summer, which is a little larger. They will get their money back. They aren't the only supplier in the area.

Still, overall I am pretty happy how this project has turned out so far and even though the weather is cooling rapidly, I am still hoping to enjoy some evenings out there, grilling some meat, drinking some wine, and toasting some marshmallows around a little fire pit.

I am going to have nothing to do in the winter.

Taraz
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