Well, here it is September already. Our life is about the same. Hubby had his 81st birthday recently. And that arrived quickly, too. He was only 25 when I first met him in August of 1966. He was less than a month away from turning 26. Those years were passed more quickly than I wanted them to pass. Some years were full of joy, hopes, and plans. Some were tough, very tough. We considered divorce a couple of times. Being basically lazy folks we decided divorce was more trouble than the end result would be worth! And practically speaking, staying together is more cost-effective.
When we were expecting our only child we purchased a wrought iron patio set. About 20 years later we purchased an umbrella to be in the middle of the table. We sold that patio set and the umbrella during our move in 2013. The set was 40 years old, the umbrella was about 15 years old. Once moved to Texas, I decided a counter height table would be nice. The table was smaller in diameter than the previous patio set. The glass top table fit better on the small patio. A Market umbrella met the need for morning shade just fine. Within a couple of years, a wind knocked the table, umbrella, and 75 lbs of rock over against the railing. The pole of the umbrella broke.
A replacement umbrella was purchased. In just about 4 years that umbrella was blown against the patio door. Pole damaged but patio window did not suffer damage. Hubby did a bit of hillbilly engineering and repaired the umbrella. Another wind and the umbrella was broken. In 2019 a replacement umbrella was purchased. Today a gust of wind took out that umbrella. We have decided to not have another umbrella. The umbrella material is okay so we may just finagle a way to attach it to have shade in the mornings.
Figuring out a way to attach the material may take some mind power. That can actually be a bit of fun, getting the little grey cells moving around in my skull. And practically speaking, not buying another umbrella and just hanging the material is more cost-effective.
Y'all all stay safe!
Hari Om
ReplyDeletethey just don't build 'em like they used to... &*> YAM xx
Possibly not. Of course the pole hit the patio railing as well as the open umbrella smashed against the ground. Spent part of the day putting the patio in a no shade arrangement. As we have some shade after about noon we will survive. We had dinner on the patio tonight. namaste, janice xx
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