This Reminds Me

Archive for February 11th, 2008

When we left “A Man and His Pond” near the end of Season 3, the deck was torn out.  The pond was still dry.  And there was unholy mess inside and outside of Casa Woodworth.

Today, the deck is rebuilt with much higher quality lumber.  Note the lovely copper post toppers.  It’s about 90% complete.  If we were independently wealthy, Keith would stay home and design/build “things.”  He can not only fix anything, but he can also design/build anything.  My job in all this remains the same:  I bring ice water.

As of Sunday – the pond has water. Note the small wooden bridge over the waterway from the bog.  The grass is brown because it’s February in Texas.  If anyone knows a rain dance – feel free to shake a leg, we could use some help.  Keith tells me the fence must be replaced soon, and of course, the sidewalk between the house and the garage is still torn out.  We have some very cool stepping stones piled in our bedroom, awaiting a new home outside.  So the backyard has a’ways to go.

Engineering Team of Woodworth and Woodworth, a.k.a., Keith and his brother Byron, pondering the perplexing pump.  Most of the pond innards are located under the deck.  I have signed for innumerable boxes which – upon their opening – Keith has mumbled, “For the pond.”   I do not know what the pieces of plastic and metal actually are, nor do I know what they do.  It’s easier that way.

We have less mess inside, though it’s not what you’d call “tidy.”  At least there is no table saw in the entry way, nor hammers piled on the kitchen counter,  I think you could classify the inside of the house, “no worse than usual.”

Keith tells me the next step is “rock work.”

So stay tuned for the next episode of “A Man and His Pond.”  It probably won’t be the series finale.  But at least you don’t have to worry about a writer’s strike.