Having a handy husband

When the fence fell down, my very talented husband was able to fix it with what he called "stand-offs." He set another post near the failed one, hooked them together and encased the two in new palings. It works like a charm and adds interest to the walk leading to our postage-stamp back yard.

It is handy to have a "handy" husband. Recently we collaborated. He, the worker-bee and I, the designer, decorated the stand-offs with antique iron barrel rings flanking each post. They were re-purposed after our half-whiskey barrels (for "annual color" posies) fell apart.

This is how we do things after fifty-plus years of marriage. He's always been handy and I have always had a flair for decorating with re-purposed items.

Today he is breaking out, however. He's going to Walmart to buy the bed linen set on sale for a ridiculously low price. We just had a class on choosing colors and style to match the master bedroom's existing theme. He's so excited to have been promoted from "handy" to decorator.

He will do just fine. It is never too late to move up in the world.
He survived my joining the women's movement in the 60s and 70s. And we are both surviving retirement together.
Y'all have a good day, too.

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