| There are so many things that we can do to | | | | projects. I told him that this would defeat |
| fill our time. Through the years my hobbies | | | | the purpose of me getting involved in putting |
| have changed based on what stage in life I am | | | | time in the house and garden. |
| in. When I was in high school I loved to sew. | | | | |
| I made many of the clothes that I wore and I | | | | |
| also sewed some clothing for my friends. I | | | | |
| made many gifts using my mother's sewing | | | | I went to the large do it yourself home |
| machine. When I was in college I did not have | | | | improvement store with my house and garden |
| the time or the space to sew. I started | | | | magazine in tow. I found a helpful |
| playing racquetball to fill what spare time I | | | | knowledgeable clerk and showed them the |
| had. As I got older and had a family I did | | | | picture of what I wanted to create in the |
| not have the time or the energy for | | | | backyard. He showed me where all the supplies |
| racquetball any more. At that point in my | | | | were that I would need to create the fountain |
| life I was lucky to get everything done that | | | | area and path that were shown in the picture. |
| needed to get done so I did not have a great | | | | He made some suggestions of alternative |
| deal of free time. | | | | materials I could use that would hold up |
| | | | better for our climate. |
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| Now my children have grown and I have extra | | | | |
| time. I found during the years that they were | | | | I was able to get all the supplies in the |
| growing up I neglected my house and garden. | | | | truck with one trip. My next-door neighbor is |
| Decorating and gardening have always been | | | | retired and loves working in the yard. He |
| things that I have been interested in but | | | | helped me unload the supplies and also to |
| have not taken the time to do. I started my | | | | stack the area for the path. Within two days |
| getting a house and garden magazine. I looked | | | | we completed the project and it looked even |
| at different decorating ideas for the house | | | | better than the picture in the magazine. I |
| and also some great plans for extending your | | | | have taken great pride in the accomplishment |
| living space into the outdoor area of your | | | | and look forward to tackling a new garden |
| home. My husband thought that some of the | | | | project next spring. Now I am going to try |
| ideas looked quite complicated and that we | | | | some of the indoor decorating ideas for our |
| should hire a gardener to complete the | | | | living room area. |