A successful garden work party in six steps
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | 12:01 am
Step 1: Find something in your garden that needs a lot of work. In my case, that was the used-to-be-white picket fence. Also, a garage with rotten siding clearly needed some attention.
Step 2: Make some good friends. Invite them to come help you. Bribe them with food, drink and your eternal gratitude. Important: it helps a lot if you promise to come and do work at their house, too.
Step 3: Assemble the needed tools. Paint brushes, paint, iPod player and lots of water for the fence painting. Power tools and various hammer-like devices for the garage.
Step 4: Work hard all day. Be sure to include lots of chatting, gossiping, laughing and such while you work.
Step 5: Finish the day with a meal. If your project took a lot of work, you probably want to include a really good meal. We decided this counted as really good.
Step 6: Step back and admire your work. Wonder if you will ever get the paint off of your hands. (Answer: Not for several days.)
Step 2: Make some good friends. Invite them to come help you. Bribe them with food, drink and your eternal gratitude. Important: it helps a lot if you promise to come and do work at their house, too.
Step 3: Assemble the needed tools. Paint brushes, paint, iPod player and lots of water for the fence painting. Power tools and various hammer-like devices for the garage.
Step 4: Work hard all day. Be sure to include lots of chatting, gossiping, laughing and such while you work.
Step 5: Finish the day with a meal. If your project took a lot of work, you probably want to include a really good meal. We decided this counted as really good.
Step 6: Step back and admire your work. Wonder if you will ever get the paint off of your hands. (Answer: Not for several days.)
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