Tag Archives: garage

161/366: fab new pergola

My trips down Memory Lane are becoming a little more frequent lately. In Winter I spend less time in the garden, so it is fitting to remember past achievements. Loving the pattern-paved concrete in the driveway, we decided to create … Continue reading

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156/366: christening the garage

Once the new driveway was finished in 1997, all we had to do was wait for it to set. Then we had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the garage. It coincided with our older daughter’s tenth birthday, so we … Continue reading

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150/366: a grand garage

We waited until we were able to afford exactly the garage we wanted. Perhaps in earlier years we could have built a carport, or even a single garage, but we did without until early April 1997, finally settling on a … Continue reading

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147/366: demise of the alder

The first tree planted in our front garden served us well, only to be cast aside after providing us with greenery and shade for twelve years. Why? For the Grand Garage, something we had been hanging out for in the … Continue reading

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