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As the wedding approaches, we are giving some hard looks at how we look out back. Neat and orderly or messy and in need of fixing?

We decided a couple of weeks ago to replace the eleven year old sun shades across the back sliders. They were all soft with use and beginning to have horizontal rents that would soon be tears. They wouldn't last another year.

Those are now in.

Same color. Same size. These are more anchored. Down at the little corners.

You have to unbuckle them to get out. Or in.

I wonder who will be the first one to go through the shade. They won't rip down. He will bounce off.

My money is on Franklin. But maybe not. He didn't like going under them when they were loose at the corner.As in all 'improvements', this one has led to another new one. We are also getting suncloth shades for the skylights. They will be like a big bag. Drawstring.

I wonder who is going to put them up and take them down.

But they are needed. The heat load of the skylight is pretty high. It is too late to save the faded rug. But it was old anyway.

Labels: repairs, wedding