After lunch I went right back to working on the gate and time just flew by. Before I knew it Gus was coming around the back of the house to tell me they were leaving for the day. “Made good time today Miss. Bobby wants to go fishing Saturday, so we are going to do our best to wrap things up tomorrow. We will be back around 7:30 if that is aright with you.”

Yesterday’s task was the front porch. I spent most of the day pulling down old ivy, sweeping off years of leaves and cleaning the gutters. Once everything was clean I set about sanding the pillars so they can be painted. And that was it. Other than sitting on the steps and staring at the canal a few thousand times, the porch occupied my entire day.