The 3-Month Project

I love our deck. It’s 50′ x 10′ (spans the length of the house) and looks out on woods … and the garden, if you look down. Now that I’ve figured out how to not be bug lunch, I am thoroughly enjoying the evenings out there. The summer days, however, are another matter altogether. The deck gets over ten hours of direct sun and it gets toasty. I’ve always said that if I win the lottery, I want a retractable awning out there. A girl can dream.

We had to rebuild the floor this year – the stain sim...