Recently I've been turning my attention to my plans for my backyard. I think it's the final melting of the snow that did it. I can see the grass, grey with dirt from the melt off and yet to rise with the rebirth of spring. Anyway it's all I can do to keep my mind off fixing up the yard.

It all started last year with the first 12 feet of fence. Now I have another fence to build (about 20 feet) and that will complete the fencing of my backyard. I also have to remove the small deck at the front of my house. It has some problems and I thought I'd rebuild it to make a more welcoming entrance to my house. The problem was what to do with the old deck materials. I like reusing whenever possible. Last night I hit upon the solution. Move the old deck to the back and turn it into a covered outside room!

So now I've been planning and pricing out materials. Preparing my cutting list and so on. Figuring out whether or not I need to sink footings for the deck or can I support it on deck blocks and patio stone. I have a journal with drawings and illustrations. First will be the new fence and then the deck project comes into play. Looks like I'll be busy all summer!