*Signs of SpringSome of you reading from other parts of the world may like to see how Spring arrives here. Birds are singing and the daffodils are blooming brightly. For those of you who live here---Don't forget to "spring ahead" tonight before you turn in, Daylight Savings Time returns at 2 AM! I miss that hour already...
Signs of Spring at our home also signals "yardwork", and lots of it! This year yardwork extended to patio work, as well. We have redwood handrails on our patio that are fitted, in sections, into brick columns. For the last five years we've been unhappy with the way they've been installed (which was really no way at all, simply wedged):
but we had put off looking at a solution. This Spring, the wood surfaces needed refinishing; since the rails needed to be removed for that process it was time to address the mounting problem head-on. My husband had an idea for creating a redwood cap/plug that could be fitted into the column and receive the rails leaving no gaps and a tight, rigid connection. A prototype was developed:
and an assembly-line created. Success! 
Now we can move on to our next outdoor project; pressure washing the pavers! 
And so it goes... today I will spread pine needles on the Hosta beds, clean debris from the Fall blooming planters and scrub our patio umbrellas. The birds are singing and the daffodils are blooming brightly! What signals Spring for you?
Signs of Spring; bring it on!!
*whew*
Life is Good!
but we had put off looking at a solution. This Spring, the wood surfaces needed refinishing; since the rails needed to be removed for that process it was time to address the mounting problem head-on. My husband had an idea for creating a redwood cap/plug that could be fitted into the column and receive the rails leaving no gaps and a tight, rigid connection. A prototype was developed:
and an assembly-line created. Success! 
Now we can move on to our next outdoor project; pressure washing the pavers! 
And so it goes... today I will spread pine needles on the Hosta beds, clean debris from the Fall blooming planters and scrub our patio umbrellas. The birds are singing and the daffodils are blooming brightly! What signals Spring for you?
Signs of Spring; bring it on!!*whew*
Life is Good!
