Today, Meta Cranky will rationalize undone farm projects by imagining that she's living in a Before Picture, which ultimately will be upgraded to an After Picture. For example, Uncle Sid and Cousin Tom built this shiny corral last spring. It's sturdy, ingeniously designed, and it lets you load your cattle without being kicked or trampled. However, those master welders didn't budget for landscaping. So the CGs spent a sunny afternoon putting in climb-y type seeds that C2 picked out at the Big Box store. We can hope that the After Pictures, taken mid-summer, will feature shiny corrals covered in blue morning glories that set off the our cow friends' brown eyes.
Our Yorkshire friend, whom we'll call John of Beverly, worked his usual alchemy and convinced our front doors to latch properly. In the After Picture, however, these doors not only will close but will have working locks, courtesy of the Highly Recommended Locksmith. Apparently, you've got to service your locks every 90 years or so, or home security will suffer.
All too frequently, MC is presented with a troubleshooting issue that makes her think: Geez, didn't we just fix that? Upon reflection, however, the problematic item was just fixed about 30 years before. In the interim, stuff happens. The map of Europe has changed, but the air compressor and the Toro mower in the garage remain the same.
--MCG
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