Seeing that my husband was relaxing the other day, I found a job for him to do - create a breakfast bar overlooking the garden.
I usually have a cuppa or my muesli standing up against the balcony rail, looking down on the garden below and contemplating what to plant or weed next. I knew we had a spare cypress plank under the house which I thought would be great to extend the existing railing, making it wide enough for plates and cups of coffee.
It was easy enough to do, despite his complaining - cut to size, make a couple of supports, and voila.
I'd found two outdoor plastic chairs from Officeworks for $18 each - what a bargain. I'd seen them online for $150 and likely from same factory.
And of course, some artfully arranged pots.
There was nothing much to do after that than sit and have a sauv blanc.
Perfecto. Feels holiday-ey.
And in the week since we have done it, we've enjoyed early morning coffees, garden lunches, a family party, and sauv blanc at sunset.
What a great idea even if I do say so myself.
