I admit that, had I been a little more efficient at garden maintenance, the fence needed replacing this year. Instead I have watched it gradually disintegrate, fighting the inevitable with the odd bit of featherboard nailed here and there, the odd nail strengthening sections which looked ready to give up, and two posts angled to stop the whole thing blowing over.
Each time the wind has blown, my efforts have looked a little more ineffective, already the wind has casually torn off one board which now adorns the branches of our Japanese Maple, and the posts have taken to leaning in a manner which suggest all-out surrender won't be long in coming. I have taken to reading the weather reports in the hope that the winds will subside, but it seems they will be here for another twelve hours at least, I don't think my efforts at DIY can survive that long.
Meanwhile, having done our whirlwind weekend visit to all and sundry delivering Xmas gifts, I am feeling full of seasonal cheer. To hell with the fence, it'll give Barney a chance to go crap in someone else's garden for a change.
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