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Greenhouse

My greenhouse dream has been percolating for a while.  She began like all my dreams....a nagging 'what if we...' thought that whispered in my ear seductively.  Then our new kitten began destroying every plant in the house - and dumping the dirt everywhere.  That upgraded the greenhouse dream on the timeline when I realized Miss Gracie would make it impossible for me to start for spring plants in the house like normal this coming spring.

I could just have gotten an indoor unit with a covering to keep her out.  That was actually what I thought I had to do.  However, to buy a unit with good lightening would have cost me more than I spent building the entire greenhouse.  When I figured out a tentative DIY plan and priced things out, it just seemed so much smarter.  

My husband did not agree.  

My father, who did want to build a greenhouse, wanted to do it his way.

Various other family members giggled - maybe because our yard is tiny or because I was making it from reclaimed pieces of random things.  

They all lack.... vision.  

I don't know the best way to do all the things - sometimes I don't even know the right way to do all the things.  Many, many, maaaaannny times I do the wrong thing when trying to do all the things.  Then I take what went wrong and tweak.  And try again.  And when I stop having vision and trying new things that seem ridiculous and experimenting with all that is out there - bury me.  

This greenhouse is 100% my vision.  Things did not go smoothly.  I had to step back and tweak.  I had to spend $100 on a small greenhouse heater.  There are a few gaps around my door that I will need to fill in.  I will keep tweaking here and there all winter likely.  But it is the middle of October - and I am tucked into a patio chair in my greenhouse with all the green things with some music on while it rains on the roof.  And it is magical.

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