Teach me to fish

I’ve decided that I have to learn DYI. I always plant my own garden but this year, I hired someone because I had Tin and I didn’t have the two days to do the front yard that it takes and so I paid someone to do it. Similarly, these wood columns and their maintenance has been getting me cranky and so I’ve decided when this guy comes to strip, sterilize and finish them that I am going to be his apprentice and learn to do it myself. I used to refinish my entire deck in Marin all by myself, so I don’t know why I couldn’t do these columns. Remember the old proverb, give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach him to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.

2 Responses to “Teach me to fish”

  1. Alice Says:

    Just think of it as your contribution to the economy. Without that job, your guy would not have had the same amount of income as he now had because of you. And really, no matter how proficient and able you are, you don’t have to do it all. Just knowing you could if you had the time is enough.

  2. Rachel Says:

    I really have been living that code – you know like I am supported by a job that is not from New Orleans but because of it I am able to support all of these New Orleanians – like I’m a nonprofit (which I am) – so that has been my motto all along and what the hell Alice, it’s not like I can take it with me and Tin is cute, he will be able to earn his own way so I don’t have to worry about leaving anything to him. Okay – so you’re right, why the heck would I want to do those columns myself? What was a I thinking?

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