August 15, 2020. Western Head, Nova Scotia. The Gazebo.

I love stories with a happy ending. Last evening, I was taken directly to the screened room on her deck. Sandra had invited John and Nancy as well as me for dinner. Anna dsropped me off on her way home and the plan was for John and Nancy to take me home. The temperature in Liverpool was hot but sitting outside was delightful. Sandra lives close to the river so she gets a lovely breeZe most of the time. I admired the screen room and recalled that I had seen it before. But it turned out that this screened room was new. Last summer, hurrican Dorian took down Sandra's screene room. It was actually a free standing gazebo. The first one died of a natural death and the one from last year disintegrated after the storm. It had been new last summer and the fabric itself just came apart. So Sandra took it back to Canadian Tire and was given a full refund. The the first one had survived many years and this new one, everyone agreed, was defective so she got her money back. Unfortunately, they had no gazebos in stock. Early this summer, Sandra installed an umbrells for shade but did not bother to install the gazebo on the deck. Two weeks ago, her neice called to say that Gazebos were on sale. Furthurmore she and her husband would bring the gazebo and install it. John and Nancy came to help so two weeks ago the new gazebo was put in place. It is clever. The gazebo is free standing so sets on the deck and is open to the dining room french doors. We sat outside in a bug free room enjoying the company and the good food. While we were eating appitizers the rain started falling which sounded delightful. Unfortunately the rain stopped. But that gazebo sitting on the deck is a wonderful addition to the home. I ceertainly enjoyed it last evening.