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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Garden Table - Feasibility Study - #1 What about the grill?



The top photo is the view from the kitchen sink. I placed the grill so that there is an unobstructed view of it from the kitchen sink. That has worked out well. I don't think there is any call from any quarter to put the grill anywhere but where it is now. I plan to use a piece of concrete from the kitchen counter when they are replaced in the new and improved grill. This will be the third grill I have constructed so far. All have been temporary being made out of crudely stacked brick. Seeing how construction of a righteous table requires grading the entire patio, I think it is time to think about a permanent grill. I love having a fire pit lined with fire brick. That makes the heat so very even. With a concrete counter top on the side I will have enough room to place the hibachi there. I think, "Yeah, it is time for the real thing." But the thing is, once you start out to do something real, the possibility of failure becomes real. I could fail. What if I choose to ignore the fear of failure and set out to build the grill I know needs to be built?

The table will find it's exact spot. Meanwhile I won't be afraid to shove this one around with the chairs and mess up my nice, neat pile of gravel. It can't be lost.

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