I had such an exciting day today watching the fellows unbuilding my garage. They started ripping off the roof early in the morning,
spent most of the day tearing into that old building,
And left the beautiful skeleton of the garage when they went home for the night.
All that work in a single day, as well as making a couple of trips to the dump — amazing.
Tomorrow, even the skeleton will be gone. I’m glad I have this photo of the great little building in the setting sun, though I’m sure once my more functional and very stable new garage is built, I’ll spend little time regretting the deconstruction of this old garage.
As an side — way off to the side! — I used the term “fellow,” meaning “man,” at the beginning of this post because it seems a bit friendlier than “guy” and less formal than “man.” In Britain, however, “fellow” connotes a person of little or no worth, so I’ve been trying to stay away from the word to keep from offending people in other countries. But I like the word, and it is no insult because the people working here today had great worth!
I’m looking forward to seeing what the morrow will bring.
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Pat Bertram is the author of Grief: The Inside Story – A Guide to Surviving the Loss of a Loved One. “Grief: The Inside Story is perfect and that is not hyperbole! It is exactly what folk who are grieving need to read.” –Leesa Healy, RN, GDAS GDAT, Emotional/Mental Health Therapist & Educator.
January 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm
I always assumed it was a term of fondness or goodwill. At least that’s the way I use it here.
I love the picture of the garage in the sunset. If walls could talk…
January 15, 2020 at 12:03 pm
I love that photo, too. I’m thinking of getting it framed and hang on the wall of the new garage.
January 16, 2020 at 10:16 am
Another adventure in you life. “The home continues”. Glad you are enjoying it!!
January 16, 2020 at 10:20 am
So far, so good!