MORE LIGHT IN THE DARK

          Monday of this week I went to Ace Hardware to pick up a couple of items. There were signs saying all the Christmas lights were 90% off. I took a box up and asked how much it would be…$1.50. Each box held one hundred lights and the cords were white which is the color of my fence.

          I’ve always wanted to wrap the top rail in lights but never got around to it, mainly because the lights were so expensive when the lighting season came along. I bought all the boxes they had which was seven. I called AJ to see if I needed something to protect the cords as they joined. He didn’t answer but a very nice, and handsome, young man offered his advice. So, I purchased these thingies that you put the connections in. They were more expensive than the lights…$4.99.

          I spent time running an extension cord from the deck out to the end of the fence closest to the house. Then I wound the lights around the fence rails. I’m one of those people who are unable to figure out feet and inches…and yes, I’ve heard the joke about “THIS MUCH” being six inches. Anyway, I figured I had enough to do the entire fence…wrong. When finished, the fence beside the driveway remains unlit, but the rest of the fence is very bright. I think if I’d stretched the initial strings, I might have had enough. Ah well.

          Now, all I have to do is figure out the timer so the lights come on when it gets dark and go off at the witching hour. These dark and dreary days require a lot more light, at least in my opinion.