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.