We’re not used to working together as a team. We’re more accustomed to splitting up the responsibilities, or as Husband put it, we “Divide and Conquer.” So when I signed us up for a rain barrel making workshop at a nearby environmental charter school, we stumbled through the process as an awkward team.

I got out the camera and then left it on the kitchen table, so we ended up without pictures, but that’s fine. Frankly, it wasn’t a very photogenic experience. Just imagine a big plastic barrel, the two of us drilling holes and fitting it with two tubes and a spigot, and there you have it. We covered the top with mesh to keep the bugs out, and now it’s done. We’ll hook it up to the downspout at the back of the garage near the garden, and it’ll be good to go. Er, ready to catch the next storm.

It looks rather blah out there now, so maybe I’ll try to convince La Petite to paint it. Maybe polka dots? It would match the deck chairs!