English Tea Room or Home Theatre?

What an idyllic place we had….15 acres on the Louisiana bayou…15 acres for the handyman to lose himself 24/7 – a never ending palette of projects, not to mention the maintenance and lawn care that absolutely seduced him each weekend. He was definitely in his element!

Living in the swamp, we were also blessed with mosquitoes dabbling in performance enhancing drugs, grouchy water moccasins, alligators, and, of course nutrias, the Louisiana yard dogs. That's right - look it up.

One summer day, suffering in 100% humidity, I watched the reason I got married descending into the woods for Lord knows what....and my mind grew restless. I hatched a scheme to keep the handyman closer to home. I would muse about the possibility of “glassing in” the back porch, attaching it to the interior dining room of our Acadian home. Yes, this was good. I would muse and then deliciously comment that “I was sure it was an impossibility and couldn't be done”.

Bingo! It was too easy. He set my covert plan into motion immediately! The handyman began the sexy dance of demolition, a dance I’ve learned to appreciate when coupled with desired outcomes.

He took my breath away as he planned every step with precision, exhausting the project and our bank account quickly. The day the exterior tempered glass walls arrived and the French doors were attached “really iced my teacakes”.

Within weeks, I lavished in central air conditioning, beautiful teacups and scones keeping me company. I think the handyman felt good about it, too, because he secured my safety from dangerous predators and shielded me from the oppressive Louisiana heat!

But, I have to admit, through this home improvement project I learned an important lesson - that heat is always a necessary component...

Because even after I got my climate controlled tearoom, I curled up in my favorite chair to watch my DIY celebrity descend into the woods - my own sweaty beefcake who always turned around and winked at me because he knew I was watching...and you know I was!