Saturdays With Sharon

Sharon is my next door neighbor and friend. She is always attempting and accomplishing some major project - if she isn't adding a screened-in porch or chopping down trees or rewiring her house, she's at least going to rearrange her furniture in the living room. She almost always asks me to come over and tell her what I think of a new arrangement, and I've taken to saying (like a true friend can), "what difference does it make, it'll be totally different in about three weeks" - but I'll go over for the coffee and the company anyway, any time.

Her current project is a bird cage.....she doesn't have any birds yet but plans to acquire a couple. She had a metal cart, and is adding 'chicken' wire to it with brackets to make the cage. She is cutting branches from her backyard willow tree to set up the 'living' space. She'll get a comfortable, roomy home ready for two little birdies for about $30.

This may not seem unusual or impressive to anyone else, but as I chronicle more of her schemes, you too might notice a pattern of extraordinary capability and cleverness.

I'll keep you posted.