The Shed

Just looking around our yard, it has gone through a few iterations since we have been here.
I suppose the biggest change was the shed out the back.  It was a piece of land totally devoid of a structure.  It fitted exactly what we wanted to do.  That is, have a big shed that doubled up as an activities area. 
Getting the shed up was very much what we wanted to do first.  We also had dreams of a sitting /bbq area as well.  A company gave us a quote and then we asked for a bbq area.  So the quote grew and we had all we were after.
A big cement truck arrived first to lay the foundation.  It was a real touch and go day with thunder storms that managed to stay away for the majority of the laying of the concrete.  Having it down we built a retaining wall at the side and a garden at one end.  We also put gravel in strategic places.
Finally it was time to have the structure built.  That went up gradually while I was at work.  A guy came around and did plumbing.  It was the day before Christmas and he said to me how unusual it was as in his words, “I don’t do anything the day before Christmas.  We had a drainage pit dug and decided we wanted grass installed rather than waiting for seeds to grow.   It was like instant shed.
Our goal which we achieved was to have the shed ready for Christmas dinner with family.  It happened.
Since then we have had a spa in the shed.  Getting the fencing was amazing.  The day we wanted it, it was for sale not far up the road at a very reasonable price. Then the day we wanted to use the space for another activity someone saw the ad saw the ad and bought the spa.  He took it that day and brought around tools to dismantle fencing.  We have also added free carpet we got.
Where the spa was we have set up a music area.  The place is now insulated and air conditioned.  It was used for a long time to play table tennis in.  We still have the tables but these days they are used as eating places and for get togethers.  We used one table to have Christmas dinner on last year.  I reckon versatility is good.
People would have no idea there is such a large area available at the back.  The next door neighbour came in and described it as the Tardis.  Another said it reminded him of Indianna Jones as we have two coffee bags on display – one from Ethiopia and the other from Guatemala.
This shed area could be summed up in one word.  Blessing.  I love it.