The Moon Represents My Heart

你問我愛你有多深     You ask me how deep my love for you is
我愛你有幾分 How much I really love you
我的情也真 My affection is real
我的愛也真 My love is real
月亮代表我的心 The moon represents my heart

- 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart)

I've been working on repairing and reinstalling the garden fence all spring and into the summer. New posts are in, rails attached, cleats installed for cedar panels, and the decorative parts along the top installed, including the roof sections.

One major repair and renovation was the moon window.

Moon Window 2020

I was able to salvage about 95% of the window pieces and only had to replace four small sections that had rotted.

I sanded each piece down and re-stained them. 

They have a dark patina due to age and exposure to weather, but I think it makes them look a bit more "ancient." 

In order to reuse most of the pieces I simply turned the window upside down. The bottom pieces were often below the snow line, hence the rot, but the top pieces were in great shape since they were mostly covered by a roof. The replaced pieces all came from the bottom.

Since I was working on the re-install during Father's Day, my wife decided to help me. 

It went faster and was great to work on the project together. I think it's safe to say our "love is real" and that “the moon represents my heart."

     • Video audio by: Teresa Teng; performed by David DiMuzio.

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