The Desk in Pat Garrett's Garage

              My head is filled with numbers, new information, schedules, names of contractors and my dear mom's garage is filled with windows, doors, sinks and more for our new home.        We have designed our home and redesigned it several times over, for one reason or another. The drafter, Ed loves us. He is making some money. I wanted to save some money on the construction part in any way we could. While securing the mortgage an issue with an unforeseen bill popped up that had to be dealt with. That sent me into cost saving mode even further. My idea was to keep the existing secondary garage, use it as part of the home and add onto the back of it which is currently a shed that was once where Mom and Dad's RV was housed. Dad built it years ago. The garage has the same terra cotta tile roof  and stucco siding as the house, a toilet and sink that I was hoping was permitted for the property and would allow me to not have t...

Why this whole adventure started: Mom and me in WIlliamsburg around 1964                After a 30 year (I will call it an) adventure to the North Carolina coast, I decided it was time to go back home to San Diego. My Mother has been on her own for a few years now since the passing of my Father, and my son had already moved back to San Diego years ago. I wanted to be there for them, spend time with them and be closer to the rest of my family. (most of my immediate family lives in So Cal)               Plenty of events have happened in the year that I have been back home. One of them is I found the perfect man, and married him. We found a place to rent, which is not the easiest with 2 big dogs. (my kids, Zeus and Yin-Yang came back with me from Carolina as well)  Rental prices are not cheap in San Diego County and with me restarting my business here there is a bit of a lull in my income, leaving our in...