Sometimes a chain and a padlock is just not good enough.

But a padlock alone will work for now. It’s taken us almost exactly a year to get around to this, and honestly it’s always been at the top of our to-do-list. But, dude, it’s hard to find a welder in town who can “work with our budget.” We were fortunate enough to meet Marty, a UH studio arts student who specializes in welding and metal work. Marty came over to Caroline yesterday and helped us to finally make our gates more user-friendly. He added some steel plates, cut off excess material and lined it all up just right so that we no longer need to bother with that noisy chain! Thanks Marty!

p.s. if any of you need the assistance of a good metal worker get in touch with us at Caroline for Marty’s contact info.