And then she shed tears of joy...

Okay. I've got a thing for sheds.

I think they're ridiculously cool and I've wanted one for a long time. Living in the city, you don't see too many sheds. But, gardening in the city without a garage, we really need a place for all the tools and outdoor things. Johnny and I have looked around for something cheap, with no luck. When Liz wrote about her shed, I sighed from afar with longing. She has a shed and she doesn't even want it. Someday I'll have a shed of my own.

And when I stumbled across this article about "home offices of the garden variety," I began to see the humble shed in a new light. The article quoted this blog which showcases various "shedworkers" and their awesomely outfitted shed offices. Based in the UK, the site proclaims to be the only guide to "the lifestyles of shedworkers and those who work in shedlike atmospheres." Shedworkers! (I love the Brits.) It's not enough to be a Self-Employed, Sole Prop, Work at Homer. I could earn the moniker Shedworker!

So, here's the dream shed.



Oh, come on. That's hardly a shed. That's a house. Here's another one.



And look! Le Corbusier built a shed for his wife. "You walk down a little footpath with cactuses by the sea to get to it." Now that's love.



And this...is MY shed.



It's also, as you can see, a newspaper stand. (Note the vintage styling: Johnny got it off the John Dillinger job*.) It's not quite large enough for an office, but it would do just fine as a vegetable stand. Maybe next year we'll sell lemonade and fresh veggies. If we do, you'll read about it here!







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*Once they're done filming, and all the appropriate props and set dressing have gone back to prop houses, they sell any leftover props at cost (or less). Over the years, Johnny has always made good use of his pickup truck and rarely met a piece of furniture/wood/glassware/metal he didn't like. The job taketh Johnny away from home, but the job also giveth. And this one was no different. We got a beautiful full-length mirror, a few potted palms, some leftover wood that John will use to make sculptures. And our glorious little shed.