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I finally found a moment when Manaow’s<\/a> CMU bench\/planter could be investigated minus the usual throngs of people.
\nThat window of quiet was around 7 a.m. in the morning, when the only activity at this east end of Broadway was the Laundromat next-door opening for business.
\nI discovered this clever incursion into the parking lot when Mitch and Jessica<\/a> took me out to breakfast at the The Potholder a couple doors down.
\nAs can be seen from the parking grid and stripes, this Thai restaurant hacked the parking lot for some outdoor dining and came up with a strong graphic design to define the area.<\/p>\n

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A hack within a hack. As far as I know, the credit for the original CMU planter hack goes to Annette Gutierrez of Potted.<\/a>
\nThe humble concrete masonry unit’s stackable, Lego-like potential has since been exploited over and over in seemingly endless planter configurations.
\nThere hasn’t been this much fun with concrete since Frank Lloyd Wright<\/a> played with the stuff.<\/p>\n

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The bench is why I found this one so intriguing.
\nI’ve been mulling this over and haven’t decided if\/where to build a bench of my own.<\/p>\n

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The relative permanence and lack of mobility make it a poor fit for me, a chronic shuffler of objects.<\/p>\n

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Marty is so ready to start in on this project.<\/p>\n

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And the fat and happy succulents are really selling it.<\/p>\n

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Have you noticed the unusual placement of the pavers? Gravel-filled space between the pavers gradually widens at the table and chairs area.
\n(Table and chairs had been brought inside overnight.)<\/p>\n

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And then the gap closes on the pavers in front of the entrance.<\/p>\n

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Although we haven’t decided to build it yet, this little project’s influence is already being felt.
\nI knew exactly what container I wanted for the Queen Victoria agave I rescued from the tree litter of the front garden.
\nIt’s not CMU, but a concrete\/fibeglass formulation, a kind of CMU lookalike, a hack of a hack…<\/p>\n

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