Guest Diva Cindy Wolff had just a small household project to get finished, as you might have read the other day. But here, the photographic evidence of the mess, two days later. Ick! Have you ever found yourself in a mess like this?

A hand for the handy woman!

The problem with these do-it-yourself shows and big-box hardware stores is that they make you believe you can do anything? Reroof the house? Sure, just grab some shingles and let's get on the ladder! Regrout the bathroom? Not a problem? Those million little lines will look good as new.

So, it was with an emboldened can-do spirit that I bought an 8-foot piece of lattice to glue onto the side of my screened porch ....