When we moved to Moraga, the railing around the back deck was a bit shaky.
You could push and pull it back and forth several inches. It was really scary.
Then, to my good fortune, my nephew, Davin Lyons, wanted to live out this way.
So we made a deal. He could stay here, and I'd pay him to work on several projects that needed doing.
If you look at them, you can see the influence of working with his dad. Among those projects were:

The deck and railing posts (this is about the posts)
Okay, okay, there are more I need to document. Like:

• There is a steep hill on the side of the house. He built a stone faced retaining wall and steps.
• The house is on a hill, with lots of space underneath.
  Davin added 3 rooms and 500 sq ft or floor space in the 3rd floor, under the house.
• As part of the downstairs 3rd floor, he built 3 stairways, 2 decks, and 2 doorways.
• He build a workbench and stands for power tools in the garage.
• He installed slides on the kitchen drawers that needed help.
• Beverly had started painting her room. He finished it nicely.
• (and there's no doubt I'm forgetting more.)