Doing What Works!

There are many terms for improvising, and sadly many have a negative or derogatory ring to them.  I've always take a bit of flack for my unconventional ingenuity and enjoyment of improvising.  I remember as a kid, my Great grandpa had some sort of weights on his small gates to ensure they would close . . .

In my chicken garden I have to double latch the gates, because my grandkids have pygmy goats that can open gates from a very close to the ground position.  One latch has continued to fall apart on me all summer, so one morning I had to improvise.  I have been a big fan of bungee cords for years now.  I've used them to hold things in place, even keep doors tight, but I never thought of them as being an automatic door closer.  Now, I can open my gate and have it spring right back into place flush up against the chicken house!

It works as well on the gate as my nice one one the front storm door of the house!