For some reason, the people who owned our little house before us decided that they didn't want an outdoor space. So the door leading from our kitchen doesn't take us to a large deck with beautiful views of our pretty, double lot with mature trees and a plethora of fauna ranging from blue jays to screech owls to racoon families to deer herds. Instead, it leads directly to a set of stairs.
If you want to admire the view, you have to sit on a step.
So for the time being, our outdoor dining takes place on a concrete pad at the base of said stairs.
Though a deck would be nice, the pad provided a perfect place to enjoy the first tomatoes of the season using the very best preparation for good tomatoes -- a caprese salad.
