Making Do(or)

Barley, a dog, stands beside a makeshift barrier on a wooden deck.

When a summer habit of leaving the door onto the deck open found itself at odds with having forgotten to pack the gate to keep Barley from wandering off into the neighborhood, a committee was convened to assess possible stopgap measures. While the resulting design did indeed stop both the figurative and literal gaps, it also led to some visible consternation on the part of some subsequent package delivery folk.