Fixing the Kitchen

The kitchen troubles seemed insurmountable. I spent many hours in the kitchen, sitting and staring at all the problems, mentally … More

the John Troubles

There’s street level prostitution in this area. On many nights, I can look out my bedroom window and see a … More

I had this idea for a fence. It probably grew from my hatred of pressure treated lumber. I thought a … More

That little room ate up so many hours. The ceiling and all the walls had new drywall. Fresh primer and … More

This was the worst room in the house. I think it had originally been a pantry. Kitchens in the late … More

The kitchen was such a mess. The walls and ceilings had bad, cracked AND lumpy plaster, there was trim missing … More

The worst thing the previous owner did was to hack up the door mouldings in the kitchen. I don’t know … More

My semi-feral cat, Marm, moved outside in late spring of 2017. Marm was affectionate with me on her terms. I … More

I optimistically planned to get the house painted the first summer. This was complicated by my lack of scaffolding. I … More

One thing that was really good about the house was that there were already storm windows installed over the original … More