“Why didn’t you buy a better house ?”

That’s a good question. I wanted a house that had the potential to be visually appealing to me, with enough … More

Undoing the Powder Room

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

I had two moves. I had a storage unit at the cheapest place I could find, at the opposite end … More

The building inspector burst out laughing when he saw the furnace. It was an octopus gravity fed furnace, and appeared … More

Even before my former house had closed, I was looking at Realtor.ca. Staying in Toronto was not a reasonable economic … More

My ex and his lawyer finally ran out of antagonistic legal strategies, so I received my share of the proceeds … More