Meanwhile…

…I spent a lot of time staring out the front window at the yard. What was wrong with it ? … More

Pests

As a woman, working by myself, on my own house, I have been plagued by pests. Women speaking privately amongst … More

My house faces west, slightly oriented to the south. There are no large trees across the street to filter the … More

(Painting by Ludwig Meidner, c.1913) The exterior had so many troubles I hardly knew where to begin. In my previous … More

The back porch still looked like this. This was what was underneath the vinyl siding, stripped off in Oct., 2019. … More

This section of the house was so terrible I wondered if I should just remove it ? Many late 19th … More

About a week before things started to go wrong with Brutus, I decided that I couldn’t stand the dining room … More

…I continue to fix my house. Even though I believe its value is greatly diminished due to the infiltration of … More

Scrubbing the unadhered paint off with TSP and a scouring pad was kind of a rotten task. I took as … More

…thank you for not messing with this house too much. I really appreciate that you let the original doors and … More