About a week before things started to go wrong with Brutus, I decided that I couldn’t stand the dining room … More
Category: DIY
“Just move your bedroom”
The light and sounds from the gas station really bothered me. While the station’s operation generated little noise – their … More
Despite Everything…
…I continue to fix my house. Even though I believe its value is greatly diminished due to the infiltration of … More
Now About That Fence (July/August 2018)
One day in late July someone rang my doorbell, insistently. It was a worker from the gas station. I observed … More
Communication Breakdown
One day in the spring there was a guy in my backyard chipping away at the back wall of the … More
Trying to Right the Wrong
Scrubbing the unadhered paint off with TSP and a scouring pad was kind of a rotten task. I took as … More
Dear Previous Owner…
…thank you for not messing with this house too much. I really appreciate that you let the original doors and … More
Scraping Paint
It took awhile to feel confident on the scaffolding. It felt sturdy, but due to the projection of the corbels … More
Starting On The Exterior
Many of us have been socialized to get all swoony about “potential”. When I first saw this house the peeling … More
New Numbers
The house numbers that came with the place were never to my liking. They were brass that had oxidized from … More