Actually Painting the House

The painting company that rented the lift has many pictures taken from high above, while the owners cheerfully work on … More

Color Agony

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

(Photo by Dorothea Lange) I had never managed to conquer getting to the top of the peak of the front … More

I discovered that if I couldn’t see the ugly gas station canopy, that I felt less angry about it. Before … 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

This what the notification from the City said (address redacted): “Last Date for Objection: January 6, 2020 “The house was … More

(Photo found on FB of the adult male grandchild sitting where his grandmother, Peg, once sat, 60 or more years … More

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