I kept reading through the City of London’s site, thinking that there must be a section that pertained to residences…
What If I Built My Own Fence ?(July 2018)
I wondered if the only way to create some privacy was to build my own fence , since the gas…
New Noisemaker and Lack of Privacy (July 2018)
A few weeks after the gas station opened I had a new foe: the tire inflation compressor. This was installed…
Goodbye darkness, my old friend…
The gas station opened at the beginning of July. There were big signs in the window and a portable sign…
Communication Breakdown
One day in the spring there was a guy in my backyard chipping away at the back wall of the…
Bonus (May – December 2018):
While major noisy work happened next door – ranging from hammer drills to jack hammers to earth movers and a…
More Creeps – June 2018
After the spring of 2018, that wasn’t – I was still wearing mittens in late April – summer suddenly happened.…
Heritage v.s. Renovation ?
What heritage is worth preserving ? What obligation does a conscientious renovator have to create less waste, and use what…
Winter Into Spring 2018 – Right Next Door
One day in February I noticed a few vehicles parked next door, with people going in and out of the…
January 2018 – Next Door: Disappearing Car Lot ?
One day I walked by the car lot next door and noticed a sign that they were moving to a…
Black Picket Fence 