The painting company that rented the lift has many pictures taken from high above, while the owners cheerfully work on…
Color Agony
My house faces west, slightly oriented to the south. There are no large trees across the street to filter the…
I Thought I Found A Corpse
Every day when I wake up, I open the curtains and check my backyard for any items that may be…
Fixing the House, Again
(Painting by Ludwig Meidner, c.1913) The exterior had so many troubles I hardly knew where to begin. In my previous…
Talking To House Painters
(Photo by Dorothea Lange) I had never managed to conquer getting to the top of the peak of the front…
Thirty Five Reports and Counting
I have made thirty five reports to the Ministry of the Environment about gas vapours on my property during a…
Basic Boundary Expectations
I contacted the City to inquire if any inspection had taken place, with regards to the bad strip behind the…
Black Picket Gates
Sometimes projects just get so…fraught ? I had custom cut pickets sitting around since May, 2018. I spent that summer…
More Sad Creeps
There has been far too much new activity in that strip behind the convenience store building. Many times I have…
Too Many Creeps
I woke up with a terrible headache, like I do sometimes. I opened the curtains and looked at the back…