An uphill climb: allowing space for grief
“I’ve never seen anyone in a situation like this handle it as positively as you are.” “Ask Naomi, she’s in charge.” “How did you get all…
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Full hands, whole heart: a retelling of my storm experience
The woman beside me at the nail salon heard me answer the manicurist’s question about our house and began asking me about our situation and also…
Pool project #3: landscaping and the end result
Almost done… the front yard was barren after all the construction thoughtlessness. At our own expense, we replanted a great deal of grass. We added a…
Garage project #3: last steps and finished product
Catch up on Post #1 (demo) and #2 (foundation and framing) By December, we were happy to see progress. Some days were busy, others nobody arrived…
Pool project #2
Catch up on post #1 if you missed it. Here we are at the end of October… our backyard was a bit of a war scene.…
Garage project #2: foundation and framing
Another one of our delays was that it kept raining! It needs to be dry for 3 days before the guys would come pour the foundation.…