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Mar 12, 20174 min read
Good with Imperfection
Shims. These are little pieces of wood that you purchase when the floors in your old house slant in three different rooms. I know this...


Jan 19, 20172 min read
An Update from Rosedale and 64th Place
This photo makes it clear (or it should) that we have not moved to the Rosedale house yet. It’s way past time for an update, so here...


Nov 20, 20163 min read
Owen Park’s Little Free Library
During our first and only showing of the Rosedale house, our realtor, Joy, ended it with an explanation about the structure on the corner...


Oct 12, 20164 min read
The Most Important Room: Before
The kitchen demolition at Rosedale started two weeks ago but I wasn’t there to watch since the kitchen really isn’t my territory anymore....


Sep 25, 20164 min read
The Purge (Part One): The Clothes Closet
When I was five, we took our annual Colorado vacation in the hot month of July, and my mother left my packed suitcase with all my...


Sep 15, 20163 min read
What Happened Last Friday
We bought a house last Friday. Kyle and I signed our names on eight pages of paperwork, confirmed the money wire, hugged the realtor, and...


Aug 19, 20162 min read
Empty House. Deep Breath. Move On.
For months, I was adamant that we would not sell Dad’s house. I couldn’t imagine letting it go. It held all my parents’ stuff, and...
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