We’ve not heard how Jack’s training is going. Dan is not surprised. He pointed out that Jack’s trainer is an animal-person not a people-person. It’s very odd not having Jack...

Our backyard is a mess. It looks more like a quarry than a garden. The addition we are putting on the house blocks open access for getting big equipment to the backyard. So, before...

Harlem was grey and damp on Saturday. In a way, it was perfect weather for our adventure. We were in search of Demolition Depot. We found it at 125th and 3rd. Demolition Depot is an amazing...

The house is growing. Looking at it from the back, the breakfast room has pushed its way out, and today, the framing for the master bedroom is reaching over the breezeway. When looking at...

“Johnny-on-the-Spot” is not a name I would have landed on if assigned the task of naming a toilet that moves from location to location. I think “Danny-on-the-spot”...

Merriam-Webster defines a breezeway as: a roofed often open passage connecting two buildings (as a house and garage) or halves of a building. Having a “breezeway” is not something that...

I received a key this week to some very sought after real estate. After a year long wait my name reached the top of the waiting list for a plot at our town’s community garden (known...

We reached a whole new level at the house today. The floor joists for the master bedroom are in place. Things are progressing nicely. Most of the time it’s a pleasure being an on-site...

Progress is always fun to see, as in these construction photos taken over the past few months. When the foundation and basement walls were completed, we jokingly told a neighbor that we...