The owner of the long-empty, badly-renovated corner house next to me recently hired a contractor to replace the decking in… Read more trash

The family is staying a couple of nights in my house while their new staircase treads are stained and sealed.… Read more dreams

I hear that people live with other people and are fine with that. It seems improbable, I know. That certainly… Read more room

My senior citizen French class started up again for the summer, and we had three new members in our usual… Read more class

I don’t know why I am so happy about yesterday’s day trip to Manhattan. I spent a good chunk of… Read more wedged

I’m working my way through a book on writing, as one does when one is avoiding writing, and I’m currently… Read more polite