What they don’t show you on HGTV

You know on the remodeling shows, when the young couple with the helpful (and quiet and polite) children want to spend a fortune remodeling their bathroom, the perky host says something like “well, first we need to take out the old tile.” And it takes five minutes? We’ve been at it for four. days. And […]

Stress relief

Today is “beat the hell out of an old bathtub with a sledge hammer” day. You? Update: the tub is gone. We’re hammering out the floor, now. Send motrin.

a world of contrasts

In one room, Julie Andrews is singing “Do-Re-Mi” with the kids. In the next, “The Grudge” is just starting to claim it’s first victim.