Archive for November, 2009
The House is Falling
That title? It’s literal. Well, maybe not falling so much. It’s sinking. Why? Because our 1920s bungalow was built on what’s turning out to be a massive pile of trash. No joke. We had a crew out the other day and they pulled out unbroken beer bottles, antique crocks, combs and more from underneath our slab. It’s turning a relatively simple shoring project into something far more complicated and expensive.
I know I should be thankful that we have a house at all, and that we live here with our five happy cats and perfect (albeit currently cranky) baby. But I can’t help to be stunned that the foundation of our haven is garbage and that it’s sucking us in. Symbolic much?
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