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Thursday, December 9, 2004
It All Gets Done Eventually
Do I actually like anything about this house? Yes. I love the bathtub. It is exactly right, although needing to be reglazed. It is a great big old clawfoot tub and I love it. Also, I like the fact that, although this is a small house and what there is, is in terrible condition, it is quite easily big enough for me, comfortably so, not crowded, about 1,700 sq. ft. I began to look at it differently when the plumber made me an offer for it. He said it's bigger than his house and he really likes it. The electrician said, "This is a darling house," which sounded odd coming from the mouth of an extremely large unkempt workman. I thought, "It is? This wreck is a darling house?" I like that the laundry is conveniently located and works efficiently now.
I like that there are plenty of very comfortable places to lie down/sit down. It's a good house for someone always tired and never really well, a perfect sick-person house. I like that the stairs are broad with short lifts so they are not taxing to climb. I like that my driveway is big enough so I can turn the car around and go into the street nose first. That, by the way, is pretty much unique in this town. Many, many homes in the $500,000-$1,000,000 range have no driveway at all. I like the front porch which is quite big enough for furniture. Sometimes I have breakfast coffee out there while reading the paper. Mostly I appreciate near proximity to Lydia/Dan/the kids. So nice to be close enough that I can call Lydia and say, "After Benny's karate lesson would you stop here for a minute on your way home?" I like that the garage is so big, with storage space, and dry. Really it is disgraceful that I have this much house and this nice a house when so many are homeless. I'm learning to like the place and I am grateful for it.
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