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Crack
Deconstruction continued…. It rained buckets, and water poured through the holes drilled for the cable, and the supposedly repaired crack in the foundation. Mold colonized a wall in the basement, reaching from around the box for the cable, and the crack running from it to the floor. Everything got wet.…
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Tilt
Deconstruction continued… There was an enormous pile of wet leaves on one corner of our patio, the result of a November snowstorm in 2025 that prevented our lawn care service from finishing their fall clean up. I remember it made moving the snow off the driveway twice as difficult because…
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expiration date
Deconstruction continued…. I keep trying to shorten this saga, but as much as I pare down to the essentials, the tale gets longer. If you’re new to these posts, welcome. If you’ve been sticking with me from the beginning, bless you. I’ll try to be succinct, but it always seems…
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Fall in Winter
Deconstruction continued…. We spent Chanukah and Christmas quietly, lighting candles, watching our favorite movies, eating comfort foods, and opening gifts. On New Year’s Eve, we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary playing games with a couple of friends. The new year rolled in and the contractor came to the conclusion the…
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Best efforts
Deconstruction continued… So much in life is beyond human control. And, those aspects of life within human control will always be subject to human flaws. Everyone messes up, but if they are decent and honest, they will own up to it and bend over backwards to fix it, as our…
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Rehab Rehab
Deconstruction continued…. Words to the wise: NEVER, under any circumstance, put any type of floating vinyl plank flooring in a bathroom. It’s one of those choices a person who thinks ahead (not me, remember, I’m the one who bought a Smart Oven with tantrum issues) would never make because eventually…
