Of Following, Flaws and All

Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. A hot summer night at an out-of-the-way Italian restaurant. Good food. Good wine. A friend and I are catching up on our lives and what we’re reading. I mention I’ve… Continue reading Of Following, Flaws and All

On the Level

A friend’s old house that is regularly in need of repair, complex repairs. The house is so old that the floor slants in places and the windows don’t meet just right, even after replacement. When you put up wallpaper, it won’t align perfectly. You