After having to abandon our previous house buying attempt due to the DEA’s sudden interest in the property, Carrie and I turned our attention to a similar house just two blocks away. Built in the 1920’s, it is a California Craftsman style with lots of woodwork and moldings, pocket doors, hardwood floors, and a stone […]

Who Looks Worse, Paul or the Possum? We had seen evidence of what we thought was a raccoon under the house. We had seen a raccoon in the backyard and assumed the tracks and spoor under house was his. The way the house sits on the foundation leaves gaps between the siding and the stones […]