1. The white picket fence. We used to own a duplex with a double lot and a garage and a white picket fence. Then, after we paid the City of Minneapolis a bunch of money, it waved the Variance Wand four times, and the property changed into two lots, one with a duplex and one with a garage, all surrounded by a white picket fence. (It will turn back into a pumpkin at midnight on December thirty-first.)
Now the fence is gone, except for the lonely posts. This makes it easier for the backhoes to get in. (Actually, not all that much easier for the backhoes. But our neighbor, who builds fences, promises to give the painted planks a good home. He would not be able to do so for many thousands of partly painted splinters.)
2. The changing table. For the first time in more than five years, I have no children in diapers. This situation will persist, by definition, for at least nine months. So to the basement with you! My bathroom is now much roomier.
We filled the space with laundry baskets. That’s the kind of wild, crazy home decorators we are.
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