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There was no break between the finishing of the restaurant and jumping into the next renovation.  I needed a break, but I felt this two-family needed me more.  I have a soft spot for a mess of a house with potential, and this one certainly qualified. This is a spacious two-family that was in a little worse shape than shows here.  Truthfully I didn't take enough pictures early on.  I think I was too overwhelmed by the chaos, and zeroing in on specifics was too depressing.  SO, off we go from here which is about the first time I've been able to catch my breath knowing we have stopped the bleeding. I can't call this is a backyard yet, but there have been some changes. A retaining well to separate the parking pad from what will be a yard is now finished. Because the property next door is owned by a family member, we extended the retaining wall and the parking pad across that property too. Next came the sidewalk. Then the pa...

Now that I'm not on the fast track anymore..."What," you say! "When were you ever on the fast track?"   I'm referring to those days of going to work, raising children, fulfilling commitments, dealing with obligations and keeping up a social life.  Now that I am retired I still seem to stay busy, but I've taken the blinders off. I now allow myself to get side-tracked and I do nothing to rein myself in.  This is how that manifested today as I executed the simple chore of taking out the trash. Someone had put out an old door for pickup.  It could easily have been ignored.  Not today.   I regret not taking a photograph before removing the hardware.  However, it was much later in the day when I realized I wanted to blog about it.   The first thing that caught my attention was this cute little doorknob and back plate.  Old doorknobs are collectibles in my book.  So, back to the house for a screwdriver....