The Garrett Wallis House

I would like to end our seven-month drought of blog entries by directing your attention to the item in the center of the little still-life below.  Even though 99% of demolition is behind us we still discover little jewels, such as this brown peanut M&M.  I have personally found at least four of these, usually intact, but this one is of particular interest because it shows that even squirrels have the sense to separate what is nutritious from what is not.  The candy coating was transformed into construction debris, the peanut freed and transformed into life. Since August 30 of 2020 when we posted our last entry....a lot has happened.  I am reluctant to attempt a summary because I'm afraid it will not sound like seven months' worth of work.  But here it is.  The Richmond Heights Building Dept stamped our plans. We excavated extensively in the basement, had new plumbing installed, poured new footings, raised the main beam to correct height and poured half ...