Just back from Pittsburgh

I am still jet-lagged and in re-entry phase after my week-long trip to Pittsburgh. The purpose of the trip was to wrap up the sale of Dad's house that has been empty for nearly two years. (I have reported sporadically on the process of cleaning out the house and discussed some of the art projects that have come out of the experience in earlier entries.) Here are a few photos of the house now:



We ended up removing any trace of green and gold from the kitchen -- cabinets were painted, countertop replaced, and vinyl floor replaced with Mexican tile. Meanwhile, we flunked the sewer test. The whole backyard needed to be dug up so that the line could be replaced. Notice the bulldozer. I packed up the last boxes, sent off the last packets of memorabilia saved by my mother, and left to explore Western Pennsylvania for the rest of the week.