Dear Reader

The following question was posed by a loyal reader, who writes from the way over in Danvers, MA:

Q: Hey lady, how's the bathroom?

A: Glad you asked. My in-laws are visiting for the week, and have come prepared to work! Patrick and his dad have been working all day at replacing the door's frame. Then they're doing the electrical work necessary to install sconces over the soon-to-exist mirror. As the bathroom is very small, having even just the two of them in there at the same time is a squeeze. So my mother-in-law and I have been painting trimwork in the basement, doing laundry and fixing curtains.