Jack the house up?

In the process of remodeling the bathroom here at 429 NW 7th Street in Corvallis, Pa first replaced the major components of the plumbing, vastly improving the system. We have a rough timeline to return home to Entiat, and we were well on the way to having a completed bathroom when he began putting the wains coat wall covering on. He already had intentions to level the house next time we come down, but it was apparent the paneling would not fit well until that was accomplished. And SO, in a day and a half he tore down the decommissioned chimney in the attic and jacked the house up an inch and a half or more. He was hoping for 2 inches, but the jacks in the basement started to punch through the concrete floor. Just as the major part of the intense pounding, creaking of wood and crackling of plaster happened, I was on my daily zoom call with the grandkids. The distraction of their sweet untroubled faces soothed my nerves , and I hoped they didn’t worry hearing such thunder coming from my side of the zoom screen. They might have enjoyed seeing the bricks flying out of the attic window ( there goes Pa again! ) as the chimney came down, but I sought comfort in listening to the book “ Braiding Sweetgrass”, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, while discovering and working on a good use for the bricks – I now have edging for my front yard garden. I am finding solace and insight as Ms Kimmerer shares of the importance of reciprocity and gratitude in all of our actions. As a botanist, a poet, and a member of the Citizen Patowatomi Nation, she combines her heritage with scientific and environmental passions. I hope that our renovations and efforts to honor the places we care for let the plants, the people and the beings all around us, know we are so thankful. The gifts of nature are endless.