1 days before my wedding, dad called: “i’m not wal…

tool belt and a yellow tape measure. He looked at the blank brick wall, pulled the tape measure out, and asked me where I wanted the primary shelving. For the next three weekends, Thomas showed up every Saturday morning at 7:00. We hauled heavy oak boards up the front steps, the air filled with the sharp smell of cut wood and sawdust. Thomas worked continue reading …