The view from her window …

Today’s writing prompt and my response.

Use the prompt however you like, one at a time, or pen a short story over as many as you like.
The view from her window …

Pauline bought the house for the view. Its condition was secondary. The peeling weatherboards were rotten in places, the original window frames soft and warped, floorboards missing. The kitchen and bathroom last saw new plumbing thirty years past, which matched the age of the fittings.

She was tackling all of it, over time. Her ...