“A sprawling double story with an unnecessarily grand entrance. She’s one of those houses that used to be graceful, but now she’s a mule. And just as stubborn as one. She’s one of those houses where every time you touch one thing, another falls down. She’s surrounded by a big garden lost to the wild. It needs to be redone, but there are a few trees and rose bushes that are worth saving. A lemon tree, at least. Maybe a lime tree too.”

