Village Voices - We don't write papers, we build scrapbooks

I know all about Spring cleaning – my wife usually has to drag me out of my chair to help … well, I guess she only has to threaten not to cook (that typically works). In either case we trudge out to the shed and rag out the bench swing, and all of the patio furniture and adorn various items throughout the yard.

My wife likes snails – don’t ask me why – so she has a collection of ceramic snails that have to be pulled out and placed in their appropriate spot all over the property. And I won’t even begin to talk about the pool – taking the cover off, cleaning it, and dealing wit...