He Changed the Locks on My Parents’ Anniversary Gift

cedar siding, old iron stove nobody should’ve trusted but everybody loved. The place needed work, sure. New gutters. Better deck supports. A water heater that made noises like a dying tractor.

Still.

It was perfect for them.

The seller was a retired dentist named Hal Pruitt who was moving to Arizona because his knees couldn’t do another Oregon winter.continue reading …