Cracking Up

摘要

I hadn't painted the bedroom in ... well, I don't even remember. I hoped it had been more re-cently than 21 years ago, when I moved in and my dad came up to help me because I'd never painted before. I planned to spruce up the room last spring. Alas, I fell ill, and everything went on hold. By the time I could tackle the job the following winter, painting grew into a mission. I agonized over colors, settling on a glossy white for the crown molding and trim and light blue for the walls. But before I could dip brush into . paint, there was the matter of fixing a crack high on the wall facing the bed.