This was a very modern house, an upper- middle-class house, a very nice house for its day.

I proceeded to undo it.

They liked the paint scheme of my house. They wanted to know what the colors were.

If you’ve made the decision that you’d like to move but you can’t, it’s frustrating.

Part of it, I think, was fate but it was also a different approach that helped. They were more motivated. What helped so much was their compassion and understanding, but they also made some overt...