Monday, I was settling in to do some editing, when I heard a noise that sounded a lot like a jackhammer off in the distance. I figured it would stop, but it didn't. It felt like every time I started to type, the noise started again. Twenty-minutes later, I was starting to lose it. I walked to the other side of the house, and it got louder. It sounded closer than I'd originally thought, and less like a jackhammer. More like someone drilling metal.I walked around the house (followed by my canine entourage) muttering "What the hell is Mrs. Gnome doing?" and cursing our house, our … [Read more...]