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Larkin
Stupid old baseboards, I think. I’m on my knees by the front door, hammer in hand, using the tool’s prongs to try to pry the ancient baseboards off the wall. I pull at the end, and manage to get a few inches between the baseboard and the wall.
The dogs are trying to be helpful, wagging their tails and standing a little too close. I keep shooing them back every few minutes, because I’m not entirely sure about my using a hammer.
Replacing these baseboards is the next thing on my unending list of things to do before I can put the house on the market. Years and years of poorly moved furniture have left the baseboards dented and dinged, especially here in the entryway.
I put my back into pulling it away from the wall, and I’m rewarded by a long piece of it ripping off the wall. Of
