The 12ft Skeleton

A Home Depot impulse buy becomes a multi-year Halloween spectacle — with straw bales, a homegrown pumpkin patch, and a skeleton that stays up year-round.

Becoming a Farmer

A software developer buys a half-acre lot in La Mesa and slowly, inevitably, turns into a farmer — complete with vintage tractors, massive garden beds, turf removal, and a DIY sidewalk project.