As Long As It's Perfect by Lisa Tognola

Author:Lisa Tognola
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 2019-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21: OF UFOS AND PENISES

Lexington Ave, Rye – October 2007

Let’s build a cupola,” Luke suggested, the result of our simple request to make our house look original.

“A what?” Wim and I asked.

A cupola, otherwise known as a lantern, turned out to be a dome-like architectural feature used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air. Luke thought it could provide light to the upstairs hallway and give the house character. Wim thought it was a great idea. I was skeptical. So it immediately became a point of contention between us.

“You said you want the house to be unique,” Wim said.

“Unique, not bizarre,” I said. “I don’t want it to look like a UFO landed on top of my house.”

“It’s a simple ornamental dome. It looks distinct.”

“Maybe on a post office,” I said. “People will be knocking on our door asking to buy a roll of stamps.”

We argued back and forth for days: “It’s frivolous”; “It’s stylish”; “It’s pretentious”; “It’s whimsical.”

My real problem was that this type of distinction was unheard of in Rye. I was not only worried how the ornament itself would look; I was worried about how it would make us look. This was a neighborhood of subdued rooflines. I imagined people walking by our house, pointing and whispering.

But as much comfort and satisfaction as I found in following rules, Wim found even more in challenging them. He and Luke both pushed for the cupola, so eventually I came around.

At least, I said I did. In reality, I couldn’t stop worrying about it.

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