Chapter 1

Who knew rock bottom had a basement. After sliding into half a century of failure Donna Farmer is finally looking forward to the welcome distraction of menopause and a stress free life provided by the lack of options poverty brings. The continuous comfort of knowing your future family of cats will be waiting for you when you finish your McJob and arrive safely home to your rent controlled apartment. Yes, it looked like the basement view of life was holding steady for Donna, until one fateful night. A night she spends with her best friend Karen and her second best friend Alcohol, a night that triggers events that relocate her from the rut that is her life to the house on the hill that becomes her home.