patrick and gina’s house

Patrick and Gina are never going to finish fixing up this house.

First of all, they’re never here. Patrick is the captain of a wooden sailing ship — and he’s the stable, sedentary one! Gina’s off working as a marine tech off the coast of Antarctica.

Second, there’s stuff everywhere. Art and antique tools all over the walls, books in the shelves, plants spilling over every windowsill, and how exactly are you going to move that massive model ship in the kitchen? 

Third, it’s a tremendously ambitious project. They didn’t just buy one house — they bought two, and converted the second one into a barn/workshop. You know, for all their other carpentry projects — restoring boats, constructing props for cabaret shows, and whatever it is they have planned for that pile of old bicycles.

It’s just unrealistic. They’re living in a dream…

… and Patrick and Gina and every other dreamer knows that’s exactly the point.