Erec Toso landed in rural northwestern New Mexico with a job on his hands. He had to finish a house only partly constructed. No weather-proof exterior, no septic, no wiring, no plumbing, no insulation, no drywall and on and on. Only problem was, he was a teacher, not a builder. He met some demons -- and some angels -- on his way to a Certificate of Occupancy. This is not a how-to for builders, but a series of ruminations on why one would build a place for a body, a heart, and a spirit more than a little wounded.