I love the odd-shaped buildings that result from ancient streets that were not laid out in a grid. Surveyors, marching west across our vast, uncharted country in the early 19th century, created towns laid out in square grids. Familiar to us Americans, they are more the exception in most parts of the world.

To me, nothing says "Europe" like a wedge-shaped building.

But some of you have already noticed that this particular one isn't—wedge-shaped, that is.

Its owner has a sense of playfulness and humor that makes me want to meet her.