Workers from R. J. Doerr are set up for some serious work in the parlor of The John Updike Childhood Home (top) and living room (top middle). They have already reinstalled a dining room door that had been converted into bookshelves (bottom middle). Work is moving along well, says Doerr, who verified that the wainscoting in Updike’s bedroom is original and would have been there when Updike used the room.