Large gap between counter and backsplash

[birdographer]

14. Funny you should mention that

We have a local handyman who is *supposedly* very good coming out tomorrow to look at this mess. I described it to him and sent a photo. Among his suggested alternatives to having the kitchen with wide swaths of grout next to normal amounts of grout was to use a trim tile all around, and he even mentioned the pencil tile.

I would feel buoyed after talking to him on the phone, but I also felt great upon first meeting the clown.

I did manage to patch all the areas where he tore too much of the painted wall surface and left us with drywall showing--lucked out with matching paint. So that's nice.