It was as warm and clear as promised, temperatures nearing seventy as the day wore on. Viv and I accomplished a great deal, with her attending a class on dogmanship in the morning while I did load after load after load of laundry. On her return, she straightened a couple rooms in the house and I tidied up the gardening area on the porch prior to departing for the long-delayed housewarming party of some friends.

While at the party we discovered not only that the dog trainer is someone we already have known peripherally for several years but that her husband is a project manager at the firm who did the house remodel. The remodel, by the way, was really stunning, easily one of the best domestic spaces I have ever seen and as spacious as one could possibly hope for.