Now I think we are done with major work on the house. This last week the roof was replaced. The previous roof was "guaranteed for life" but I guess we did not realize that "life" referred to the life of the manufacturer. It did last 20 years, though. Better than the average for the shingles.

The new roof is again guaranteed for life. Hopefully this time it is “our” life. At least the guarantee is currently good. When the roofers started on the shingle they discovered that the batch was bad. It (...)

My boss from when we were in the United Kingdom has now retired. He made a visit to California for some golf, scenery, and wine tasting. We have been keeping in touch, mostly by Christmas card for the last 20 years, so it was nice to get to see him again.

Thomas and Ann brought friends from Sweden with them. We had dinner at Las Brisas, a good venue for people who have not experienced the magnificence of the California coast.