Got to see Mary and Barabara and even Gaia this trip.
And the progress to date on the kitchen remodeling. The idea of closing off the doorway from the kitchen to the central hallway is drastic, but it's the only thing that let them put in a dishwasher without hacking into the original custom cabinets.
The long-term plan includes opening the doorway from that central hallways into the living room out into an arch, like the one between living room and dining room, which would make the bottom of the stairs much less like a dead-end.
