Pics, as requested

For my out-of-town readers, some pictures of our new home. Some inside, some outside. I really like the one looking out our dining room window that shows a big building outside.

And a few pictures of our friend, Claire (and Katherine) on the beach a few days ago. It was unusually windy, and a little cold -- around 60 degrees. Claire comes to us from St. Louis, MO, so it's pretty warm for her in January. People were swimming in the ocean -- they were crazy.