Lorena and I drove to the office of our builder in Acton today to meet the guy who is designing our house. He is actually retired and only does projects that interest him with builders and customers he feels good about. We felt like we really hit it off with him–he is about my age, retired, and living in the same community. He and his wife walk together in the same area that Lorena and I hope to walk when the house is completed. Best of all is that, in addition to having many, many years of design success and recognition, he knows the specific, historic neighborhood where we plan to build and has ideas about what SHOULD be built there. It is especially gratifying that he, the builder, and Lorena and I want a house design that is more than something that works for us, but that will be of value to the community writ large. We are very excited about working with him and with Brad. I was especially encouraged by the attention they gave to what Lorena wants. It is great that her ideas are totally in sync with what is consonant with the ambiance of the town.