Dragonfly Ranch

Arlin starts a new job on Monday, March 27. It’s also in the financial industry, but a different part of it. Kensington Investment Group is an investment firm specializing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). He’ll be working in the accounting department. It’s a small but growing company. Most importantly for us, he’ll be getting a significant raise and full benefits, and his commute will be shorter and less expensive. The company’s office is just a couple of minutes’ walk from Orinda BART station.

Coco, Bianca, and Noriko were in the Bay Area this weekend (along with
their father Orlandus, who was attending a conference). They came to the
house on Sunday 2/19 for a short visit. On Monday 2/20 (a holiday for
me) I drove Kai into the city, picked them up at their hotel (the Hyatt
at the Embarcadero!), and took them to Arlin’s office. We all had a
picnic lunch in a park near his office, and then Arlin had to go back to
work. So we went to the Presidio and romped on the beach with Kai. He
had a fantastic time chasing tennis balls into the water, along with an
eight-month old black lab named Hakon.

Here’s Kai in the seat belt harness we got for him a while ago. Now he
rides in the back seat buckled in.

We went to Point Reyes Saturday with Eddie, Greta, their parents, and
their grandmother. We ate lunch at Drake’s Beach — clam chowder and
fresh oysters, among other things.