It hardly seems possible that a full year has gone by since we arrived here in Alameda. I didn't expect to see the Bay Area for a number of years, if ever, after we left the state in July last year.

I arrived here on October 31st. Pat found this place with only two days to hunt for a house rental, while he was out a month before confirming that he had work here that justified our return to get our bearings. Those bearings have proved to be elusive, but the less I try to fathom what is supposed to happen the easier it will probably be to arrive somewhere eventually.

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