Ft. We live in sunny northern California. My major builder, who was a general contractor, lived in the city where we bought our house. He had built t...he house that we bought. The builder’s name is Joseph, everyone calls him Joe. He is a great guy and a very hard worker. Joe is close to seventy and his wife Beth is in her middle sixties. What you found out about Beth very quickly was that she was a snob and let everyone know that she had money. Joe actually got his hands dirty when he bid a job.. They moved to the side of the room and talked for hours. Hailey listened as Dakota processed her situation and talked about the dreams she had for a future with Cody that will now never be filled. It made her sad to listen to her friend and former lover talk about a future without her. There was a small part of her that wanted to get them back together with her first love, but knew that was unlikely.For her part, Dakota was happy that Hailey had found a job working in the university accounting. .. the barrister was away ... the lass did play ... and caught. Charles never knew until the Davie lad was born blond ... and left handed.Never ... not since 1158 ... had there been a left handed Austin. Still, he was accepted. Stranger things have happened in this world and the next. "It's a wise child who knows its father."When the war ended in Germany, there were still numerous Germans in Norway ... and they were pissed. The Third Reich ... a promise of a greater Germany to last a thousand. Thank whatever Providence might exist for Bethany Reiner, Carrie Moskowitz-Williams, Al Williams, and Courtney Williams. The four of them do seem to love cooking even more than the rest of us. They put real love into their meals,” Simon Nakamura noted with delight.“Thank you. Hey, I’m a Jewish mom. What do you expect? I want to keep the meat on your cheeks so I can pinch ‘em,” Carrie reminded them with some self-deprecating humor.“And I’m a gay man ... or at least I was. I’m starting to wonder.