They did have a winery for several million dollars, but Rob was certainly not a customer for that. When he enquired about river side property they loo...ked at him blankly. We took several pages of listings and another local map, but it was clear that "No Sale" had been rung up.We drove to Mary's the "short way," and Rob asked about the boat, the oars and the fishing gear. "Everything's in the shed" was the response. None of us had even noticed the shed at the edge of the clearing. Mary found the. It was only as I put the book in my bag that it suddenly hit me. Yes I hadgone on business trips with my boss before. Cramped up in coach class withother female travellers, carrying the suitcases and dealing with all the arrangements.The working on business deals, and often providing a little relaxation to theclients to help smooth the path. Plus of course ensuring my boss was sufficientlywell looked after to do his job effectively. But that wouldn't be happeningthis week-end. It was the golf.. ’ Abbie smiled a broad smile as a tear rolled down her cheek. David cautiously reached out a hand and wiped it away. His finger lingered on her cheek a couple seconds before Abbie reached her hand to his to pull it away with a gentle squeeze. She bolted away into the house as David and I watched. ‘Let her take her time, David. I’m guessing you are the first boy to give her a tender touch.’ Abbie’s aunt saw her run into the house and followed. After about 15 minutes she came out walking over to. I asked a few of our tradies that did business with us who would be the best man to talk to, they all agreed that Giuseppe D'Acenzio was the man to talk to, Mr Concrete they called him.Ron and I tracked him down doing a concrete house slab. After the usual how do you do's I explained what we were looking for. His first question was do we have architect drawings, I told him no, what we wanted was someone with a broad enough knowledge of the building industry to look at the site and to consider.