Chapter 19

“I should have researched it more thoroughly, but my mind was on Mom and getting a job that could sustain us both. They offered me a good salary, better than the other firms in the Chicago area, and I couldn’t convince Mom to move.”

“I know that kind of stubborn. My folks live in a very expensive, very large, log cabin, but a log cabin nonetheless in the middle of the Oregon woods. Dad runs the family logging business. They come to see me when I’m in Redmond or I go and stay at their compound. All of the immediate family works in the business so they all live on acreage owned by the family.”

“You said you have a home in Redmond?”

“Yes, I have another home in Redmond, Washington. Occasionally I go there on family business. I’d like it if you traveled with me. I’ve invited Etienne, Julio, Alexei, and Donal to come with me the next time I go out there.”

“Why do you live on two coasts?”