Nadine Hathaway, a DC fundraiser and longtime client, has often expressed yearning for time in France at our house. Nadine, just know, when you come, the top-floor bathroom shower stall is new and perfect, thanks to my brother-in-law Alain's persnickety construction standards. Here he builds a concrete lip for the new shower pan, which he felt was too shallow. With Alain, every step subdivides into two or three steps, all in the service of doing it the right way. Great attitude.