The remains of the job

The electricians -- it rhymes with "magicians" -- were here early Saturday to close out their job.

They put up the track lighting, and the light on the sapodilla tree at the parking spot -- and then Matt tackled the chandelier, and Dennis played catcher for the weight of the crystal, and then Denny shortened the fan pole upstairs.

It took a couple of hours in all, and when it was done Matt gave me back my house key, the end of the job.

I shook hands with him and Dennis and Steve, their helper, and thanked them for helping to make our house a home.

They are the sort of people who could keep your house key forever, and you would be the luckier for it, bless them.