I told them all to go before it got too dark. When the group took off, I cleaned up. I had the pies ready to go when they came back in, tired and excited. "The verdict?"

Leo sat down at the table, looking again at the map. "Design, zoning, setbacks, money, coastal restrictions? Any house there could be spectacular. The questions are, what do you want, how much are you willing to spend, and will the Government let you put it there?"

"You don't have to decide right away, but I'd hire an architect right away. They will know what is allowed by coastal zoning." I added that to my...