From "The Sunset"

Despite the fact that the contractors had taken their time (and certain liberties with the budget), the new French doors they’d installed were a breathtaking addition to their already spacious bedroom. And beyond those doors, the balcony. Snug, centered, like the forepeak on a ship, perched protectively above the seascape of trees and plains and bushes, the balcony stood out as the apex of their achievements as a couple. Thirty-five years married, and this is what they’d decided to build to remind themselves of it. A magnificent, albeit costly, pat on the back.