...rain sprinkling on cobblestone street outside our two-townhouse hotel.   The only movement, aside from the soft little drops slanting in the streetlight, is the asynchronous flashing of all the red-dot car alarm lights, sometimes in phase and simultaneous, sometimes out of phase.

Interesting twist on window hardware here, at least in Georgian townhouse hotel in which I am staying.   Window lifts are not inset brass recesses (a la nyc apartment) but 4 inch long flat bars of brass, one in wide, formed into question mark shape.  Flat part is secured to sash, rounded part projects just above lowest stile, more efficient lift.

Best  Christopher

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