A thank-you note after your latest Marriot stay

Thanks for writing back about the shared workspace arrangement for the fall semester.

We looked at the building access notes and the security desk schedule lines up with the hours you suggested for the first two weeks of October.

I spoke with the facilities coordinator yesterday afternoon and she confirmed the side entrance near the loading dock will be unlocked from seven thirty in the morning until six at night on weekdays during that period.

That should make it easier for you to carry in the display boards and the box of sample booklets without walking through the main lobby every time.

We also checked the parking situation and the row of spaces facing the east courtyard will be available for the people you registered, but they asked us to avoid the spots marked with green signs because those are reserved for the maintenance vehicles.

Let me know if your arrival time changes before next Monday and I will update the desk log for you.

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I reviewed the layout you sent over for the side yard project and the revised stone path alignment works better than the earlier sketch.

The curve near the old maple tree is tighter now, and that keeps the edge of the walkway at least two feet from the root flare, which the arborist recommended during the spring visit.

We also compared the paver color options against the brick on the back steps, and the warm gray tone you marked as sample number four matches the existing mortar better than the cooler gray one.

One thing to watch is the drainage strip near the fence line because the new gravel path will sit about three inches higher than the grass in that corner, so the water needs a clear route toward the rain garden.

I can stop by the garden center on Thursday after work to pick up the edge restraints and the bag of leveling sand if that still works for your schedule.

Let me know if you want me to bring the extra stakes from the garage for marking the bed edges before the weekend.