Before I post the short list of what went down at
Our Retro Bungalow
this past week,
I need to begin with something I forgot to list in last week's post.
On Friday the 16th, our temporary power pole and the old, giant power pole
that was connected by those old, heavy, drooping lines to the roof of the original house
were uprooted and taken down.
We are officially connected to permanent power!
YAY!
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It's awesome to have those pesky eyesores gone, not
to mention the big, long extension cords that had been strung along
the south end of the house since last June.
Our friends, the Stowers, actually came and bought our temporary power pole
from us to begin construction on their new home just north of us.
That's what ya call a win-win.
Now for that short list.
It's short, but it's big.
Our sheet rock is completely hung!
That's a big, big deal.
I've walked through dozens of times during the process,
but didn't take a single photo even after it was all hung,
so I don't have any to post.
I'll be sure to post some next week when the taping and mudding is done
or, more likely, mostly done.
I do, however, have a picture of
Patricio and Antonio,
our sheetrock hangers.
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These guys were fun, pleasant, hard working men
and we really appreciate the great job they did.
Patricio was always whistling a tune or singing along at the top of his
lungs to his Latin radio station and I enjoyed being on the listening end.
He taught me several words in Spanish. writing them
on sheetrock, repeating them with me and taking care
to make certain I understood them.
I didn't have the heart to tell him that I already knew
all those words because they are basically the same in Italian.
I just played along and thanked him for teaching me
and he was impressed when quizzing me later on my 'new'
Spanish vocabulary to see if I remembered.
And...
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Dean took out more of the old concrete patio and
got all the deck ledgers and joists installed.
Other than that,
we've been working hard to reign in the yard work.
The weeds have gotten away from us as we've tended to other matters.
Besides a few other minor details, that's about it.
Thanks for stoppin' by.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
Good night. God bless.
Our Retro Bungalow
this past week,
I need to begin with something I forgot to list in last week's post.
On Friday the 16th, our temporary power pole and the old, giant power pole
that was connected by those old, heavy, drooping lines to the roof of the original house
were uprooted and taken down.
We are officially connected to permanent power!
YAY!
It's awesome to have those pesky eyesores gone, not
to mention the big, long extension cords that had been strung along
the south end of the house since last June.
Our friends, the Stowers, actually came and bought our temporary power pole
from us to begin construction on their new home just north of us.
That's what ya call a win-win.
Now for that short list.
It's short, but it's big.
Our sheet rock is completely hung!
That's a big, big deal.
I've walked through dozens of times during the process,
but didn't take a single photo even after it was all hung,
so I don't have any to post.
I'll be sure to post some next week when the taping and mudding is done
or, more likely, mostly done.
I do, however, have a picture of
Patricio and Antonio,
our sheetrock hangers.
and we really appreciate the great job they did.
Patricio was always whistling a tune or singing along at the top of his
lungs to his Latin radio station and I enjoyed being on the listening end.
He taught me several words in Spanish. writing them
on sheetrock, repeating them with me and taking care
to make certain I understood them.
I didn't have the heart to tell him that I already knew
all those words because they are basically the same in Italian.
I just played along and thanked him for teaching me
and he was impressed when quizzing me later on my 'new'
Spanish vocabulary to see if I remembered.
And...
Dean took out more of the old concrete patio and
got all the deck ledgers and joists installed.
Other than that,
we've been working hard to reign in the yard work.
The weeds have gotten away from us as we've tended to other matters.
Besides a few other minor details, that's about it.
Thanks for stoppin' by.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
Good night. God bless.
