What a day. It is the unexpected surprises in a day that make it a bit different from how you imagined the day was going to be. We firstly awoke this morning, having had a really good long and quiet nights sleep, no wind to worry about. The builders arrived and then Carlos arrived. As we left for Albox to check out the kitchen design samples against the kitchen tiles that we have ordered, we had a discussion with Carlos up at the house. As we got nearer the house we noticed that the builders were working outside the house on the east side removing the outside cornice polystyrene. This cornice is the decorative joint edge between the outside walls and the roof tiles. It is a bit like an inside cornice between the ceiling and the walls except in total reverse. We have got so used to seeing the polystyrene in place that the cornice looks very elegant, see pictures. We will eventually have this cornice white and the outside walls a very light lemon/cream sort of off white. We did our stuff in Albox and came to lots of good conclusions about the work tops and the kitchen unit colours.
We arrived back in camp just after two o’clock. As it was siesta time we delayed putting on the genny, and as it was so warm and gentle outside, we walked off a little way down the campo with the cats and sat on the warm ground and soaked up the sounds and smells of the land, and the mauve carpet of the caper flowers, for half an hour. What a delight listening to the bees in the blossom. As we were sauntering back to the caravan feeling at peace with the world, we noticed that one of the almond trees that we passed had done with its blossom stage and now has tiny little almond pods growing from where the flowers have been. We looked and saw that other trees were also reaching this stage.
As if all of this was not enough glorious excitement for one day or even one week, we also saw that the builders have started to put two of the white window frames into the house. What a difference they make, the house almost comes alive now, having some of its eyes in. These window units are double glazed and have built in security outside blinds/shutters that are worked from inside the rooms. They are designed to allow you to leave the windows open, pull down the blinds and then slant the blinds further to let the air and a little bit of light back through and into the rooms, for hot days and hot nights. On the outside of these windows will then be put our rejas (pronounced wreckers). These are traditional decorative wrought iron grills and were used before the security blinds came into being but for the same reason, allowing cool air into the house.
We are going up to the house soon and we already know that Carlos has marked out all the electric points with a can of spray paint. He’s even marked outside where the air con fans and condenser units will be under the stairs.
More later if I find that I have missed anything. What a day, it has dissolved all the not so good windy days into the past. We don’t remember many Mondays as exciting as this when we worked for a living.
And there’s more:
Just been upto the house and it’s gone better than we could imagine. They have put six windows in place and they have cemented the outside wall to the east side of the front door and around the end from the roof, down to where we will have ‘finishing stone work’ from the floor, a quarter way up the outside walls. If you don’t understand this description, and I hardly do myself, see the pictures.
We arrived back in camp just after two o’clock. As it was siesta time we delayed putting on the genny, and as it was so warm and gentle outside, we walked off a little way down the campo with the cats and sat on the warm ground and soaked up the sounds and smells of the land, and the mauve carpet of the caper flowers, for half an hour. What a delight listening to the bees in the blossom. As we were sauntering back to the caravan feeling at peace with the world, we noticed that one of the almond trees that we passed had done with its blossom stage and now has tiny little almond pods growing from where the flowers have been. We looked and saw that other trees were also reaching this stage.
As if all of this was not enough glorious excitement for one day or even one week, we also saw that the builders have started to put two of the white window frames into the house. What a difference they make, the house almost comes alive now, having some of its eyes in. These window units are double glazed and have built in security outside blinds/shutters that are worked from inside the rooms. They are designed to allow you to leave the windows open, pull down the blinds and then slant the blinds further to let the air and a little bit of light back through and into the rooms, for hot days and hot nights. On the outside of these windows will then be put our rejas (pronounced wreckers). These are traditional decorative wrought iron grills and were used before the security blinds came into being but for the same reason, allowing cool air into the house.
We are going up to the house soon and we already know that Carlos has marked out all the electric points with a can of spray paint. He’s even marked outside where the air con fans and condenser units will be under the stairs.
More later if I find that I have missed anything. What a day, it has dissolved all the not so good windy days into the past. We don’t remember many Mondays as exciting as this when we worked for a living.
And there’s more:
Just been upto the house and it’s gone better than we could imagine. They have put six windows in place and they have cemented the outside wall to the east side of the front door and around the end from the roof, down to where we will have ‘finishing stone work’ from the floor, a quarter way up the outside walls. If you don’t understand this description, and I hardly do myself, see the pictures.
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