We had a lovely call from Mike & Joan Newman (our UK friends) this morning. Mike and Joan are trogging off to America, again, next week for a month, Bon Voyage, have a good holiday, we look forward to the post card.
When we received Mike’s call we were in a bar at Santa Barbara having coffee and tostada for breakfast (‘onest we were, or does that sound we are lying alchofrolics already?).
We had been to Albox and bought a fridge freezer, a dishwasher and a washing machine so we were having a little rest before going on down to Vera where we then bought a gas oven. We also tried to buy a hob, but the place where the hob is that Elayne wants was closed ‘due to a family bereavement‘, we think the notice on the door indicated. We will try again on Monday for that, a microwave and a extractor hood. We are getting the items, that we have bought so far, delivered on the last Friday and Monday of April. We hope that Carlos will have all the plumbing and electrics in the kitchen in place by then to receive all the items.
As we arrived home, about half past two this afternoon, we saw that at last the builders were taking down the polystyrene moulding from around the front porch. One of the guys was yesoing/plastering the inner porch roof. We will see more when we go up this evening. Another few steps nearer our goal.
Later:
We have just been ‘walking the house’. A lot of the wall and floor tiles have now been grouted. We think that the kitchen is now about ready for the joiner, electrician and plumber to move into. The final wraps have come off the front porch ceiling and the roof has been plastered. Part of the outside surrounding walkway has been filled ready to receive the patio tiles. Next week should be very interesting, not that the weeks up to now have not. It’s just that our excitement rises as we get nearer to final completion.