Pulpo and Arturo

While Peggy is gone, Pulpo, our friend and contractor, and his son, Arturo are doing some work at the house. It’s good that Peggy’s away, as any type of work creates so much of a mess. Dust and concrete chips everywhere. Even in the coffee maker! First, he built a new shelf in the kitchen and then tiled it and the existing one. Never enough storage room. On the new shelf we’re thinking about storing plates and bowls. Then he built and tiled 3 small shelves in the dining room to hold such things as the internet modem, telephone, Skype and cell phones, etc. He put in 3/4 inch holes in the back of each shelf for wires, cables, and electrical connections. Works well. Now, he’s building a new stand on the roof for our tenaco (250 gallon water tank). The old one’s concrete and rebar were rotting. He’s also moving it a bit so there’s more room on the roof. He’s making it “Wilma proof” by making it larger and stronger. After that’s done, he’ll do some minor roof surface repair. Finally, he’ll start on the bathroom counter. That’ll be big! Ed has cut out the wall tile where the counter top and shelves will connect to the wall. The counter and shelves will be tiled with small (1”) bright blue tiles. All of this work was supposed to have been completed before Peggy returned, but this is Mexico! Manana! Start late, work slow, but, it’ll get done- eventually! It’ll take several weeks. We’ll keep you posted on the progress.