Back to Work

Well… we have been waiting for a Spanish chappie to build a stone wall for us. He came and checked out the job, and gave us a price. He promised to get it all finished by the end of May. We wanted the current stone wall tidied up, a pump house, a set of stairs building, then the wall extending and curving around the walnut tree, and tapering down to ground level. Then came the rain. I realised that he would be pushed back, but we were promised that the work would get done in June. More rain. We chased again. And again. Then we heard that he was in hospital and would be off for at lest another 3 weeks. This brings us into August and in Spain, no construction work happens in August. So that takes us September, but we have plans for September and October, so that takes us to November. In the meantime, we can’t get on with the pool, as it depends on the pumphouse being built.

Stalemate. Well, no. Ed has decided to DIY. We have cancelled the stone man, and got in a load of blocks and sand/gravel. Ed only picked up the sand this morning, and already there are 3 courses of the pumphouse down. He is much happier, as he has something to get on with, on the days that he doesn’t have any paying work. The only problem, is that is it is very hot, and he hasn’t got used to the Spanish way of waiting until the cooler hours before working. Still, as long as he only does a few hours each day, he should be ok. There are 2 big bottles of water in the fridge, and he can jump in the shower at any time to cool off if it gets too much!!