Ready or Not?

Today is December 23. Anyone with a good memory might recall that this was our original 'delivery' date for the building work on the house. Is it done?

"No way, Jose!" (Jose is the head worker on site most of the time.)

In fact, we are probably some weeks behind schedule. We've been waiting for the plasterers to come for the past two weeks -- they finally turned up on Wednesday. That's burned a hole in a schedule that was already slipping. So we still have some way to go.

Still, the house is looking good. We've obtained space in what will ultimately be the studio so I can begin work on the kitchen -- which I plan to do early in the new year. We're off to Coimbra to get materials for that immediately after Christmas.

Exterior render almost complete -- it's just waiting for a coat or two of paint now.

The weather has been beautiful for the last few weeks. Here are a couple of our workers (and Megumi) enjoying the sun towards the end of a workday!