Man, it seems like this past week was go, go, go - all week long.
We had the ladies swim/exercise group on Tuesday; Otilia, our new housekeeper came on Wednesday (she's still learning how Dianna wants things done). Friday, Carlos came and worked on the patio project and we hosted happy hour; and Saturday, Carlos returned to cast the counter top at the BBQ area of the patio project.
The photos below detail some of the patio project. The first one, Carlos has cut and positioned some plywood to act as the form bottom for a work surface counter top between the two columns. The space underneath will have one or two shelves for storage of stuff.
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| Putting Up the Form |
This shot shows Carlos setting up the sides of the form.
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| Almost Ready To Cast |
This one, he's almost ready to make the pour. He had to take off early on Friday as he had a guy coming over to see about buying his pickup truck.
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| Carlos Finishing the Form |
Saturday morning, Carlos was back to make the pour, which is done in the photo below.
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| The Pour Done |
Here Carlos is troweling it out so it's smooth. No 'brooming' texture up here, as it's a work surface, not a seating area.
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| Carlos Troweling The Concrete |
Finally, we had the men's group here, also on Saturday.
And now, today, Sunday... The only things we have lined up to do: Our usual weekly laundry and a little cleanup of the pool house from the men's group meeting. The rest of the day is ours for lounging around in the pool. Yea!
I'll tell you, this being retired is hard work!
