Kitchen Floor

11 Oct 2011

Jake enjoying Village life

Yesterday and today were uneventful at the Ruin.  Yesterday we moved wallboard from ground level to level 1, picked up tools and generally swept up.  Jerry thinks the contractor, David, and the plumber, Paul, will be here this week.  I am a not so optimistic but we shall see.  Anyway, we had to get things cleaned up, cleared up and picked up so in case someone does show up they will be able to work.  Jerry sanded again in the bedroom and I tried to remove rust from metal.  (I was playing and Jerry was working).  Jerry and Jake also made several trips to the dechetterie.  We cleaned off the top of the caves in the garage.  The electrician will need to run some wires across the top and we wanted to make sure he had space.  Nothing exciting was found up there except the wooden tops to the caves and one small, old lantern style fixture.  I brought it down and was very excited none of the glass panels were broken.  When it is cleaned up it will probably be used for tea candles.  As Jerry made the last trip to the dechetterie I started closing up the house so we could head back to Pezenas when he got back to the Ruin.  I had just closed the last shutter when one of the villagers stuck her head in to chat (yes, in French) and have a look see at the goings on in the ruin.  I opened everything back up and took her on a tour complete with very poor French commentary.  She somehow got what I was saying and was very happy to get the tour.  As she was leaving she welcomed me to the village and “bon chance” with all the “travaux”. 

Dining room Floor

Living room floor

Today, Jerry decided the Hooptie needs new brakes and he is the fella to take care of the problem.  He and Jake left me at the house sanding and preparing to paint the bedroom that has been waiting for paint for weeks it seems like.  I finally got the entire room sanded, and was sweeping up so I could paint when Jerry arrived and said “we have to leave now.  Robert is waiting in his car (not his Hooptie) to take us home”.  I asked “where is the Hooptie”?  Jerry said “it is at home but it had died.”  I thought “Rest in Peace”.   To make a long story short, Jerry and Jake were stranded at the gas station for two hours before Jerry finally called Robert for help.  Robert stayed to help resuscitate the Hooptie and they got it going again.  Tomorrow morning Jerry will put the new brakes on.  Stay tuned………  Will the Hooptie start?  Will the brakes work correctly?  Will that damn bedroom ever get painted?     

Poor sick Hooptie