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| Paul, the Plumber |
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| Wayne cutting wallboard for shower |
The week of 21 of November, 2011 showed work progressing but since it was more of the same work, ie, electrics, plumbing, and wall preparation and coating I couldn't tell how much was really new and how much was old being finished. Kevin is continuing on the electrical matters of the Ruin, Paul is installing sinks and such in the bathrooms and continuing on with plumbing matters of the Ruin, and David is continuing on with the wall repair in the Ruin. Wayne has moved on from the library to the Salon and has started more demolition so we can repair the cracks left from settling and a chimney falling sometime over the past years, and holes left by the electrician. I think when all is said and done my Ruin will be held together with massive amounts of a product called MAP. I am not sure what it is but it seems every artisan here can't live without it. It is slathered over cracks, stuffed into holes, and globbed over electrical conduit to hold it in place on the sand and rock walls. I have been told caulk is the wonder of wonders in the States....well here it is MAP.
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| No sink...just a vanity |
Friday, Jerry and I bought light fixtures for the Salle a Manger. I also bought two sconces (wall lighting) for one of the bedrooms or perhaps the Sejours. I haven't decided where they will go yet. The fixtures for the Salle a Manger are new but the other fixtures I have purchased are older. I am polishing brass even as I write this and Jerry will be rewring them prior to them being installed. Kevin already knows he must "check Jerry's work". We also found the furniture for the bathroom sinks. For the small new bath we found a table with two basket type containers on an open shelf below the top. It is the perfect size for the bathroom and it will look wonderful in there. The square sink we bought will sit on top of the table. At the last antique shop we stopped at we found an old victrola cabinet. That will be the sink base for the master bath. We also found an old "wash table" for the dry vanity I will use. All it needs is a little cleaning up and a mirror. We had to take the piece on top of it off so it would fit in the car. When the top came off an old Franc dropped to the ground. It was a close call to see who would come up with it the fastest....Jerry or the Antique Vendor. Jerry won...money is money you know. Turns out the Franc wasn't THAT old, it was dated 1943. The reason we spent so much time looking for something unsual for the bathroom sink bases and vanity is because the "meubles" (furniture) for the bath here is all very contemporary looking..slick finishes (mostly bright white ) or what I call "Miami" finishes. There are also contemporary teak pieces. All of it is very expensive and most of it I wouldn't have on a bet.
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| sand & adhesive on walls |
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| David mixing the sand &adhesive for walls |
The work continues in the sejours and salle a manger. I am thinking this work will never be finished! Ask me again in a couple of weeks.
Another side note about this past week is we enjoyed an American Thanksgiving with Ken and Alison. They are Americans who live in this area and they have a catering business. They also have several theme dinners in their home throughout the year. We have enjoyed several meals with them over the past three years...Thai night, Mexican night, North Italian night, and a Barbeque ribs night to name a few. Anyway there is usually about 45 or 50 people in attendance and Thursday was no exception. I am still wondering how Ken got mesquite wood to smoke one of the turkeys...he is pretty mum on the subject. Jerry and several of the folks from Tourbes enjoyed American Football on the RV. It was a wonderful evening even though I could hear all the moaning and groaning coming over the "pond" from Georgia cause Mom and Dad weren't home for the holiday. It was the first Thanksgiving in about 35 years (maybe more) that I have not cooked Thanksgiving dinner.....a girl could get used to that you know!
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