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shari
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building...building...building...building...does it ever stop?
I've come to realize that building is an addiction...at least when you do it yourselves. Each day brings new highs and lo's...yesterday, I was
ecstatic that the sage green paint for the kitchen in the new suite was just what I wanted...but dismayed that the outside colour wasnt what it was
supposed to be...ni modo...oh well...paint on young man!
the tile is perfecto and we are so thrilled with our new tile guy who actually cleans up after the job!
the benches and table on the deck are nearly done and ready for tiling tomorrow....check out the cool round blocks..more painting today (and every day
it seems) I am painting all the inside so I cant complain about sloppy work of the painter...hahahaha.
ceiling wood all stained and varnished...check!
Juan's new curvaceous planter with abalone inlays is beautiful...cant wait to plant jasmine in it!
next up refinish the bed and a dresser and find a friggin door!!!
It's all coming together now and will be ready within a month....just in time for fishing season...ooops...it already started!
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bajacalifornian
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It all follows under the "10 year" plan. Everything. Maybe 10 more years.
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
Signature addendum: Danish physicist — Niels Bohr — who said, “The opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
Jeff Petersen
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BajaRat
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Fun Shari, looks great and the jasmine will love it there.
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durrelllrobert
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building IS addictive
Remember tha Sara had her carpenters working in round the clock shifts for 38 years on her mansion in San Jose, CA.
www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/
[Edited on 7-24-2013 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
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BajaBlanca
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wow....looks beautiful ! I love the abalone inlay ! great idea ....
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boe4fun
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Regardless of the outside paint color it's gonna be GREAT.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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DocRey
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Very nice.
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Lauriboats
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Love it!
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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msteve1014
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I want to hear more about the concrete table & benches. I was going to buy a set in Rosarito on my next trip, but maybe someone can make them
here.
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woody with a view
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first you build it, then you maintain it, then you fix it. it goes in cycles....
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bledito
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i wonder if it would be possible to sand cast the tables and stools. dig a form in the sand.
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BajaRat
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| Quote: | Originally posted by msteve1014
I want to hear more about the concrete table & benches. I was going to buy a set in Rosarito on my next trip, but maybe someone can make them
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Are they cast in place? And the curved blocks... what are they gonna be ?
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shari
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it's cheaper to make the benches and then you can decide the length and width...just a few blocks, some rebar and pour the bench part. Juan found
these really cool round blocks that make a great table base.
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Frank
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I can't wait to stay there!
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bajacalifornian
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Yo tambien!
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
Signature addendum: Danish physicist — Niels Bohr — who said, “The opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
Jeff Petersen
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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me three!
When we built the extra rooms onto the house, one was Juan's "rod room" so we could get all the fishing rods out of Sirena's bedrom and what is now
the Dolphin Room was supposed to be my "office"..... until amigos insisted that the room was so spectacular, it really had to be a rental
room...sheesh! The view was so beautiful that we decided to build a suite upstairs. I too look forward to going on holiday up there...hahahaha!
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woody with a view
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you have done a great job!
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BajaRat
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
me three!
When we built the extra rooms onto the house, one was Juan's "rod room" so we could get all the fishing rods out of Sirena's bedrom and what is now
the Dolphin Room was supposed to be my "office"..... until amigos insisted that the room was so spectacular, it really had to be a rental
room...sheesh! The view was so beautiful that we decided to build a suite upstairs. I too look forward to going on holiday up there...hahahaha!
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On holiday, Tea and crumpets   
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Jaybo
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Next time we drive down we are staying at your place! One of my regrets of the last trip!
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Udo
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Can't believe the talents Juan has...do they ever end?
Is there anything he can't do?
P.S. the colors look just fine Shari.
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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