For the past 5 or 6 weeks our place has been taken over by workers making some changes to our outside space and inside working on our kitchen.
Finally all is completed and Joe and I can start to clean up the dust that was left behind while they worked.
We had the bamboo fence added to two walls and it has turned a beautiful tan color. It was treated for bugs and then varnished.
Our driveway was plain concrete so we had that resurfaced and topped with granito and then varnished.
We also had the one section of our back yard covered in cement and they topped that with large outdoor ceramic tiles and granito to make a nice patio.
I hated the way the top of the cistern looked so we had them put the granito on that as well.
The last item was the new gate with a built in door and a roof to protect it which was just completed this past Saturday.
Now everything needs a nice coat of white paint. Well not right now, we need a break from workers. ja ja
Finding our Paradise in South America 
Your place is beautiful…. Looking GOOD!
Thanks, it is great to see the completed work. So happy to be finished with the dust and workers, ha ha Nancy
Looks wonderful Nancy.
Hi Lyndell, thanks we hope this is it for a while. But I do have a few more cabinets on my wish list for the kitchen just have not gotten my sketches together for the wood maestro.
Everything looks great. I can not wait to drive over and see the gate up close. They did a great job. Enjoy your rest.
Thanks John and Mary, we are happy it is completed and are enjoying a more private yard. Nancy and Joe
Lovely … I want to see this when we return … Abrazos, Nancy.
Hi Barb, thanks we are enjoying our new outdoor space. Nancy
Looks very lovely! Love the front gate/door, such a difference from what it was! Will have to stop and see it on one of our trips to or from Bahia! All the best to you both!!!
Hi Deb and Ernie, that old bamboo gate served us well for the past 4 years, can’t believe it lasted that long. Very happy with this door, this maestro is a real artist. Hope this is it for a while, but I know our roof will need to be replaced soon…not ready for all that dust, dirt, and having the workers back but it will need to be done sooner or later, N
Beautiful job, Nan. I love watching your updates to your place.
Hi Deb, been watching your adventures in the states and happy you are back home. Nancy and Joe
Beautiful – Great job!
Hi Libby, we are enjoying our new patio. Love the porch but being under that big tree on hot days is a dream. N
Looks beautiful! I can’t wait to see it in person in August. (Mostly though, to seeing you and Joe 🙂 )
Hi Diane, So happy the work is all done for the time being. Great to be able to sit under the tree, we do need to find a nice table and chair set with an umbrella. The tree is a guava and it seems to always have fruit and getting hit in the head is not fun, ja ja Nancy
Everything looks great ! Happy for You and Joe !
So happy to be finished. Nancy
Looks great!!!! Particularly love what you have done with the fencing. Makes such a huge difference. Nice to have it done now that the cooler weather has arrived and you can spend more time outdoors enjoying it.
Deborah, actually it is wonderful in the hot season as the tree makes that area so much cooler than any other part of our property. It has been pretty cool here the past few days, overcast and it has actually sprinkle a little. It has been nice but the hot weather is right around the corner. Nancy