Where does the time go???

Wow, it's almost mid-March and we are soon to start the process of closing down our little casita in Cuyutlan. Where did the last 5 months go?

Although we have completed quite a few projects but there always are more on the horizon. Fortunately (or unfortunately - it depends on the day) Meg and I both seem to be task-oriented and cannot sit idly while ideas formulate and tumble out of our heads.

Generally, Meg gets to do the heavy grunt work while I get the fun stuff. Meg designed and constructed the huge gate at Tres Geckos - I painted 3 geckos on it;

then she designed and constructed a gate to our patio - I painted a moon on it;

last week she painted the bedroom and bathroom upstairs - it's now a beautiful robin's egg blue - I painted a couple of fish...works for me (0: !!

After brightening up our bar stools, I got carried away with painting our dining table and painting/reupholstering the chairs. It's a very festive set now.

The concrete couch project is still a work in progress...it looks a little too busy but it was soooo much work I hate to paint it over. So much for recreating the 'icky-poly' furniture pattern..me and my bright ideas. We will leave it for now and see if it looks any better when we return in the fall. Maybe the summer rains will wear it down a bit.

While I tackle wood and concrete with a paint brush, Meg is busy maintaining the cleanest pool in the 'hood; lubricating any metal tool/object/fixture before the salty sea air transforms it into a rusty lump; constructing whatever is needed; plumbing; and driving everywhere (I'm not technically allowed to drive by myself since the van is registered in her name).

After our gruelling work day, or even during our gruelling work day, we force ourselves to jump into the pool to relax a bit and maybe quaff a cool cerveza. Life is good!!