House Progress and Bikes

Have been busy with lots of plaster boarding to the upstairs and now ready to concrete our downstairs.  We're planning on using this large space as a sitting area and for social family stuff. Have made provision for a pool table. i.e. light and hooks to hold up the light frame.

By the end of the Month we should be substantially complete.

Also today picked up my bike form being services.  Local bike shop that specializes in making Choppers. So he was very familiar with my Honda Steed. So good to go.

More news soon.

Valentines Day.

Lazy day really.  Needed to go into Khon Kaen town twice to sort out a new electric meter for the house and also register the house for future voting etc.

Then had a lovely evening Bar B Q on our jetty. Was going to be a quiet one but once again friends came round. So made it all the better. And yes it was a late night....   Even our dogs joined in.

Village Life

Coming back to the house this morning and spotted an Elephant....

House Progress

I've not added anything for a few days not because of lack of progress but I've been to busy. Doing what you ask ? Nothing really its this retirement business. Seems days fly by. When I stopped work in September I was worried about what to do. Now I don't know how I had time for work. I must be honest though I do miss it. The buzz of construction activities and having deadlines etc. Since September I've been trying set my own deadlines for the house and farming etc. Not so easy but old habits are hard to loose....

As for the house.  Going well. Steve and I have completed the first fix of the wiring except for the bedroom lighting. 'Bob' the builder and his team are fixing the framing for the internal plaster walling and ceiling. Then all remains is to tile the bathrooms and final tidy up. I'm setting myself deadlines again... So retirement is getting better.

Khon Kaen Agriculture Show

Khon Kaen is a rural farming town so an agricultural show is expected to be something. And indeed it was good. First off it was massive with so many stalls. Flowers, vegetables, animals, mainly chickens,  and goats etc. Stuff you expect to see.  Then various machines, rice harvesters and planters, and even a stall selling electric bikes...

Was a good morning walking round.