Good morning all!
She found something nice and stinky to roll in and had to have a bath.
Now she's DRAMATIZED.

Alright. My Labor on labor day. A few scattered clouds and doing most my work sitting in a chair under an umbrella 🏖️ helped me not expire from heat exhaustion. Now I have 2 more 45° braces to fit, some long timber-loks to secure them, and the 2 sides are ready to raise tomorrow. Brace and square it up, add cross-beams, rafters, roof sheathing, and Bob's your uncle! Pergola.

Alright. After a week of trying to figure out how to get a permit and finding that it was going to cost me 2x $ the materials, and probably weeks if not more, I'm just going to build it.

A couple of weeks ago someone from the government had reported how the permit process here was so complicated and expensive that half of the buildings on the island are built without permits, leading to problems after hurricanes and earthquakes. I'm just going to lean into that. Ask for forgiveness right?

Avocado 🥑 toast and jelly?

🤷 Works for me.

Ooooh, dragon fruit!
First time. Yummy.
Kind of kiwi-like.
Lots of tiny seeds crunch right up.
I'm sure it's some kind of superfood.
And my fabric and dye friend wants the skins for natural dye.

Mmmm! #coffee and flan for breakfast.
Flan is breakfast, right?

Well, good morning all. #coffee and Smoothie done. Update on pergola project. Yesterday I rigged a 3-line block and tackle, started with the smaller stuff to test it out and managed to haul all my timbers up to the roof yesterday. Yes, lots of walking up and down to rig the next item and then back up to the roof to pull it up. My calves are sore today, but it worked out fabulously. The only thing left is to pull up the 26 ga. roof panels - later.

Good morning 🌄
Breakfast is served; fried potatos & onions and an egg, with Amarillas fritas.

Base of 4x4s cut for posts. Also, I got a new friend from some folks I know on a nearby farm. Now friend lives next door in the rundown house with the chickens. They sure have been quiet since. 🤫

Cut a couple more posts for temporary railing. No final design yet, just a 2x4 railing using future rafters. Might use corrugated panels. Hauled up most the lighter lumber overhanding a rope. Got some pulleys to rig a block and tackle for the 6x6s and 2x6-16s that are left. Tomorrow.

First a railing...got most of the posts up between rainstorms. No splinters. Yet. Another shower, a couple 🍻, and off to find something for dinner.

Good morning folks! Here's what a 16x16 pergola looks like. Some assembly required. Does not include batteries.

Well here's most of the load, later I got 8 2x6x16s and 2 4x4x12s on the roof rack and drove 15 miles or so carefully home.

It was interesting but it worked just fine.😉👍

Bill the cat says
Happy Caturday

😿

(Don't worry he's look like this for years and has been to the vet and is well taken care of.)

Hey, hello there.
How are you?

I wish you all a good morning and a great day!

I want you all to know I really appreciate you folks here. 🙏

I have coffee in hand, and later I am going to pick up a bunk-bed but I have a chore to do first. I'm setting a raised tile threshold to keep the rain out. I have them all cut and fit, now to mud them in.

Hopefully no potholes in the process, I want to finish and go visit the beach near where I'm picking up the bed.

To change my mood, a pigeon post from this mornings walk. Time for another cup and a pastry. Hey Google, music on.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5w4jBDFePf19XrftHEXSZ5

Good morning! Coffee brewing.
Enjoying the morning "coolness" b4 it starts to melt the tarmac again. Off around the 'hood to inventory the chickens and cats.

I'll leave you with a positive note.
Dear US America, the kids are alright.

#Politics #PositiveVibe #coffee
😺🐓☕🧘

Cervezas y surf y arena por la playa.
I can handle this. Soon, tacos de mero. Grouper (mero) is the most wonderful tender fish. Delightful, though always battered and deepfried. Haven't found it grilled yet. It may be too delicate for the grill.

Fuimos a la Festiva Pescao en Puerto Real.

Good Sunday all. Productive day planned. I am going to follow the pup's lead. Another cup of #coffee ☕ and I'll be ready to nap.