Our house in Sauce, Peru.

Family and friends have asked how our house is coming along.  Here is an update.

While our street is undergoing a total re-vamping necessitating tearing it completely apart and rebuilding it which means a huge mess every time it rains, I have been working on finishing the decorative woodwork in our master bedroom.  I finally installed the last few pieces of trim and a bamboo guitar hanger this morning.

Following this I will be concentrating on finishing the master bath which involves making and fitting 7 drawers, 3 cabinet doors and various wood trim pieces.

New furniture piece for water-color classes at 'Estrella de Sauce'

The southern hemisphere school year starts next week.  Lourdes asked me to make this unit that accepts 14 boards for the children to place their wet water-color works of art so they have a protected place to dry.

I used a combination of plywood and solid wood to make the piece followed by using Stockmar water-color paint and varnish to impart a pleasing subtle color wash to the boards and the furniture unit.  It has a drawer to store paper, paints and brushes above.

Rowing/sailing 17 foot skiff repaired and painted.

It used to be blue and was out of the water for about a year,

I finally got around to repairing some rotten wood followed by repainting in a new color scheme with the idea of making it easier to see, especially by jet-ski operators who have drunk one too many beers.

This is a fun and versatile little boat that can be paddled like a canoe, rowed with long oars or sailed with a single mainsail, plus it converts into a mini speedboat by putting our 6hp Evinrude outboard motor on the stern.