Life & Times under construction

 The pictures in this post are a little disjointed - kind of like our lives right now :)  I tried to rearrange them - but they wouldn't cooperate, so I'll do my best at explaining them.

We needed a new chimney  - since our original one rotted

 

The Siamese cat, Twix, Loves the chaos in our lives right now.  She enjoys sneaking over to the other side of the house and exploring.   And Bolts - in desperate need of a trim.  His eyebrows are covering his eyes.

 Said roofers (I am SO glad they are gone!)  

Finished chimney.  Doesn't exactly match the side siding, but it looks fine.

 

Discussing lighting one fine day

 Our to be library - chock full of couch; loveseat; end tables; refrigerator; stove.   It's a little challenging getting to the refrigerator these days, which isn't such a bag thing :)

 Another fine day - picking out a fireplace mantle from our friend Joe

 Bolts liked the machines :)

 Getting our pieces home :)

 Picking out stain - we've narrowed it down to 2...

 

Picking out fireplace stone.  None of these decisions have been very easy this time.  When we built our home in Reno/Sparks, it seemed to be much easier

 

 We have decided on this stone - but we may have to change our mind - once we find out how much it will cost to install...

 The Siamese resting before her nightly strolls

Some canned lights added

 

 Insulation!  Yay - hoping it helps keep our house more regulated.  We're either cold or Hot!

We decided to replace the ugly kitchen tile with the hardwood that is throughout the rest of the house.  We had to go to a few stores to find the matching one - but we think we did it.  Close as we can anyway!  Bolts approved!

 Chimney guy - to install the fireplace

Chris built a piece for the top of the chimney & he installed it too.  He wasn't impressed with the chimney guys work, so was happy to do this himself.

 

The Siamese is loving the construction.  The white Bean - not so much...  In a heightened state - she bit Chris - right in the worse spot possible.

 The bacteria on her teeth caused an infection that traveled up his arm.  In 20 hours, the red line of infection was all the way up to the middle of his bicep.

 Our Saturday night at the emergency room (thankfully it was quiet, as there was a snowstorm brewing)  And thankfully the IV and subsequent pills have helped reduce the infection.  So glad he didn't have to have surgery like so many others.  Cat bites are the worst!

 We did get to spend some quality time with Bolts (and he got a haircut!)  He loves the snow.

 The snow is already gone - here one day and gone the next.  The kind we like! 

 And Twix - enjoying her nightly escapades.  Glad someone is enjoying our chaos!

Getting the orange coupe home!

The weekend after LA, we headed to the Rolling Bones garage to pick up our orange coupe.

It was brought back from LA via Reliable Trucking

 

 We arrived just as they were unloading the 7 cars that came back to the shop

 We borrowed a friend's trailer to bring our car back to RI.  Our trailer is still full of garage stuff, since we haven't fully moved into our house/garage yet.

 We had a nice clear sunny day, so the open trailer worked well.  Hardly any road dust on it when we got it home.

 In the basement garage for now even though it is still under construction. At least work in the basement is at a standstill for awhile.  Our house garage is full of construction materials.  Making life interesting!

Beach day!

Chilly day - but we still enjoyed our beach :)  It's nice having an area for Bolts to run off leash, that is nearby.

 

 Bolts barked at the sea foam - he just wasn't sure what it was, and it kept moving on him ;)

 A couple swans and a gaggle of geese in the harbor.

Final days in LA

Breakfast with the RB gang.  Scary area - but great breakfast!

 

 

 It was a Monday - so Chris had meetings.  Then in the afternoon, we drove south on PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) and checked out some beaches.  I haven't done this in many years.  Probably since 2001!

 Our final day in LA was filled with more work meetings for Chris, but still time to drive north on PCH and check out those beaches.  Nice!

Wonderful trip; great friends; forever memories

Another Day in LA

Sunday morning, we went for a nice run near our hotel (in a beautiful park/reservoir).  Then headed back to the GNRS.  I got some nice pictures of the Rolling Bones set up (with not as many people hanging around)

 

 Chris got a nice jacket from Ken & Keith - with the orange coupe on the back.  All the RB car owners received one that attended the event.  It was a very nice gesture.

 The Peckerheads! (they had headed back to Reno Sunday morning)

 We checked out a little more of the roadster show.  This is our friend Tom's real Cobra.  Very cool.  Of course, we had seen the 1st Cobra off the production line the day before (private collection).  So this was a little let down, haha!

 

 The first AMBR winner

 Sunday evening - awards.  So many awards - it took hours.

 So we headed back to the RB area and helped deconstruct.  It was a fun weekend seeing the RB gang - many of whom we drove across country with.  Hot Rodders are the very best type of people!

 There was a lot to tear down

 AMBR award winner 2018.  (America's Most Beautiful Roadster).  It wasn't our pick - not even on our radar of those competing, but it was still a nice roadster.

 Back at the RB shop.  Everyone pitches in... 

 The cars all ready to leave the show