The house is still getting plastered. I'm not.

Disappointed! I waited until this afternoon to go and pick up the curtain material swatches and then take them to the house to put them up against the wallpaper, but it was getting MORE plaster. These guys are so thorough! Maddening!! : )

WHY, pray tell, is the wallpaper STILL in its wrapper...hmmmmm????!

On another note, the preparation for the large front tiles has begun, with an extra layer of concrete below where the deck will be and in the entrance (genkkan). So, no complaints from me afterall!

The genkkan (entrance) gets a new coat of cement before the tiles are laid.

A section of the new layer of concrete, under where the deck will be.

Well, how can one get antsy with a Saturday afternoon view like that?! The ocean was beautiful today.

One bonus to our new location - you can see the rain coming before it hits!

Looking out to Hiji in the distance.

There's loads of things for kids to do. There are weeds to kick...

...immaculate roads to play on...

And hot onsen water in every gutter. Ahhhhh, the good life ; )