Bob goes to Florida. Bling, bling.

      If progress is measured in degrees, we are progressing nicely.
The driveway grading has now been finished. Not too steep! There will be a safety edge put on the outside to prevent cars from falling off. And you can see that the driveway is of ample size. Trucks and such will be driven up and down to compact the earth. Gates and lanterns to come.

 

       So we had to give it a test drive! Voila! We are on top of the parking pad. Finally!

    
       Then is was time for Bob to go off to Florida for a shopping trip. We need travertine. We need granite. We need swimming pool tile. We need money! Send us some.
Fort Lauderdale. My first impression....blingy. Rolls Royces, mega mansions, people with leather skin. Steven Spielberg's yacht was sitting next to the hotel. Two swimming pools, a Ferrari, and a helicopter. Come on, who needs that stuff? And it just sits there. Imagine the slip fees! Whatever.
      OK, back to shopping. Travertine for the floors. I went to several places and finally found what I was looking for...

      Ivory colored stone from Turkey. Nice and creamy colored. Honed, filled and brushed so it will work inside and outside. Not too slippery around the pool. Basically perfect!
OK let's order that. 4500 square feet please. To go.








     
      Next stop, granite shopping. We need something for the kitchen. Something for the bathrooms. Something for the powder room. Even for outside next to the BBQ. Wow, was there a lot to choose from. But I narrowed it down by color and pattern. So here are two of the winners. Which one where? TBD. We are keeping everything fairly neutral. Warm greys and yellows with a lot of white.

      I packed all the samples into my suitcase and headed for the airport. Whoa, forty pounds on the suitcase scale. I just made it under the limit. My back is killing me.
      On de island, Jim and I head out to the site to see whasss up. Look, more walls are up. It's looking like a real building. Now all we need is a roof. The materials are packed and on the way.

      Check out the dream vs the reality. It may actually match! Stay tuned for more!