Well, I have not been here for awhile but I find that when one is busy living life, there's little time available for writing about it.

In addition to that, life is made up of small inconsequential events, which most would find uninteresting. However, I thought perhaps some might be interested in our most recent major endeavor: Doing some remodeling on this little house. This is only the first phase of it.

We have increased the size of the upstairs which makes a nice loft area. Wherever we can, we're replacing the old dark varnished wood which makes the place seem brighter.

We are also replacing the sheet metal roof. Most houses in Panama have this kind of roof or else clay tile. Composition roofs are almost unheard of. The climate just doesn't warrant it. This roofing material we are using is galvanized zinc which is the material that we, in the U.S., used on our barns when I was growing up. It actually goes on rather quickly but is a bit more difficult to apply on an A-frame pitch!

I will go now and put some pictures up so you can follow our progress. These pics are from Jan. 26th until today, Feb. 7th. We now have half the roof on. Saturday, Feb. 9th, we will begin to remove and replace the roof on the other side of the house.