We’ve been having some improvements done to the house recently, and over time we’ve been getting to know our two builders José and Rafa. After all, they have been here every day from 8am-6pm.
To give you an idea of the work they’ve been doing, here are two photographs of our new viewpoint (with great views of Arcos and beyond) taken during construction and after completion. In the image on the left you can see Rafa and José standing on the roof.
Yesterday José fell from some scaffolding which he and Rafa had erected just outside the house. The cause was twofold. The scaffolding was unstable; José stepped on a bit he shouldn’t have.
He fell from quite a height, and must have tried to break the fall with his hands - one of which is broken. He has also hurt his back, but we still don’t know to what extent. Get well soon José!
Meanwhile, Rafa continues to work on the outside of the house. He’s doing his best to be polite to the many passers-by who ask about what happened to José yesterday.
with lots of little holes into which flowers are inserted. The result is a pretty one, as you can see in this picture showing a cross with the flowers arranged in a diagonal pattern.