Clara's Coffee Shoppe (Part 1)

The Phist Bros. have been pretty busy on the Coffee Shoppe project. The exterior walls are up and painted. Some work has been completed on the interior walls.

When we were ready to do the floor and add tile to the walls, I of course sent for Tarin.

When he arrived, we noticed a slight problem. All the other structures erected by Pixielated Builders had at least one open wall. The doorway was a bit tight for Tarin

Once he was inside, we discovered that there was not a lot of room for him to maneuver.

When Tarin took a look out the window, he broke out in a sweat and experienced a shortness of breath. Who would have guessed? Seems that Tarin suffers from Arachno-Claustrophobia. The dictionary defines Arachno-Claustrophobia as ( a spiders fear of being confined in a small space).

It took far less time for Tarin to exit ,then it had to enter the Coffee Shoppe. Once he had caught his breath and regained his composure, we talked.

" I originally came to this country to do scientific research" said Tarin. "The job did not pay much, mostly room and board, but I did live in a nice all glass apartment. My work was mostly being poked and prodded and observed. The only drawback was I was not allowed to wander around. When I looked out the window of the coffee shoppe, I had a flashback to my days in the glass cage. I'm sorry that I panicked, but in the future, it might be better if I worked in the open, doing shingling, siding and brick laying."

Tarin is a great worker, and I'll have to be more selective in the tasks I assign him.

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Just an up-date on our friend Edgar Bickley. It seems that his cabin was completely destroyed, and he has lost just about everything. It appears that he will be doing okay. We all admire his fortitude. Best of Luck Edgar!

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THE END of Building Permit 102407-007

The moving crew is back at my shop. So is the Maplewood. Alonzo and crew got Ariel's House part way to the "Tree House", when the Highway Patrol forced them to turn around. Mr. Pamplmouse had forgotten to get the necessary permits and etc, for moving the house on the highway. We will be moving the house to the "T. H.", very soon. Using a more conventional approach this time.

Here are some photos of the finished project.

The front. A second floor window was replaced with a french door.

The left side. The four windows are an add on.

The rear view. Original design was for 12 rooms, we removed several on the interior walls and relocated others..

The right side. The two small windows were also an add on.


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Clara Pamplemouse (Alonzo's sister) wants to have a small general store converted into a small coffee shoppe. This is her picture.

The "Crew" is looking forward to working on a smaller project, again. Clara has asked for several modifications to the existing plans, which will make it an interesting job. The crew started by temporarily putting up the exterior walls.





We added a doorway in the rear of the building.

We were able to find a use for some of the interior equipment, although Clara will need to show us how she wants the interior finished. I'll keep you informed about the progress of this project.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

Taelyn called me and said that there was a Prairie Fire in Illinois. A picture of a cabin that was on fire looked a lot like Edgar Bickley's place. http://edgarbickleyscript.blogspot.com/ We are trying to find out if our friend Edgar is okay. Hopefully we will hear soon.

Auntie Devika's Boarding House (Part 7) Moving

The place: C.Pender's shop.
Time : The crack of dawn (which comes later now, due to Daylight Savings).
Five individuals gathered around a map.

Today is the day chosen by Alonzo Pamplemouse for the re-location of the "Boarding House" to the Tree House. Tarin, Roboscan, Lefty, and Wright were studying the route that "Lon" had laid out on the map. In an commanding voice, Alonzo said "it is 0630, gentlemen, let's get started".

The first step, assigned to the Phist Bros., was the installation of wheels. They used the fork lift to raise the house high enough for this project. Task completed at 0827AM.

The plan was to have Tarin pull, the Phist bros. push, and Roboscan block traffic. Alonzo would ride on the roof and supervise. of course!

0900AM
The procession headed for the door of C. Penders shop. (Devika had stowed away and was watching from the first floor window).



1025AM
Getting thru the shop door was a little tricky. In the future it will be taken under advisement to make sure any future structures are smaller the the door.



1230PM
The house arrived at the front door of the C. Pender residence.



0100PM
Auntie Devika's Boarding House departed the front door. Please, be alert for a blue house moving very sloooooowly down the highway, heading in the direction of the "Tree House". At the rate the crew was moving, it may take a month or two to complete the delivery.

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Once Tarin and the Phist Bros. get back, they will be helping me build a coffee shoppe for Alonzo's sister Clara. Rumor has it that Alonzo will be staying around the Boarding House as a "handy man". Devika feels that he should be on site to keep her house in "good working order" , and Ariel has agreed.

Auntie Devika's Boarding House (Part 6)

Alonzo had Tarin putting on shingles when I stopped by today.





He is really "Quick".


The mirror and make-up light has been installed in the bathroom. Devika used it to smooth her hair. She usually isn't vain, but does seem to really care about her appearance when she is around Mr. Pamplemouse.

As I was leaving, both Dee and Alonzo waved at me from the balcony.

I almost forgot about the Phist Bros. They spent the bonus money Ariel gave them on getting a "make over".

Here's their before picture, (usually their backs are to you in all the pictures I have of them). That's Wright on the left and Lefty on the right.

This is their picture after the "make over". Maybe I'm wrong, but I think their new appearance has given them "swelled" heads.


A few more finishing touches and the Maplewood with be moving to the " Tree House".

Auntie Devika's Boarding House (Part 5)

C Pender here. It has been awhile since I last updated you on the Boarding House project. Sorry about that, but I've been busy arranging for Pixielated Builders next project.

Anyway, I stopped by the Maplewood today. From the look of things, Alonzo has been doing a great job. He has put Tarin back on the payroll and had him laying the carpet in the attic area.

I understand that he will also be doing the siding and probably the shingles also.

Devika has been spending a great deal of time, at the job site. She seems to be very happy with her apartment area.

Dee expressed some interest in what kind of view she will have from her windows.

We have little control over the final view. That will depend of course on it's final location at the "Tree House".

Before I left for the day, Tarin had started applying the siding. He is really an expert with those kinds of jobs.

The Phist Bros. seemed to be absent for the job site. When I asked Alonzo about them, he told me , that Lefty and Wright had taken some time off .They had been doing such a great job, that Ariel had given them a large bonus. The new found wealth was burning a hole in their "pockets?". I guess we'll find out what the blew the money on when they return.

Auntie Devika's Boarding House (Part 4)

The other day I stopped by Devika's Boarding House. The attic floor was in place, along with part of the roof.



Also the stairs going to the attic, (Devika's apartment) were nearing completion.



When I returned home, there was a message on my answering machine from Tarin. He has finished his Web Site job and was inquiring if I had any work for him. I returned his call and suggested that he check with Alonzo about assisting with the shingling and/or siding installation.



Tarin called me back, after visiting Mr. Pamplemouse, and told me Lon would give him a call when he could help. Tarin also was suprised that Lefty had been very cordial to him. We both found this strange, as usually Lefty panics around Tarin. I decided to investigate.

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The following day, while on the work site, I asked Lefty about his lack of fear of Tarin. Lefty told me that he felt very safe when Lon was on the site. He suggested that I ask Lon about Spider Wrangling, which I did.

It seems that Alonzo had spent some time on the "Rodeo Circuit" and had been a "Wild Spider Rider". He had pictures.



The spider was kept in a cage for the event. The cages were a fairly new modification, and introducted, after some spiders had escaped into the town of Glendale. The "Glendale Rodeo" had been renamed the "Glendale Stampede" after that incident.



The rider then mounts the spider and tries to stay seated, using only one hand, the other hand must remain in the air. The Spider will try to dislodge the rider by "bucking, twisting, etc." Points are awarded for time and style.

These are pictures of Lon's last ride.





Lon said that he had retired from "Spider Busting", after his nose had been shortened. He finds that the construction business is much safer.

That explains why Lefty feels safe with Alonzo on the job. I think he figures if Tarin should get out of hand, Wrangler Lon will just jump on him and ride him to a standstill. I guess we'll see if that works out.

Auntie Devika's Boarding House (Part 3)

Since "Lon" has taken over the majority of my responsibilities, I have not been spending a lot of time at the job site. I was pleasently surprise to see that things have been progressing quite well. Actually I am Shocked.

The carpet, molding, stairs to the 2nd floor and french doors had been completed.



The shower, sinks, and toilets are installed and functional in the second floor restroom.

I did do a complete inspection, after all, my name is on the Permit as primary constractor. The Phist Bros. seemed to be adapting to the new situation quite well. Lefty in particular seems to really like Alonzo M. Pamplemouse.

Devika came by today.

She arrived as Alonzo was taking his lunch break. He was kind enough to offer to share his cheese cracker with her.

Lon offered to show Devika around the job site. First was the restroom. Dee thought it was beautiful.

Dee found the kitchen to be lovely and functional.

Alonzo showed Dee where they would be adding shelves in the pantry,

and also where the light had been installed for the pool table,which will be going in the community room.

Devika was very pleased with the way her boarding house is coming together. I did find out that Alonzo has been using a lot of subcontractors. That explains how so much work is getting done. Of course that is going to drive up the cost of this job, but that does not seem to be problematic to Ariel. I am also very curious as to why Lefty thinks so highly of Mr. Pamplemouse.