heat wave

The summer holidays are here in full force. The roads were not crowded when we went down to Akiya, but by the time we got there, the sun was blazing, the beach had its summer contingent of visitors, and there was just enough surf to make kids happy. We went down to meet with the site foreman to go over the placement of all the electrical outlets and switches. No big changes--only a couple of places where we want the outlets moved to a more convenient place.

Here, for example, are the outlets for the sink in M's therapy room. The water pipes and drain pipes are in, and the switch and the outlet is on the wall. Since we gave the okay, this week will see them probably finishing most of the insulation installation in the walls--pumping the cellulose fiber into the wall spaces. (If we make changes after the insulation is in, they have to tear it out and redo it.)

Suzuki-san, the master carpenter, was really happy with the place. The completed insulation in the roof has really cut down the heat from the sun, and with the breeze coming through the house, he said it was a pretty pleasant place to work. They even had the carpenters from other jobs come over to the beach for a barbecue last week.

m seems pretty happy with her room. she's got a small loft that doesn't have a ladder yet, but she's already thinking about what she's going to use it for. We still haven't been down in the late afternoon, when the sun really is going to power into these windows, but we'll schedule it as soon as they finish the insulation so we can see how many fans we'll have to buy.