Changing laundry room

Well we have decided to take the motel off the market for now, and since we did , Nevada has decided that things need to change in the laundry room, So him and son Jan started to tear down the walls , we have this little cubby hole that really served no purpose accept to throw stuff in that we weren't using. So he tore out the wall, Many yrs ago it was a restroom, don't know why they stopped using it but all the plumbing is still there accept of course the sink and the toilet.
So here is the wall that he took out and the beams also came out.
And here it is all open with no shelves in there and no wall, yesterday they got it all patched up, so now they have decided to move the washer and dryer there. So of course a small project has turned into something a little bit bigger.And more time consuming. Not saying that we don't have many other things to do before the weather gets so much colder. Will keep posting the new progress as they go, Oh yeh and they also had to replace the floor . Which they will have to do as they move things around.

Thailand and good manners

We've already lost count of the number of luxury hotels we've checked into in Thailand in the last 11 days, the signature spas treatments and massages we've enjoyed, and the sublime sunset vistas we've savored from spacious suites and private villas overlooking infinity pools, palm-covered islands and the sea. More on those potentially hedonistic experiences (if only we weren't working!) and the thoughts they're provoking about travel later. My husband Terry and I are here in Thailand to review hotels, spas and restaurants, and it's been hectic to say the least. What has struck us most so far (sorry for the silence, by the way) has been the genuine friendliness of the gentle Thai people. It never fails to put a smile on our faces. On our first day in Bangkok, Terry noticed a Thai woman struggling with a stroller with baby down the stairs of the Sky Train. He jumped over the railing and helped her the rest of the way down the two flights of stairs. When they made it to the bottom the lady let go of the stroller, clasped her hands in the traditional 'wai', and thanked him with a little bow and a smile. The gesture was performed with such elegance and beauty that it made us wonder what's happened to manners in other parts of the world. Terry said it made his day and I think he secretly spent the rest of the day looking for women with strollers to help out, like a boy scout on a mission!

Motorcyle Museum in Livermore Ca

The only place that we really visited in Livermore was the Arlen Ness Motorcycle Museum
Click on the website for his story and better photos,What a neat bunch of motorcycles.