"...And I'll Die with a Hammer in my Hand"

Friday the 13th of June, lucky or unlucky as some seem to believe, was neither of these for me. I was afforded the opportunity to drive out to Lancaster to help with the remodeling of a house. Now I have recounted of Chloe R and her family before. It was the R family that afforded me this opportunity. I know not in what manner or fashion that the R's had acquired the quaint green abode in Lancaster, they have however for two and half years now made it their labor to refurbish and remodel this dwelling.
   Mr R was busy beneath the floors  rewiring much of the circuitry. Mrs R was occupied repainting and refurbishing cabinets doors and the like. That left Chloe and I to her room which was in desperate need of some demolition work. With sledgehammer in hand, I went to work. I removed two whole cabinet fixtures and a built in counter installation.
    Work went quickly, despite the heat that is to be expected with being in the Antelope Valley. After a 1.5 break for lunch and a power nap, we began to tear out the dry wall and insulation as well as continue to clear the floor of residual tile. After a shower the R's invited me out to the movies to see the new "Amazing Spiderman". I enjoyed the film, though I had had some doubts and prejudices going in as I had heard mixed reports. Andrew Garfield does a good job of portraying Peter Parker and the Spiderman origin story. He will, I feel, bring an interesting dynamic to the Avengers, (provided that is the route they plan on taking) I anticipate the next installment as there clearly will be another one given various elements in the movie and the Easter egg half way through the credits at the end. We then did some shopping, got dinner, went home, ate and were off to bed in a jiffy. I slept poorly much of he night as my hands and arms were quite sore from the demolition all that day.
    In the morning we ate breakfast and worked some more. At 12 we stopped for lunch. I packed up all my gear and made my way back to my beloved home.

All in all I had a great time being a part of this grand project and having lovely conversations and time spent with the lovely R family.

Chloe and I after work

"Well John Henry said to the captain,
Oh a man ain't nothin' but a man
'Fore I'd let your steam drill beat me down,
I'd die with my hammer in my hand"