Houston to Little Rock

 We hit the road early (ish - about 9:30) with a plan to get to Little Rock when it was still light.

Lulu enjoys looking out the window.

Since it was Cinco de Mayo, we had to stop at the Jalapeño Tree in Marshall for lunch. They have a patio where we can bring Lulu, so all was well. You get a lot of food in Marshall, Texas. 

We got to Little Rock in good time. As I have mentioned before, there is indeed a little rock in Little Rock, but this time we were staying on the other side of the river.

This scary bridge has been repurposed as a pedestrian bridge over the Arkansas Rive, so it would have been a pretty easy hike.

But we got to our nice little cabin in Dog Town and were content to stay close by.

The back yard was very relaxing

For both of us!

The next morning we did walk to the bridge to stretch our legs and get ready for the next pull.

We like Little Rock. They have a submarine.

And we, too, were Dogtown Proud.

Next stop, Springfield, Illinois! 

Driving to Milwaukee

 We will be heading north on Monday for the summer.

It will be a two night trip, with the first stop in Little Rock:

Planning on a lunch stop in Marshall, TX (at the world renowned Jalapeño Tree. We will be stopping there because they have a patio where we hope we can take the dog.

The next day we will drive to Springfield, IL. We will most likely have lunch in Poplar Bluff, MO.

Then on Wednesday will meet Doreen's cousin Linc for lunch. After that we will be heading to the Bogk:

I've circled Linc's farm on the map above. (You might notice Little Domi on the map above. We share locations with the Bechles!)

Should be an easy trip!

Air Conditioning

 We decided to add air conditioning since we will be spending the summers here, and yes, it can get warm in Milwaukee.

We selected Gross Heating and Air Conditioning for this job. They had installed the AC we had in the primary bedroom 20 years ago, and have a great reputation in the Milwaukee area. 

This is the plan for the downstairs:

and this is the plan for the upstairs:

This will be two systems, one upstairs and one downstairs. It is a Unico high velocity system (the same as brother Matthew uses) so it is very flexible.

This is the first part of the construction. Mainly because we will be here this summer, and hope to enjoy the whole house, not just the master bedroom.

The crew is very professional and experienced. (the project manager installed the AC at the Charles Allis Museum, while the art was still hanging. 

There was a lot of protective paper and plastic down on the floors.

The location of the air returns is just as important as the supply lines. We will have three returns upstairs, since there are several rooms that will have supply lines. Downstairs we will only have one return, as it is an open plan.

One of the returns upstairs:

One of the other returns (it will be painted)

The supply lines look like this, now. But we will paint them and probably put a square grate over them to have them conform to the house design:

There is almost nothing round in this house. or even anything at an angle (only the designs in the glass in the front bookcases).

This is the stuff they will be installing, staged in the garage. Not a small job.

It was quite foggy the other night. I will leave this here for now.