Rebuilding the Café
When things fall apart, you just get back to work. That’s what we did. After losing our renter, we could’ve sat in the disappointment, but instead we picked up tools and started moving. Sometimes you don’t need a plan — just a good reason to keep going.
We tore into the café, one section at a time. The old cobblestone floor that used to trip everyone up got a clean layer of tile. The walls got a fresh coat of paint. The place started to feel alive again. It was hard work, but good work — the kind that burns off frustration and replaces it with momentum.
There's something about renovaton that changes how you see a space. Every tile we laid and every brush stroke we made felt like reclaiming it, piece by piece. The Hive Hub isn't just an idea, it's something we're grounding in reality.
This place has gone through a lot of changes, and so have we. Losing the renter was rough, but maybe it was exactly what needed to happen. It forced us to look at what we actually want this place to be. Something real, something lasting. A home base for creative people, travelers, and anyone who wants to build something that matters.
It's not perfect yet, but it's better,and it's ours. We're still working, still figuring it out, but that's part of the process.
Setback, misteps, mistakes are all just opportunities in disguese, a chance to get creative. The story of Del Lago has been one of hitting our head against the wall and saying ouch, then trying not to repeat. Right now Hive is in a bit of an Ouchie moment, nobody likes to see the price so low, but this is also an opportunity.. Time for hiveans to get their head down and build. Posting now means when the price goes up, you make even more.
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