KEEPING BUSY AT HOME

Well, so far we are healthy and adapting to the changes in our community during this pandemic.  Stuart shops for groceries once a week and we’ve limited our other shopping to the hardware store and building supply stores.

Fortunately, our golf course opened up in mid-April and we have been out 2 or 3 times a week since then.  Play has been restricted to members only and it’s been fun to get out in the fresh air.  We adjusted to the reduced facilities (no restaurant, no putting green, no benches, no ball washers, clubhouse restroom only) and find that it’s quite easy to keep your distance from the other golfers.  A bit of sanity in this crazy world.

At home, we’re moving ahead with the gardening, a little later than last year.  I had to heat the greenhouse for more hours each night but most things sprouted and are growing well.  Yesterday, I put the first of the bedding plants in the garden, the ones that don’t mind the cooler temperatures.  It will be another week or 2 before I plant out the tomatoes and peppers.  I did a better job of managing the number of plants but I still gave away a large box of extras to our neighbour.

So the big job this year is flooring in the dining room, living room and master bedroom.  We’ve never been really happy with the condition and colour of the maple hardwood and didn’t want to go through the lengthy process of refinishing it.  Instead, we are installing luxury vinyl plank on top of the hardwood and it’s been a good project so far.

We planned to take our time with all the phases and are re-constructing a few things along the way.  Last week, we hit a snag with multiple boxes of defective finishes on the planks so we are waiting for the replacement boxes to be delivered, hopefully today or tomorrow.  No shortage of things to do, so thankful that we have a house and yard. 

Stay tuned and I will give you an update as things progress.