Pete and Kelli’s social distance day 56
12th May 2020
There are times when the realisation of the current situation hits me. The freedom to go anywhere without caution troubles me. There are the two factors keeping me from returning to the UK. One the pandemic, and the other is the residency process. There is not a day when we watch the mail truck stopping at the box hoping that the papers are not returned. It’s not that I’m homesick, I would like to spend time with my family and friends and introduce Kelli to them. I have jobs to the cottage I would like to do, as well as many things here. I find most of my time is spent in the garage repairing things, sanding tops and applying multiple coats of polyurethane. It is not that I don’t enjoy the freedom to do these things, I just need more time to do all the others.
I have my mental note to set out new flower beds and to make a patio, these occupy my sleep. I dream about joists and foundations, the dilemma of wood over recycled planks is a constant question.
I still have the project to clear the moss from the front garden, I try to scratch more areas of thin patchy grass in the evening just to keep the progress going.
There is work progressing on the mid century pieces that we have had for a while. The biggest problem is done chipped veneer on a drawer front that I have tried unsuccessfully to repair. Having stripped the finish off to reveal that the veneer looks like teak, I couldn’t find anything that I could use to patch the damage. My only option is to get some veneer from eBay and try to make a good repair.
Another Lifetime to go 