Pete and Kelli’s social distance day 59
15th May 2020
It was a wet start of the day, the morning was dark, with the rumbles of thunder all around the lake area. I had plenty to do on the large coffee table. The top was a bland wood that I had stained, now I was building up the finish with layers of polyurethane.
I had assembled the dining table and stripped the remnants of the green paint that had been left on the top. Generally it was not in too bad condition. The extension leaves worked, and I stripped everything down and sanded and cleaned, and even repainted all the metalwork.
I even managed to clean my bench, in between adding more coats of finish to a mid century sideboard.
As it cleared up in the afternoon, I dug out another border, buried deep were large root balls which meant at some time there were more plants than the previous owner had left us.
To say it was sparse was an understatement, in the year we’ve been here Kelli has added and re-arranged plants to make it a lot more presentable, but I know from my own experience at the cottage, you can spend a fortune on what you think is half a nursery, but once back home they have dwindled to a pathetic array. However once they have a chance to establish themselves it all changes, and we can reap the visual rewards all through the summer.
Another Lifetime to go 