We continue with DIY projects while we continue to stay at home. We ordered a custom combination screen door/storm door. The frame on which it is mounted had to be rebuilt because the frame had a one inch thick horizontal board across the top but only 3/8 inch thick vertical boards on the sides. That meant screwing and gluing one inch thick boards for the sides, installing the door to make sure it fit, then removing the door, sealing the screw heads and seams with caulk, painting the frame and then installing the door again. This is a very nice door with the hydraulic closers at both the top and bottom - and as with many prior projects, one with many pages of instructions and dozens of parts. The reward is that we can now have much more of the fresh mountain breezes through the house each day.
After that was done, we started with sanding, staining and polyurethaning the door and side panels. That has gone slower than planned and will get finished in the next week.
Flagstaff has weekly pickup of trash and recyclables plus pickup of large items every five weeks. I have seen beds, sofas, fridges, televisions, desks and all manner of household goods put out - one morning I saw this huge stuffed animal, as big as me.
While out walking, I continued to see wildflowers in many places along the trails.
Several of the trails lead through the NAU campus, and since most students are gone due to Covid-19, it is very peaceful and pleasant to walk through the very pretty campus.
The number of positive coronavirus/Covid-19 test results, emergency room visits, ICU bed use and ventilator use continued to increase, on Wednesday the 17th, the governor allowed cities to require face masks - Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tucson and many others have done so.
All that means we will continue to mostly stay at home except for walking the dog, hikes, food shopping and periodic purchases for DIY projects. We are most fortunate that we remain healthy and able to weather this storm in relative comfort.
Remember to wear your mask, keep your distance, use hand sanitizer and wash your hands.
After that was done, we started with sanding, staining and polyurethaning the door and side panels. That has gone slower than planned and will get finished in the next week.
Flagstaff has weekly pickup of trash and recyclables plus pickup of large items every five weeks. I have seen beds, sofas, fridges, televisions, desks and all manner of household goods put out - one morning I saw this huge stuffed animal, as big as me.
While out walking, I continued to see wildflowers in many places along the trails.
Several of the trails lead through the NAU campus, and since most students are gone due to Covid-19, it is very peaceful and pleasant to walk through the very pretty campus.
The number of positive coronavirus/Covid-19 test results, emergency room visits, ICU bed use and ventilator use continued to increase, on Wednesday the 17th, the governor allowed cities to require face masks - Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tucson and many others have done so.
All that means we will continue to mostly stay at home except for walking the dog, hikes, food shopping and periodic purchases for DIY projects. We are most fortunate that we remain healthy and able to weather this storm in relative comfort.
Remember to wear your mask, keep your distance, use hand sanitizer and wash your hands.
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