Continuing

The virus continues to kill people, the protestors continue to march, the government continues to flounder in response. We continue to separate ourselves from the world. And this seems to be the plan for our foreseeable future.

I really do not know what else to do. So, I’ve given myself the goal of having our art hung by the end of the week. The world would continue to spin with our paintings still wrapped up and leaning against the dining room wall, but it’s better that I force myself to make decorating decisions than my spending too much time slumped on the couch, reading the news online.

Amid all this, our pool person decided he no longer wants to service our pool. After George didn’t come Thursday, which was not surprising because it poured all day, he also didn’t show Friday (some rain, but intermittent), nor Saturday (sprinkles), or Sunday (good weather). I left a message Monday morning. His wife/office manager called back to tell me they had decided they had enough business closer to home, so George would not be returning. Dang, I wish I had known that 10 days ago. We got some chlorine tabs at Home Depot, and I took a water sample to the PinchAPenny pool supply to see if I needed to buy extra anti-algae chemicals while Grant tracks down a new pool cleaning company. I do have to wonder, because yesterday I saw George cleaning our neighbor’s pool. Granted, our pools were always cleaned on different days, but still... We were a tad frustrated, because we wanted some maintenance done, and he couldn’t seem to schedule it, even though he would have charged us for the extra work. I have sympathy. Repair work never is easy. So, I guess all for the good. Perhaps now we can have the valves replaced to get the spa jets working. Maybe even get the heater running.