photo credit: Mario Spann

Another unexpected bonus of being on your own, is household maintenance.  I have been fortunate in this regard in that my late husband taught me well so I can turn my hand at almost anything.

This weekend I will be fixing the decking boards, getting on the roof to clean the gutters and trim an overhanging tree then using the guerney to clean off the deck and the back patio.  At some point I need to oil the outside furniture but I’m tinkering with the idea of actually painting one set a gloss cream.  My daughters say no, that means I will probably do it.

However there are a few things that I can’t do.  My fridge/freezer has been broken since just before xmas and I’ve been

saving up for the repair guy to come out and take a look/fix it.  I almost had enough when the car battery died and had to be replaced.  The car was due for a service anyway, so in that went and now is purring like a kitten.  You look after your car, it looks after you.

I broke a light bulb in its socket in my warddrobe and after attempting to get the bayonet out (with the power off at the board my husband was a sparky) have bent it beyond all recognition so now need an electrician to come out and replace the whole fitting.  I actually know how to do this, but I’m too scared to do it.  So I’ll stumble around my wardrobe in the dark or with a torch until I can afford the service fee for the electrician.

My pool pump is also kaput so that’s also being saved up for.

People tell you that they’ll be there  ‘If you ever need anything….’ ‘ but when you do, invariably they can’t.  So I’ve stopped asking and am just doing things on my own when I can, the way I can.

Forgot to mention I’ll also be trimming the hedge and back garden with the hedge trimmer if I can get it to fire up.  Should be an interesting weekend.

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