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Our amenities within El Parque remained closed, so we continued our daily
RICH-U-ALLs we started in March. |
The gardeners were ordered to stay
home for six weeks, so Larry took up a part time hobby--trimming these
Bougainvillea bushes. |
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We honored our own stay at home orders and began each morning with a sunrise
walk around El Parque. |
And ended each day with a sunset
walk. Both walks are about 2-1/2 miles a day and a great way to stay in
shape. |
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April and May are the hottest months of the year, with temperatures in the
mid to high 80s. While we could have lived without it, we put in two
wall AC/Heating units to make life a bit more comfortable. |
These
two 12,000 BTU units plug into a regular 110 volt outlet and took a crew of two,
six hours to install. The best news is both units fully installed cost us
$975. |
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With our home going on 20 years old, we decided to do some home maintenance.
So we reroofed the house, which meant removing all the existing terracotta
tile, having it pressure washed and reused. |
All of the old tar paper was removed,
the underlayment inspected, and new tar paper installed. The workers used a heat
gun to melt the tar paper so the roof would be watertight. |
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Like a giant jig saw puzzle, the workers sawed each of these tiles one by
one and used concrete to set them in place. |
A week later we ended up with a new
roof guaranteed to last another 20 years.
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Glorine had an appointment with her neurologist for a three month checkup. |
All signs showed the hematoma had
disappeared, but to make sure he scheduled Glorine to see a neurosurgeon. Stay
tuned... |
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Larry volunteers with the construction committee for El Parque, which
approves all home improvement projects. The vertical file trays
contains all the forms, guidelines and instruction needed. |
The committee`s biggest task is to
assure that homeowners maintain the traditional Mexican architectural style that
date back to Spanish colonists. No new normal here! |
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