Friday

 

First coat of snowbound on the baseboards, doors, and trim

Second coat and tape removal

No other workers today, just me.

Snowbound looks white as long as there isn't a bright white next to it. I think this color will look much better with the snowbound vanity.

A little touch up needed here and there. Some of the trim work on this door will be replaced by the contractors, so I didn't bother painting all of the trim.

blueberry, spinach, walnut salad

Greek chickpea and roasted veggies

Thursday

 

We didn't have any workers today, so John went jogging and when he got back, I rode my bike to Clearwater's Coachman Park to stretch. The city was having high school graduations at the outdoor amphitheater, one school after another so there was lots of traffic and people. But I found my secluded spot by the harbor and relaxed and stretched.

I stopped at Weaver Park on the way home for strength training. It was raining at home, but sunny here, just 2.5 miles away. John said the rain was intense but didn't last long.

After lunch, I filled nail holes, sanded, vacuumed, wiped and taped the baseboards and door trim.

Tomorrow, I'll paint.

Last walk of the day at Stirling Park, 87 degrees, winds blowing 11 mph

Wednesday

 

This is how the bathroom looked this morning before the grouter came.

After a few hours, it looked like this.

While he was doing his work, I rode my bike north on the Pinellas Trail to Tarpon Springs.

Sponge boats on the Anclote River

The Pinellas Trail runs directly through downtown Tarpon Springs, between the north and southbound streets where the old train tracks used to run.

The old railway station on the right; Tula's Trailside Cafe on the left. The Pinellas Trail in the center. I think Tarpon Springs is very attractive, at least in the downtown area, not so much on the sponge docks.

22.32 miles round trip on the Pinellas Trail with a 9 mph headwind on the way back

The grouter finished his work around noon.

After lunch, our contractor showed up to install the door trims.

I will need to paint them and the doors.

He also installed the baseboards, which I will also need to paint.

They are painted polar white, but they need to be repainted snowbound; otherwise, they will clash with the vanity, which is snowbound. We had this same problem in the laundry room. In that tight space, the polar white baseboards and doors made the snowbound vanity look pink. I was going to paint the baseboards here in the bathroom snowbound before they got installed, but it was difficult to predict which ones they needed for the bedrooms, so I painted them all polar white. Now, I have to re-paint them snowbound installed. Not a big deal since I need to paint the doors and doorframes anyway. Once they are painted, they will actually look white, next to the floor, walls, and vanity.

I think the vanity installation is next. Then the plumber. Finally, the electrician.

Tuesday

 

John went jogging, and after he got back, I rode my bike to Clearwater for stretching exercises. We thought the grouter was coming today, but he never showed up. 

I rolled out my yoga mat on the mound above the Clearwater Harbor and under the causeway bridge.

I watched the clouds pass, as I took deep breaths.

The tile boss was going to check to see if the grouter can come tomorrow. After the grouting is done, then we can focus on baseboards and door frames. Then the plumber. Finally, the electrician.

Sunday

 

Here's another table option for the eat-in kitchen. This one is also a tall table, 41.4 inches, but it's a little bigger than yesterday's table. This one is 27.5 inches on each side. Yesterday's table was 23.5 inches on each side.

With these chairs

Or these

Bird of paradise blooms

Frangi Pani blooms

Don't know what this is

Around 9:30 this morning, John and I rode our bikes to Coachman Park.

For a holiday weekend, there weren't that many people there, but more than usual.

The weather was beautiful as usual. We got back and had a hearty lunch.

Saturday

 

Just playing around with some eat-in kitchen ideas. This is a tall 41.5 inch table that is square, 23.5 x 23.5 inches. Because of our bar, it's a bit tight to have a 4-top table. Thus, this 2-top might work better. 

But I like these stools better than the ones pictured with the table.

The tile setters came early this morning and left about 2:00.

They finished the tile.

We really like the decorative tile stripe that uses the same tile and pattern as the primary bathroom. The white tile is the same as the floor tile throughout the house.

They used schluter on the edges just as they did in the primary bathroom. It's polished chrome.

The grouter comes Tuesday to do the grout. He will fill in the gap between the schluter and the wall. The tile setter says that his tiles have to be exact, so any imperfections in the walls have to be compensated for with schluter and grout; otherwise, the tile looks DIY.

Last golf cart ride to Stirling for the day.

Friday

Our tile setters did not show up on Thursday, but I got a call this morning from their boss saying they would be coming tomorrow (Saturday). The guy who did our kitchen and primary bathroom will be doing the work. 

After John got back from jogging, I rode my bike to Clearwater Beach again. The breeze was low, so it was an easy ride.

I averaged a little over 12 mph round trip.

Lots of people out on the boardwalk.

This pedestrian bridge in the picture above over the street is new.

I stopped at Coachman Park on the way home to stretch. I went to my new location overlooking Clearwater Harbor under the causeway bridge.

As the temperatures rise, it's good to find so much shade.

I stopped at Weaver Park in Dunedin for strength training.

My morning exercise took 3 hours. We had a big lunch to revive us.

19.47 miles

Toby, stretched from one end of the sofa to the other.

We walked around the community center under the shaded oaks after lunch.

Last walk of the day at Stirling Park