House Updates

My sister recently summed up our house in Bonaire.  She said: "All new places seem to take a bunch of work, even if they look really good when you buy them!"

We have repaired the electrical system.  We have added lights in the house.  We have added to the irrigation system to make the plant more care-free (carefree for us not the plants).

Now it's time to replace windows for both comfort and safety.  We really didn't look very hard at the windows when we purchased the house. Most of them do not have screens or cranks to open and close. I think they have been cannibalized for other windows.  

Alubon (Papiamentu for good aluminum) is the window manufacturer on the island. Fritz, the owner, has been doing these windows for 30 years.  He ships in all the raw materials and makes custom windows with tints and safety features. So those are on order for delivery and installation in January.  We hope!

The palm trees are so tall that the gardeners do not want to trim them. These trees bloom constantly and drop stuff all the time.  It's time for them to come down.  We are taking three palms down and replacing with Manila palms (that came with the house in pots) that grow slower and shorter.

We also discovered that the cook top in the apartment doesn't work.  Our electrician, with his connections in the Netherlands, has ordered a new one for us.  He is also having it transported to Bonaire. It's good to have connections to get things done!