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It would have to be a virtual pool party.
CT has restrictions on those coming from 22 of the other states.
I will not risk our extended family’s health by bringing in a group with unknown health risks.
@Amil Zola
I am glad you were able to fulfill your original plans for the pool.
We planned a pool when we bought the property more than 30 years ago. 5 years after we moved in and were in the midst of never ending renovations and additions (original house is more than 200 years old) the town put in sanitary sewers. Once we hooked up, the septic tanks and leaching fields could be removed and a large pool installed.
We also live out of doors as much as possible in New England. I have a full outdoor kitchen and a smokehouse for meats and fish, as well as an outdoor pizza oven. We grown and can (or freeze) lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
We went solar for electricity, cutting summer bills from $1200 per month to $10 per month.
This Covid period with all the youngsters in residence has allowed much construction, teaching them homeowner life-skills, they would never learn in Yeshiva or day school. I was very lucky that when i was in Junior High I went to Yeshiva in the morning and public school in the afternoon. Back in our days boys were required to take shop courses, and I learned woodworking, plumbing, drafting and electrical skills that have been in use for more than 50 years.
Small town or country living is not for everyone, but it works for us.