Help me with gardening and repainting my house in Nelson, Canada

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  Descripción

  I am retired and would be happy to show you around my corner of the West Kootenays. We are blessed with tons of hiking routes, lovely winding roads for biking, and beautiful lake for canoeing and kayaking. I like quilting and potting, gardening, making willow chairs, playing with the dog, working on renovating my old cottage, and would be happy to share those activities with you. In exchange, I would like help re-staining my 100 year old cottage, and also repairing my gardens after my young dog's playful depredations of the past year.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Ayuda doméstica
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  The Kootenays is a very beautiful region of mountains, lakes and rivers. There is all kinds of hiking and paddling to do here, and camping if you like to do that. The Kootenay region is also lovely for road or mountain biking. I can help you do some of that. Nelson is a very vibrant arts, crafts and cultural community. I have a pottery workshop if you would like to try your hand at that. I also make quilts. There are many historic villages in the region if you're interested in history.

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  Ayuda

  My old cottage and garage need to be freshened up; re-staining the cedar siding, sanding and re-touching window trim. The house is only one story, so there isn't much ladder work required - a step-stool at most! There could also be some painting projects inside the house if there is time - painting trim and doors in the guest room - and maybe you'd have ideas about how to re-decorate the guest room! It would be ideal if you have some experience with painting/staining etc, so that you know how to be careful and exact, but you can learn this too.
  The garden needs to be weeded, re-planted, re-covered with landscape cloth and mulch, and hopefully puppy-proofed! You should know your plants/weeds or be able to learn them.

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Principiante

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  Alojamiento

  You would have your own room, small but comfortable. The bathroom and kitchen are shared. I would be happy to do the cooking or share cooking duties. I am NOT vegan, vegetarian, gluten intolerant or anything like that, though I do eat vegetarian meals once or twice a week. Please, no smoking or drugs.
  I have a lot of antiques and good rugs, so you need to be willing to be careful around them.
  I try to conserve water and energy as much as possible.

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  Algo más...

  I have a young golden retriever dog who is shy at first, then very playful and loving.
  There is lots to see and do in the Kootenay region. There is a bus from my place into town (6 km away), but it only runs three times a day. In summertime, the best way to get around is by bike. I bike or hike most days, but also need to take my dog for a walk. My house is across the road from a lovely beach, which is good for swimming, though the water is pretty cold until July or August (at least for me!! :) ).
  There are several historic towns and villages in the area, and many interesting small towns. It is a fairly rural area - the three main towns are each about 10,000 people. There is a lot of tourism in the summer months, and also in the winter, for skiing.
  There is an airport at Castlegar, about 40 kms away.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  You could park a campervan at my place. And there are lots of places in the region, and in western Canada, to explore with a campervan.

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  Podría aceptar mascotas

  I have a young dog. Another friendly, well-behaved dog would be OK. An indoor cat would be OK if it doesn't spray or claw furniture. It would be especially welcome if it were a good mouser!

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Uno

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week