American to spend time in a pleasant, relaxed way, often doing small jobs in the house
We didn't go anywhere - we just puttered around the boat all day.
putter about
To move from place to place, doing trivial, random, or aimless tasks or activities. It makes me sad thinking of my granddad puttering about in that big old house all by himself.I didn't have a specific plan while I was in London, so I spent most of the time just puttering about.