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Grant and I are such homebodies, its saturday night and Im pottering about painting an little old table, made by the last owners from what ever they could find I suspect.
The sides are a couple of pieces of timber joined and the top off cuts of old floor boards. Its going to be little Henry's bedside table when he gets his own room. I just used a blue/grey paint we had, I painted a set of book shelves ages ago that were damaged and repaired by us after the flood years ago so they will go together in his room eventually.
Grant is working on the front rooms, prepping them ready to start painting tomorrow. By then end of next weekend I predict we will have two rooms and the entrance corridor livable, they may still need a few finishing off jobs, but the bulk will be done.
And most excitedly we have an air con guy coming next week and an air-conditioner booked!! Fingers crossed he can cope with our power board......we are not only pushing forward to get the rooms done by Christmas, but also before school holidays. It's been 40 degrees plus here over the last couple of days and we are making do by hanging out in our undies draped in wet flannels with a fan on! So far we have been lucky with no unexpected visitors, I know from experience I can't trust Grant to give me adequate warning. It amuses him to stress me out. Cheeky bugger!
Grant and I are such homebodies, its saturday night and Im pottering about painting an little old table, made by the last owners from what ever they could find I suspect.
The sides are a couple of pieces of timber joined and the top off cuts of old floor boards. Its going to be little Henry's bedside table when he gets his own room. I just used a blue/grey paint we had, I painted a set of book shelves ages ago that were damaged and repaired by us after the flood years ago so they will go together in his room eventually.
Grant is working on the front rooms, prepping them ready to start painting tomorrow. By then end of next weekend I predict we will have two rooms and the entrance corridor livable, they may still need a few finishing off jobs, but the bulk will be done.
And most excitedly we have an air con guy coming next week and an air-conditioner booked!! Fingers crossed he can cope with our power board......we are not only pushing forward to get the rooms done by Christmas, but also before school holidays. It's been 40 degrees plus here over the last couple of days and we are making do by hanging out in our undies draped in wet flannels with a fan on! So far we have been lucky with no unexpected visitors, I know from experience I can't trust Grant to give me adequate warning. It amuses him to stress me out. Cheeky bugger!
I hope you are all keeping cool in this hot weather, and if where you are is cold, them I hope your nice and warm - and if so want to trade?!? Winter is looking mighty fine today.
Much love,
Em
Xx
