There is definitely a change in the air, today is September 1st, and Spring has arrived down here in New Zealand. That is probably why we have been spending some time outside doing a few chores over the last couple of days. Robin has been wielding a paint brush again, doing a bit of “touch up” painting. The back and front doors needed painting so off they came. Robin ran his sander over the old yellow paint, to prepare the doors for the next step.
Sanding the old paint
We were changing the colour to white and the doors needed one undercoat and two top coats of paint. Robin was using water based paint which dried quite quickly between coats. He left the doors outside in the sunshine for several hours to make sure that the paint was completely dry before being re-hung. And what a difference it made – fresh white paint instead of the old yellow.
Applying the white paint
I’m the first to admit that I’m no gardener, but the Spring weather called me outside to pull some weeds out. After two afternoons down on my knees, the back gardens really do look more tidy, I’m pleased to say.
I hate gardening!
On our second stint working outside today Robin decided that the weather was warm enough to ditch his long trousers and change into shorts for the first time this season. Out came the loppers and the overgrown bushes all got a good trim. What a couple of busy bees we’ve been!
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And here we are waiting for it to get cool enough to work outside! :-)
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