Interior design
Yippee! The wall has been finished and it is now my turn to do some hard physical work as I get to complete the decorating and interior design element of our new shop space.
Now I realise that this would not necessarily make everyone jump for joy and that I may be a bit odd, but I love decorating, so faced with a wall that is 35 feet long and 8 feet high I feel almost lightheaded at the possibilities in front of me. My father once told me of his first attempt at wallpapering when he and my mother were newly married. He tried to decorate an alcove/recess in their first flat and it went dreadfully wrong. Wallpapering was obviously not his strong point as their marriage almost ended prematurely as a result of his efforts (still he must have done something right because theirs was a long and happy marriage which lasted 53 years).
Anyway, tomorrow I will go to work gleefully knowing that the bulk of the day will be occupied with a pasting brush and smoothing brush and hopping up and down the ladder. I take great pleasure in the instantness of wallpapering ~ such a huge transformation can be done in a relatively short space of time.
By the end of tomorrow, we should be able to start moving the larger pieces of furniture into the new shop space. Hoorah!
Cecily has come home for the weekend, which is lovely. I was expecting to see her on Sunday evening or possibly Monday as I have to take her out for a hospital appointment on Tuesday, but she decided to stay with us for a couple of days and to see some of her friends locally.
It has been a very tiring week, but nonetheless we have achieved so much more than I had anticipated we would. All praise to Dave who has worked tirelessly to complete the work within our original timescales despite not being able to start until a day and a half after he had planned (just goes to show what he can acheive if he sets his mind to it!!!).
Well, I am off to spend a bit of time with Cecily, chat soon, Liz
Now I realise that this would not necessarily make everyone jump for joy and that I may be a bit odd, but I love decorating, so faced with a wall that is 35 feet long and 8 feet high I feel almost lightheaded at the possibilities in front of me. My father once told me of his first attempt at wallpapering when he and my mother were newly married. He tried to decorate an alcove/recess in their first flat and it went dreadfully wrong. Wallpapering was obviously not his strong point as their marriage almost ended prematurely as a result of his efforts (still he must have done something right because theirs was a long and happy marriage which lasted 53 years).
Anyway, tomorrow I will go to work gleefully knowing that the bulk of the day will be occupied with a pasting brush and smoothing brush and hopping up and down the ladder. I take great pleasure in the instantness of wallpapering ~ such a huge transformation can be done in a relatively short space of time.
By the end of tomorrow, we should be able to start moving the larger pieces of furniture into the new shop space. Hoorah!
Cecily has come home for the weekend, which is lovely. I was expecting to see her on Sunday evening or possibly Monday as I have to take her out for a hospital appointment on Tuesday, but she decided to stay with us for a couple of days and to see some of her friends locally.
It has been a very tiring week, but nonetheless we have achieved so much more than I had anticipated we would. All praise to Dave who has worked tirelessly to complete the work within our original timescales despite not being able to start until a day and a half after he had planned (just goes to show what he can acheive if he sets his mind to it!!!).
Well, I am off to spend a bit of time with Cecily, chat soon, Liz
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