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helwenYesterday I helped a friend transplant some iris and other plants in the morning. Took a break for lunch and some indoor stuff, then went out to the library to do more painting. Not dead today, which is kind of surprising, considering bronchitis is still hanging on...
Finished painting the east side of the center wall, then completed the north wall (large surfaces -- base boards are another time) -- and then I went on to do the area around the west door. I was trying to use up the entire gallon of paint but ran out of steam.
Tali tried her hand at painting when she came out to chat, and started the west side of the center wall -- the bit that's over a storage space at the north end of the room, plus over the top of the doorway at that end. I have to tape and tarp the new counter-shelf area before we can paint the rest of the center wall.
I don't like the new primer paint as much as the stuff I used before, so we're going to exchange the unopened can for one of those -- Benjamin Moore Fresh Start is definitely the better choice, at least for bare wall board.
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Rough time going to sleep last night, couldn't seem to stop having coughing fits. Eventually it calmed down -- going from vertical to horizontal is a challenge when you have congestion.
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Overslept, went out to water as many of the plants as I could. We at least still had dew on the grass -- more usual for our field, being in a narrow valley. The plants definitely needed watering.
Oh, and finally anchored two of the gourd strings I've left hanging on the bird gourd structure. The gourds are being slow to grow; I have concerns about whether or not we'll get viable gourds.
And now, I can stop for a bit and have breakfast, at 11:00 a.m...
Finished painting the east side of the center wall, then completed the north wall (large surfaces -- base boards are another time) -- and then I went on to do the area around the west door. I was trying to use up the entire gallon of paint but ran out of steam.
Tali tried her hand at painting when she came out to chat, and started the west side of the center wall -- the bit that's over a storage space at the north end of the room, plus over the top of the doorway at that end. I have to tape and tarp the new counter-shelf area before we can paint the rest of the center wall.
I don't like the new primer paint as much as the stuff I used before, so we're going to exchange the unopened can for one of those -- Benjamin Moore Fresh Start is definitely the better choice, at least for bare wall board.
***
Rough time going to sleep last night, couldn't seem to stop having coughing fits. Eventually it calmed down -- going from vertical to horizontal is a challenge when you have congestion.
***
Overslept, went out to water as many of the plants as I could. We at least still had dew on the grass -- more usual for our field, being in a narrow valley. The plants definitely needed watering.
Oh, and finally anchored two of the gourd strings I've left hanging on the bird gourd structure. The gourds are being slow to grow; I have concerns about whether or not we'll get viable gourds.
And now, I can stop for a bit and have breakfast, at 11:00 a.m...
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