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Finally I finished painting the garage. I don't know how long it took but the preparing was the worst bit, sweeping concrete dust is not fun when you have a cold which I did for a week.
Concrete paint is a joy to use and so I went mad. Having painted one foot up the wall all the way round I thought I would paint the back wall the same dark grey. Eventually I painted the lot this colour and it looks like a grotto, very modern and not too dark as it is shinny so the light reflects off the painted walls.
It is virtually draft proofed too now baring the back eaves which will require a ladder on the outside to do as the nails stop me from doing it from inside. It is no joke getting at the back of the garage where the eaves are and anyway it is pouring again so not much point inserting wet foam under a cold tin roof!
The inside of the roof is coated with fibre to prevent condensation and is strong enough to walk on which I will have to do when I get round to finishing off the conservatory roof edge which is right next to the garage.
It seems like a long hard slog since January and what a joy to have seen some sunshine over the last month. It is just a shame that the weather has returned to wet and windy again. At least there is no need to water the plants. The hanging basket will be coming next week and then we are off on a much needed holiday so I hope our neighbours will not mind watering it again whilst we are away. There will probably be a heat wave when we leave England!
Whilst I was waiting for a stubbed baby toe to mend I made a new fence out of the old one that was attached to the back corner of our house and our elderly neighbours carport. I took the slats out then replaced them so half were on the front and the other half wer put on the back which allows the sun to stream through for an hour as it passes over the gap between house and carport when it decided to shine.
I planted a tiny bush there and a few plants to make a once squallid corner look really nice. Also as I wanted to make something of a feature there a top was put on the fence which was originally on the kitchen table. It was sawn off to make a round table sort of oval or more bench like. It is nice to find a use for a really solid piece of wood but what a pain it was to get stained black from pine that was polished!
Even though it does not sound much, at least when you are doing something which produces a visible object it does seem like you have done some work.
Another job that was a chore was to pebble the back garden behind the raised bed of the garage. The rains had made that patch of lawn waterlogged over winter & spring so it was pointless keeping it as mud. Once the turf was completly off it did not take long to lay the membrane then put the pebbles down and edge it with boulders collected from around the area to stop the pebbles running down onto what little piece of lawn there is left at the back there.
It was a beautiful day, the ground had dried out at the time and it looks great now. Also with the fresh rains it is a joy to walk there without slipping over.
I was just out in the garden and got drenched by a passing shower. It is not fun walking the dog in this weather and now the rains have returned the woods are off limits especially with the gales as there are so many dead trees in there still standing but with branches hanging just ready to fall.
After a month I was able to put shoes and socks on again to walk comfortably as my toe had stopped hurting so it was lovely to walk in the woods for the first time and see the bluebells and anemones in flower carpeting the floor therein. The wet winter seems to have suited them very well thank you! I should go there and take a few pictures.
As the sun is shining it could be an opportune moment to go walking if there is also no rainbow
