Armed with her clipboard and fascination for writing lists(who does that sound like Liz?) Marg has set out a number of spring cleaning/decorating tasks for the next couple of months. Like Frank and Liz in Oz we have spent the last week or so decluttering and clearing out unwanted collectables (or just plain garbage). Well now the weather is here, the first task for me on the list is to paint the courtyard side barn door/window.
Well I am two thirds through undercoating it, having rubbed down, filled and sanded it. The problem I have is that in the afternoon it gets the full sun making painting technically impossible.. that's my story and I am sticking to it.
How good it is though to see the hedgerows turning green and the trees in blossom and what about the magnolias everywhere. Here's a few snaps taken today.
Entrance to the courtyard
Painting in progress!
The rose to the right as you look at the door is full of buds this year -a small, multi headed yellow bloom..it should look great. The birds currently like it for nesting in.
Clematis in bloom -first time in 3 years, since planting
Magnificent magnolia trees
pieris planted adjacent to the car park
Local, nearby street with the tree blossom about to bloom
Right, that's a long enough break...back to Marg's list...mm?
England dressed for Spring - how gorgeous, we want to be there - now! Take photos of that rose when it is in full bloom. After the painting Kev there are those glass shelves to install!!!
ReplyDeleteI KNOW...!!
ReplyDeleteRe the genetic "list" thing, new rule (mine)in our house - not interested after 5pm and before 7am - in the content of "his" list at all!!!
ReplyDeleteYou've got the brigadier and I have the fuhrer.
ReplyDeleteWonder when stem cell research will get around to isolating and nuking the list making gene?
ReplyDeleteI'll get Marg to add that question to her list....!
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