to getting a good finish! Isn't it always the way, a new project, it's exciting, thrilling and you can't wait to get on with it. But, and there's always a but, you have to do the planning, and then the preparation, not to mention the gathering-in of all the tools, brushes, rollers, etc. and so on.
Ah ha, pause here, to check you have all you need, and now, let's begin again.
Today, I was all ready to plunge in at the deep end, you know, as you do, and bite the bullet, and get to grips with the art of the paint brush, and its many applications.
Now, of course, I have held a paint brush before, and applied a decent coat to a few walls, and even a few strips of skirting board. I've even attempted to decorate a radiator and a window frame or two.
But, and here we go again, the but, well, here's mine.....I just don't seem to be able to get connected to it, somehow. So today, I was determined to get the hang of painting, and prove to myself that I could brush with the rest, if not with the best!
So there I was on the second highest step of my short step-ladder, reaching up to the ceiling, and...whoop whoop...I managed a decent, almost straight line, which didn't cross over onto the ceiling, and actually looked quite good.
Well, that was a good start and tomorrow I shall be wielding the roller and tray and not just the brush, which is brilliant!
And we've chosen the wallpaper and have begun trialling paint to go with it, which is real progress. But I still have more walls to wash down, so still plenty of prep. to do before the paint can start to spread again, so I guess I shall have to be patient a little longer?
Don't you just love decorating?
Three cheers for Andy Murray - winning the US Open Championship in New York, our first such win for seventy-seven years, since Fred Perry's win...what a triumph for Andy. A brilliant finale to our summer of sporting glories.
goodnight..
Daisy xxx
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