I took a break from painting and planted two four-foot Morning Glory beds along the back wall. One has the traditional Heavenly Blue, the other is called Milky Way (white flowers with thin red stripes). Still have to attach chicken wire to wall for them to climb on, but I have time.
Got the 150 foot hose to the back un-kinked (quite a job) and it's now attached with wire ties all along the fence about 8 inches up (so the weedwacker or lawnmower won't cut it). Now I have the ability to water things I plant in back without carrying buckets (my back will be happy).
Laid down for 1/2 hour, not a nap, but a needed back rest. At 2:30 PM, began again by rolling the door to start. Did not stop until it was done at 4:50 PM. All I can say is that I hope it looks a LOT better when it's dry. Color is perfect, but it looks all mottled... Actually, that's not descriptive enough... it looks like hell!
Of the two gallons of paint I started with, I have less than 1/2 gallon left and I'll probably need all that for the door, so a second coat is NOT an option.
Began clean up but I won't take off the masking tape until tomorrow. Took stock of me: my arms are sore, my back is totaled, I need a shower BADLY, both of my ankles are almost the size of my knees and it just dawned on me I haven't eaten anything today. But, I'm too beat to cook so I'll pull out one of my emergency frozen pizzas after my shower and call it good.
Hope you all had a better weekend than me...
"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
ReplyDeleteWell, if you laid down an even first coat, wouldn't a similar color do for a second coat? While not "the same" it would probably produce a more desirable result than one unfinshed coat.
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