
Paint, Paint, Paint
June 18, 2009Some of Madeleine’s studio down at Coburg House in Leith needs painted prior to an Artists’ Studio Open Day later this summer and this week is pretty much the only time spare to do it, so this’ll be the 3rd evening in a row spent rushing down there after work to put a coat of paint on. Some of the walls are ok, but some is plain wood-coloured board and some is very black board, both of which need a lot of white paint to look good, and match the rest.
The good thing is that it doesn’t take too long, and then we can go round to the nearby pub and sit outside on a bench with a pint or two! ![]()
It also means that no gardening is getting done this week, apart from some minor watering… Still a huge pile of lopped branches to deal with, but a lot more light is reaching parts of the garden than has done for years!
Sorry I can’t give any advice on painting as I once tried to paint a bookcase…..
But we have put in new plants in our front borders and that meant being seen in Dobbies – the last of my street cred has vanished – welcome to the middle classes!
Did you take the books out the bookcase first? That helps a lot!
If you’re going to Dobbies, you can claim you really there to see the butterflies – they’re very impressive.
I also have a newly bare bit of earth which I’m hoping to call a flowerbed, soon!