Finally the time has come to begin painting:) We start in the loungeroom. Many willing helpers, perhaps too many. I confess to being frustrated that I’m not allowed on ladders, being a foreman is not easy. The team pitch in with a will. Ceiling paint goes on. PC applies the final coat, he has done an excellent job. We used Dulux- Paw Paw, which has a lovely warm tone, reminds us of warm sand.

My brother Chris has just been for a visit, he arrived off the plane with his plastering tools, keen to teach us how to plaster. It was incredible how much he actually accomplished in such a short time.  The hallways and our loungeroom all received their base and top coats. Plaster dust was throughout the house! When PC came home he was quickly ‘apprenticed.’  My skills need more work. Now Chris has returned home, PC has graduated and is continuing alone. 2 more bedrooms are nearly complete and we have begun pouring over paint catalouges.