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<\/a>\nThis was done on the canvas that everyone had been trying to stop me painting over, because they all liked the blue background just as it was.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh well, ruined another good background!\u00a0 Maybe I\u2019ll paint over it again some day soon.<\/p>\n
After painting, and drinking a bottle of wine in the sun, and reading The Little Prince<\/em> again, I fell asleep and woke-up just in time for dusk to settle \u2013 whew that was close, what would dusk had done if I didn\u2019t wake up?\u00a0 Took myself off to bed (still going from one lying-down position to another), and watched the rest of Angela\u2019s Ashes<\/em>, this time in Englisch.\u00a0 It\u2019s a lot more entertaining in English (well Irish) with German subtitles.\u00a0 I mean it\u2019s still doom and gloom and death and despair, but there\u2019s more Irish humour to uncover in the native tongue.<\/p>\n Today (Monday), I decided to get back to doing some work.\u00a0 I can\u2019t loll around in self-pity any longer just because of a pain in the backside (I used to do that when I had an office job!).\u00a0 So I thought I\u2019d tackle the cladding around the kitchen units.\u00a0 Ideally I\u2019d like to have them done before Paul gets here on Thursday, although that might be optimistic.<\/p>\n Did a lot of head scratching at first (made a change from the bum haha!).\u00a0\u00a0 I usually find with these jobs that it\u2019s worth starting slowly, because there are a lot of problems to solve before you can really begin.\u00a0 Then, at least when a decision has been made, you can go and make a coffee and wonder if it\u2019s the right decision before starting anything.<\/p>\n Anyway, decided to use the thin wood for cladding, and I covered the end of one unit but I\u2019m not at all sure it\u2019s the right material.\u00a0 The trouble is that there is a lot of wood in this room already \u2013 what with flooring, and joists, and beams, and ceilings, and lintels, and cupboards, etc.\u00a0 So I\u2019m not sure about adding another type of wood or a texture that\u2019s similar \u2013 but not the same \u2013as the other wooden textures.\u00a0 It\u2019s just too much on the eye, especially since most of the walls are going to be left as exposed stonework.<\/p>\n So I stopped cladding and did a bit more thinking.\u00a0\u00a0 My heart told me that I needed another cladding solution, but my head told me that I\u2019d already bought 3 packs of bloody wood cladding and since I\u2019d made a start I\u2019d better carry on.\u00a0 However, I thought I\u2019d continue by cladding the cupboard in the corner of the room first, because that\u2019s piss-ugly and I\u2019ve been dying to hide it since I came over.<\/p>\n This went remarkably well, and I was sufficiently happy with the result, that I think I can find a way to work with the wood that my heart had so nearly rejected.\u00a0 It will involve some camouflage work with some paint or wood dye though, so I\u2019ve had to trial some colours on the computer.\u00a0 These are on the shortlist\u2026.<\/p>\n At the moment I think I might go for green with some creamy bits that tie-in with the wall colour.\u00a0\u00a0 The worktops are likely to be whiteish, to match the cooker\/fridge\/sink.\u00a0 I\u2019ll spend some more time on the mock-up before I commit though.<\/p>\n Well hark at me!\u00a0 I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d be discussing colour schemes to a bloody machine at this stage of the game.\u00a0 None of this is on my ToDo list in any case.\u00a0 Surely it\u2019s more important to have a roof over one\u2019s head and fairly stable walls and floors etc, before one discusses the colour of the fucking furniture!\u00a0 I\u2019ll be investigating cross-stitching techniques for curtains next if I\u2019m not careful.\u00a0 Aaarrggh.<\/p>\n Time for bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cool and grey to start with, but becoming much brighter and hotter as the day wore on. 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