Day 1911 Fifty shades of great

6th November 2022

Day two of our offered help to Greer and Dylan.

The clocks went back the hour, meaning extra rest, then it was up for a bout of Tai Chi, and a good breakfast, I had a feeling it was going to be a long day.

I checked on the top of a dresser that I had coated yesterday, it was still sticky in places which could have been caused by some contamination. This happens from time to time especially when the weather changes and the finish takes longer to dry. So we dragged it into the house where hopefully the heat will dry it out.

Then it was off to Allendale, this time with my trusty tack remover, essential for more staple removals.

This proved very effective and the task was completed in record time.

Now the fun began.

I was tasked with painting the kitchen where the previous owner had attempted to cut in with a slightly different colour to what the room had been painted in. In fact most rooms had been painted in their own unique shade of grey.

I was given the paint that was believed to be the proper shade of grey for the kitchen.

I climbed up the step ladder and proceeded to paint over the incorrect colour.

I was pleased with my progress, I had covered over half the room, when Kelli and Greer came to inspect my progress. I could hear a lot of muttering but couldn’t make out what they were saying. The words “not really” and “ it’s not right” became clear. I had painted over the wrong colour with the same paint.

Now it became the search for the correct colour. A number of paint pots were amassed, each appeared to be a possible contender. I was given another pot to use, so I decided to start from opposite end.

It didn’t take long to establish that that colour was wrong.

There was another group discussion trying to identify which grey went in which room. The whole debacle had taken hours, the light was failing and I was tired of painting, I was almost tired of life, now, even staple pulling seemed appealing.