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Apr. 10th, 2009 11:37 pmGosh! It's been absolutely ages since I updated properly.
I am currently feeling accomplished. This evening I finished painting my living room/kitchen ceiling all by myself. I'd never painted anything before and didn't expect it to be an easy job so it's good to know that it's now complete without any major disasters occuring. One problem I hadn't anticipated was that it is quite tricky painting something the same colour it is already as it's difficult to tell which bits you've painted already and which you haven't. I tried to work in a logical order but once you've gone down the ladder, put more paint on your roller and then climbed back up the ladder again it's easy to forget where you were. Anyway, it's done now. It's not the best paint job ever. You can clearly see that it's patchy and some areas are better covered than others however it is just the ceiling and I'm hoping people won't look to closely. Most importantly, the patch of Coca Cola blotches over the sofa are now gone so it's mission successful. I've spent the last few days living in chaos as the furniture has been all over the place. The process of moving stuff out of the living room has reminded me of two things (a) what a nice, big space it is and (b) how much better it looks when it is tidy. I'm now considering some changes to the furniture. Also I was given a large piggy bank as a late birthday present which won't fit on any of my living room surfaces at present. It'd be good to have a nice big display shelf to put it on so it doesn't languish in my bedroom forever.
I'm doubley pleased with myself for completing the painting as I'm really quite unwell at the moment. I woke up with a sore throat on Tuesday morning, wasn't too bad on Wednesday, sore throat returned on Thursday and has now turned into a chesty cough which I have a horrible suspiscion may be an 'upper respiratory tract infection'. I had my tonsils out when I was six and I now seem to get such and infection when everyone around me has tonisilitis. Fingers crossed it goes away with me having to go to the Drs for antibiotics. I didn't sleep well last night as I kept waking up to cough which is why I'm still awake now. I'm hoping if I make myself tired enough I'll sleep through. Typical that I get ill whilst I'm on annual leave. I was talking about this to Mr Mole earlier on and it probably is the fact that my body has 'allowed' me to get ill this week whilst my guard is down. Bother.
( We love the 1980s )
I took this week off work as annual leave. The main purpose was to paint the ceiling, however on Monday my Dad suggested that we go on a trip to Blenhiem Palace. Blenhiem Palace is in Oxfordshire. It's famous because it's a Baroque style building and it's enormous. It's also famous because Winston Churchill was born there and later proposed to his wife there. It is quite an impressive place. The architecture is certainly different. It's made out of a yellowy coloured limestone which is quite unusual. You enter through a big courtyard which is covered in gravel. It wasn't a very sunny day when we visited and it all seemed quite bleak. Mum said that it could do with a few pot plants for interest! Inside, the decor is all about excess. The palace was built in commemoration of the first Duke of Marlborough's victory at the Battle of Blenheim and the whole place is full of references to this. There's a massive mural on the ceiling of the entrance hall showing him giving the note stating that he'd won the battle to none other than Britannia. When I say massive, I mean massive. It's in a similar style to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. There is also a whole series of huge tapesteries and a silver table centre all about the battle. In the grounds there is a Nelson's Column style column with the Duke on the top, with a blow by blow account of the battle written on the lower parts. We walked over the the column through a field full of very woolly sheep who were doing a good job of keeping the grass short. It would be fair to say that the Marlborough's weren't modest at all! The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough still live there some of the time. The Duke is in his 80s and married his fourth wife in December. He's disinherited his oldest son because he doesn't approve of his lifestyle. Don't you just love the British aristocracy!
That's all for now. I'd better get some sleep. I've got a trial at the hairdressers for my bridesmaid hair tomorrow afternoon. Very excited (and nervous!)
I am currently feeling accomplished. This evening I finished painting my living room/kitchen ceiling all by myself. I'd never painted anything before and didn't expect it to be an easy job so it's good to know that it's now complete without any major disasters occuring. One problem I hadn't anticipated was that it is quite tricky painting something the same colour it is already as it's difficult to tell which bits you've painted already and which you haven't. I tried to work in a logical order but once you've gone down the ladder, put more paint on your roller and then climbed back up the ladder again it's easy to forget where you were. Anyway, it's done now. It's not the best paint job ever. You can clearly see that it's patchy and some areas are better covered than others however it is just the ceiling and I'm hoping people won't look to closely. Most importantly, the patch of Coca Cola blotches over the sofa are now gone so it's mission successful. I've spent the last few days living in chaos as the furniture has been all over the place. The process of moving stuff out of the living room has reminded me of two things (a) what a nice, big space it is and (b) how much better it looks when it is tidy. I'm now considering some changes to the furniture. Also I was given a large piggy bank as a late birthday present which won't fit on any of my living room surfaces at present. It'd be good to have a nice big display shelf to put it on so it doesn't languish in my bedroom forever.
I'm doubley pleased with myself for completing the painting as I'm really quite unwell at the moment. I woke up with a sore throat on Tuesday morning, wasn't too bad on Wednesday, sore throat returned on Thursday and has now turned into a chesty cough which I have a horrible suspiscion may be an 'upper respiratory tract infection'. I had my tonsils out when I was six and I now seem to get such and infection when everyone around me has tonisilitis. Fingers crossed it goes away with me having to go to the Drs for antibiotics. I didn't sleep well last night as I kept waking up to cough which is why I'm still awake now. I'm hoping if I make myself tired enough I'll sleep through. Typical that I get ill whilst I'm on annual leave. I was talking about this to Mr Mole earlier on and it probably is the fact that my body has 'allowed' me to get ill this week whilst my guard is down. Bother.
( We love the 1980s )
I took this week off work as annual leave. The main purpose was to paint the ceiling, however on Monday my Dad suggested that we go on a trip to Blenhiem Palace. Blenhiem Palace is in Oxfordshire. It's famous because it's a Baroque style building and it's enormous. It's also famous because Winston Churchill was born there and later proposed to his wife there. It is quite an impressive place. The architecture is certainly different. It's made out of a yellowy coloured limestone which is quite unusual. You enter through a big courtyard which is covered in gravel. It wasn't a very sunny day when we visited and it all seemed quite bleak. Mum said that it could do with a few pot plants for interest! Inside, the decor is all about excess. The palace was built in commemoration of the first Duke of Marlborough's victory at the Battle of Blenheim and the whole place is full of references to this. There's a massive mural on the ceiling of the entrance hall showing him giving the note stating that he'd won the battle to none other than Britannia. When I say massive, I mean massive. It's in a similar style to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. There is also a whole series of huge tapesteries and a silver table centre all about the battle. In the grounds there is a Nelson's Column style column with the Duke on the top, with a blow by blow account of the battle written on the lower parts. We walked over the the column through a field full of very woolly sheep who were doing a good job of keeping the grass short. It would be fair to say that the Marlborough's weren't modest at all! The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough still live there some of the time. The Duke is in his 80s and married his fourth wife in December. He's disinherited his oldest son because he doesn't approve of his lifestyle. Don't you just love the British aristocracy!
That's all for now. I'd better get some sleep. I've got a trial at the hairdressers for my bridesmaid hair tomorrow afternoon. Very excited (and nervous!)
