Back Porch

I have a tiny porch outside the back door, which opens off the kitchen - it shelters the back door from the worst of the weather and that's about it! I decided to paint is as the last outside painting job before the colder, wetter weather of winter. The rest of it - the back windows and soffits can wait until spring.
The porch looks very much refreshed with a few minor repairs, holes filled and the paint job!

Here's an update on the frog pond...….with everything growing nicely. No evidence of new permanent residents yet, but I'm hearing them often at night.

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Roof Painter

Well, there are no two ways about it............preparing and painting a roof by hand takes a LONG TIME! There are five steps to cover for each section completed and it does take time. But I am so very nearly there and with yet another week of fine and warm weather coming up I WILL get it completed before the Autumn damp really sets in. I've had a good look at all the guttering and fascias while I've been working up on top and I've decided that they are in a generally poor state and not worth trying to save, so I will get it all professionally replaced next summer. That's one job I don't think I should tackle myself. Here's the roof as it is right now.......so close! I'll be glad when this is finally finished now so that I can get onto some of the other things on my never diminishing list! I am very pleased with how it looks, though - it's been worth the time and effort.