...the sound of action and the sight of speedy progress! My sick and wounded house is now looking much better t.g. First on duty was the tree surgeon quickly followed by the roof doctors. Today I did a head count as we were all crashing and banging into each other. Fortunately, the only object injured was a window that got smacked in the face by a flying torpedo of a shingle...crash...ouch!! Glass shattered...me too!!
There were four men hammering and banging away on the roof. They sounded like the demon banging on the wardrobe in the horror movie I saw recently and I had momentary PTSD - it passed. Then we had three guys and one girl painting, two fellows doing the stucco and taking the porch pillars apart, two carpenters working on the woodwork and the door I want to turn inside out so that it opens on to the porch, and finally Steve the Project Manager bringing the number up to 13!
Shingles were flying off the roof at the speed of sound, birds were huddled together in shock, the radio was blasting, painters were whistling, carpenters were laughing, Chi Chi was relieving herself all over the place as she is totally confused with this bedlam that she cannot see - and yes it is bedlam! So between nails, and doggy poop, and treading on egg shells with my neighbours...let's just say I'm in the mood to roll back those lazy hazy days of summer.
The neighbours are not happy to be sandwiched between a mustard house on their left and now a custard house on their right. A bit jaundiced, they told me that yellow seems to follow them wherever they go and that their neighbour's house in Toronto was an icy lemon colour. Now that our lovely warm khaki green trim has cosied up with the custard, they are sweetening up a bit towards the new colours.
Knowing that you get more bees with honey, I made four pots of coffee for the crew and got a big box of Tim Horton's donuts. Everybody tucked in happily. We have a spare fridge and freezer in the garage so people can help themselves to drinks and ice cream. I'm really going to miss the painters John, Alex, Mark and Arielle and the carpenters Bill and Brian. They've become part of the family and were such fun and really nice to have around. They have done a terrific job and we're really happy with the colours. I shall keep you in suspense until it is all finished. But so far so wonderful! Good karma abounds.
We're heading off the Vancouver for the long weekend and by golly I shall be glad to get away from the renos!!
Choo Choo for now and talk soon!
Love,
Patricia xxx
No comments:
Post a Comment