1st February 2009

1st February 2009.

Dear All,

I have spent most of the week decorating so not much to report apart from progress. As the walls were wallpapered. and have been since the house was built. there was a deal of stripping to do followed by scrubbing every square inch to remove old glue. As has been the case in other rooms the plaster was rather cracked so I have spent a minute or three filling and sanding. This was followed by a white undercoat to show up any imperfections and more filling. The walls now do not look too bad. The floor is wood parquet and over the years gaps and unevenness have appeared (how like life!) so we hired an industrial sander yesterday. This was OK once you got the hang of it, but prone to shredding sandpaper in spectacular explosions when it met with resistance. It also creates storms of dust, but has done a reasonable job. There is an additional disc sander for the edges so not a 5 minute job. Kate has been cunningly filling the cracks with a mixture of sanded dust and resin and is currently busy cleaning up as far as is possible.

Sander

Result

Next stage is the clean the floor with white spirit before brushing in the sealer (3 coats), painting the woodwork and choosing and applying the topcoat to the walls.
There I bet you didn’t know decorating could be so interesting!
In “Geodyssey” we studied the history of geology, in “Antarctic in a Nutshell” it was the “Flora and Fauna of Antarctica”. This was very interesting covering penguins, seals, whales, fish, birds, krill, squid, woodlice, mites, springtails, lichens, moss and grasses.

U3A HQ is near Magdalene Bridge

The Arsenal back four?

Otherwise it has been all meetings: Monday to plan the Moldova trip, Tuesday a church group meal, Wednesday the Events Committee, Friday a Deacons and Wives meal and discussion.