With paintbrush and roller, after replenishing some of yesterday’s filling, Nick brought light into our sitting room.
Particularly evident was how he has brightened the ceiling;
the walls also glow.
Unfortunately, with the windows open, a number of wasps buzzed around our decorator’s ears. This was more than somewhat disconcerting, so we supplied him with a fly swat and a spray can containing gas lethal to these creatures.
I read another sizeable chunk of “Eyeless in Gaza”
Late this afternoon we visited Milford Supplies to purchase a new starter for the strip light in the library, then drove on to catch
the sunset at Mudeford harbour.
Other photographers, including the couple on the bench and the woman watched by her faithful hound, had the same idea.
Gulls, as always, reflected on the the calm water in the fading light.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s spicy lamb jalfrezi and cream coloured haldi rice with which she drank Hoegaarden and I drank more of the Faugeres.
The sunset at the harbour looks incredible Derrick 👍 what a beautiful place to sit and relax through the evening.
It certainly is, John. Thank you very much
Nice progress on your remodeling job. The sunset photos are beautiful! (the wasp shot gives me the shivers…I once had a very bad experience) Is your area going to be under the new lockdown that your Boris fellow has imposed?
Yes. New lockdown from tomorrow. Thanks very much, Maj
Sailboats at sunset are spectacular, and so is the black and white photo of the gulls.
Thank you so much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
Dreamy dusk and sunset
Thank you very much, Sheree
Wow, the sunset images are stunning.
Thank you very much, Rupali
Glorious sunset glows.
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Thanks very much, Melanie X
Nick is working right along and doing a wonderful job! If it wasn’t Covid-y I’d give him a hug of thanks! 🙂 EEK on the wasps! 😮
BTW: Nick’s “Jackson Pollock” coveralls say he works a lot! 😉 It’s like…Do we trust a painter in clean overalls…or a chef with a clean apron?! HA!!! 😉 😛 😉
You know I LOVE your stunningly beautiful sunset photos!!! They bring me joy!!! 🙂
And so good to see that handsome hound AND the busy gulls! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
Very many thanks, Carolyn X
You’re welcome! 🙂
The sunset shots are beautiful, Derrick.
Thank you very much, Jill.
I am not surprised that other people were taking pictures at Mudeford but I bet no one took better ones than you.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal.
Definitely disconcerting–but good photo!
The photos of the sunset glow with the light, but I also like the lights on the water with the birds.
Thank you very much, Merril
I love sunsets. These are lovely.
Thanks very much, Chrissy
Your sunsets are molten gold!
A great phrase, Liz. Thank you very much.
You’re welcome, Derrick.
What a beautiful sunset!
Thanks very much, Rosaliene
Bill and I painted several rooms at my sister’s last week in Dulux Lexington Park (white with a dash of black base) and even though they had been cream, the change in brightness was astounding. We left all the high gloss enamel areas such as architraves and skirting boards to the professional, who she’ll hire bit by bit as she can afford.
Isn’t that dog gorgeous. The neighbour below us has a beagle. I’m desperate to be asked to baby-sit 🙂
Maybe you should drop a hint, Gwen 🙂 Lockdown has helped us save a bit of money 🙂 Thanks very much
I love the warmth in your splendid sunset! Nick is quite a hard worker. I hope the wasps go away or go to sleep.
Nick feels the same about the wasps, JoAnne. Thanks very much
Gorgeous photos! Especially all those sunset photos. It looks like it will be nice to have some brighter ceilings and walls when he’s all done painting. Can’t wait to see what it looks like!
You will see, Lisa. Thanks very much.
What a gorgeous sunsert, well-caught. Your room looks great. Show us the after photos of the whole room? …
I certainly will, Judy. Thank you very much.
Those are beautiful photos, Derick and Jackie! I especially love the golden light on the water. It makes one feel all is right in the world.
Thanks very much from us both, Lavinia. We arrived at just the right time.
Love your silhouette shots especially that bench. Is that a dog near it?
Walking past at a lower level, tail up, Arlene. Thanks very much.
The interiors of the house are under exciting transformation. The wasp entombed in the lamb has paid the price of being unduly irritant. There is no beating the golden light at dusk (and dawn), the patient dog seems to be thinking.
Thanks very much, Uma. I’m particularly pleased you tuned into the patient dog.
Lucky you to now enjoy a refreshed sitting room! I’d love to do this too, but Jim doesn’t want anyone in the house during Covid. 🙁 Those sunsets are amazing! You’re enjoying some lovely weather. We’ve been in a warmer trend for 4 or 5 days but will go back to cool by the weekend. It’s the shoulder season rollercoaster for us.
A good professional painter is worth their weight in gold. I’m amazed they don’t need to tape anything and don’t splash the paint on everything. That would be me, ha!
Thanks very much, Kelly. Our area has very little incidence of Covid so as long as we are all careful we feel safe. Nick uses masses of dust sheets and does tape e.g. skirting boards and light switches. Before he leaves each day, he vacuums and tidies everything.
The taping is only to protect those surfaces from any spray that might come from the roller. He does not use it for “cutting in” such as getting the straight lines down walls at corners
The sunset pictures exude both warmth and serenity. I too am looking forward to seeing the transformation wrought about by the painting job.
Thanks very much, Anne. Nick is working miracles.
Love the sunset and water photographs – a reminder that nature has continued on throughout 2020…
Thank you very much, Catherine. I hope you are continuing to improve
Wow! Stunning sunset and gorgeous photographs Derrick! That hound watching his human is so cute 🐶
Thanks very much, Ribana. I am pleased with your appreciation
Nick really has brought some light into that room.
What a fabulous sunset!
Your sunset is so peaceful, especially the gulls on the beach, and your photos bring us into your world. Thank you.
Beautiful sunset pictures.
Knapt lekker op . . . Zo als gewoonlijk, geniet ik van elke foto en bewonder jullie ondernemingslust op gevorderde leeftijd en dan beginnen jullie in Engeland ook nog te renoveren … Nou, ik echt niet meer … , moet er niet aan denken!
Elfriede * Amsterdam * http://www.friedabblog.wordpress.com * donderdag 5 november 2020 *
What beautiful, beautiful light. Looks as though it has come from a dream. How nice to have that room brightened.
Thank you so much, Laurie
The walls glowed, the sky glowed, the trusty hound glowed, and so do your photos and verse. <3
Very many thanks, Pam. x
Absolutely love the sunset and the water feature shots
Thank you very much, Geetha
Welcome Derrick
Sunsets, and sunrises, times of transition, always soar the spirit. : )
Thanks very much, Widders
The images today are superb with some very worthy of framing.
No wasps up here and hopefully no more this year.
I love the beagle, he’s very focused on his owner, no wandering off for him.
Thanks very much, Sue. It was the dog’s fixed attention that prompted that picture. (Now I know what a beagle is)
Our dog Woody is a beagle.
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