July25, 2009, Most of the painting is finished

Most of the painting is finished !!!!

No rain today, I checked the weather forecast yesterday and it said showers later on in the afternoon, determined to beat the rain I was in my garden at 7am this morning!!!
It’s now 2.30 and the weather is still holding BUT; The painting is virtually finished, just a few odd bits will need touching up once it's dry.
My house looks like a tip, my dishwasher’s not emptied, I’ve not been to the shops, there’s no food in my cupboards, but who cares??? The painting is done!!
If you are not used to houses built this way it must look a bit odd. These houses are built as four flats /apartments to a block, two on the ground floor and two on the first floor (or first and second if you are American).
The block that I am in is on the corner and mine is the upstairs flat, my garden is the corner plot at the front of the building, the land at the rear of the building is communal land used for drying clothes.
The door to my flat is the white door at the top of the little steps. This door leads to my stairway and my flat is at the top of these internal stairs. The other doors are all blue, the blue door furthest right is my shed door, the next blue door is the door out to the communal land at the back, the third blue door facing into the garden is another small shed build under the area occupied by my stairs and the tiny blue door on the wall is to gain access to my electric meter.
Now I have my own little oasis of blue and white on the corner of my street, you can't miss my house now!!! Guess I should go shopping now that's finished.

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delete reply dianahopeless wrote on Jul 17, '10 Blue and white is my favorite. You did a smashing job!

delete reply deystar wrote on Jul 27, '09, edited on Jul 27, '09 Turned out lovely! Isn't if funny how where ever we are living we often dream of living somewhere else? I personally would LOVE to live in Scotland! LOL The pic starfishred posted matches your garden perfectly!

delete reply pestep55 wrote on Jul 26, '09 Looks great /:-)

delete reply sandycaar wrote on Jul 25, '09 THE BLUE AND WHITE LOOKS SO FRESH AND BREEZY IF YOU WILL,,CONGRATS ON COMPLETING YOUR TASK,,CELEBRATE,,HAVE A WONDERFUL REST OF YOUR WEEKEND,,HUGS AND LOVE XOXOX SANDY

delete reply acousticeagle wrote on Jul 25, '09 Great job, fabulous. Really fresh and with an inviting look.

delete reply djdx wrote on Jul 25, '09 Looks good! And so satisfying to finish a task.

delete reply kathyinozarks wrote on Jul 25, '09, edited on Jul 25, '09 looks fabulous Loretta!! and thanks to Heidi for the champagne-you are also all invited to my cyber picnic-just bring a dish-hugs

delete reply tsblackmoon wrote on Jul 25, '09 it looks very nice. bravo!

delete reply starfishred wrote on Jul 25, '09 forgetmenot525 said all this talk of Greece and the fantastic weather today, not to mention the champagne, this has all given me an idea. Think I will sort out all my pictures of rhodes and post them after I have eaten, think it was about 4 years ago I was there..............oh it was wonderful loretta they are having a terrible heat wave there right now it is well over 40C and dry-

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 25, '09 all this talk of Greece and the fantastic weather today, not to mention the champagne, this has all given me an idea. Think I will sort out all my pictures of rhodes and post them after I have eaten, think it was about 4 years ago I was there..............oh it was wonderful

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 25, '09 I'm over whelmed...............thanks you lot, the champagne is wonderful, and its still very warm and sunny so I can sit outside and enjoy it

delete reply starfishred wrote on Jul 25, '09 brendainmad said You're lucky that you can paint the fence and doors the colour you want. Well, in my building we're permitted to have the door that we prefer, but things like the colour of the walls of our two patios are white the interior bars on some of the windows (those in the basement flats and ground floor) are grey. The decorative bars on all the windows that look out onto the street and all the other flats are black. I imagine they'll be painted when we paint the interior of the building. I love your place. It's so bright and cheerful. You've done so much in such a short period of time. BTW, a nice cheese would go well with that white wine. come join us for a little champagne brendaimad

delete reply starfishred wrote on Jul 25, '09 agnes128 said Oh my! Isn't it ... CHAMPAGNE ?!? Wonderful! quie aggie only the best for us and loretta

delete reply agnes128 wrote on Jul 25, '09 Oh my! Isn't it ... CHAMPAGNE ?!? Wonderful!

delete reply starfishred wrote on Jul 25, '09 mitchylr said It's definately Santorini. The island is part of the caldera of an ancient volcano that erupted asbout 3,500 years ago and caused the destruction of the Minoan civilisation. The main town, as you can see in the photo, lies along the cliff-tops of the inner caldera. It's spectacular and beautiful. yes it is santorini I was just there and all the houses are white wash with blue doors and trim looks really cool

delete reply brendainmad wrote on Jul 25, '09 You're lucky that you can paint the fence and doors the colour you want. Well, in my building we're permitted to have the door that we prefer, but things like the colour of the walls of our two patios are white the interior bars on some of the windows (those in the basement flats and ground floor) are grey. The decorative bars on all the windows that look out onto the street and all the other flats are black. I imagine they'll be painted when we paint the interior of the building. I love your place. It's so bright and cheerful. You've done so much in such a short period of time. BTW, a nice cheese would go well with that white wine.

delete reply starfishred wrote on Jul 25, '09 white wine for all and snacks to celebrate lorettas wonderful paint job

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Jul 25, '09 forgetmenot525 said Not sure where the photo is Mitch except that it's in Greece, the most beautiful place I ever visited was Rhodes, the Greek island nearest Turkey and North Africa..............there is a whole intact an functioning medieval walled town there.......... It's definately Santorini. The island is part of the caldera of an ancient volcano that erupted asbout 3,500 years ago and caused the destruction of the Minoan civilisation. The main town, as you can see in the photo, lies along the cliff-tops of the inner caldera. It's spectacular and beautiful.

delete reply agnes128 wrote on Jul 25, '09 So maybe just appetizers to go with the wine? Hmmmm gives me some ideas, I'll find something to celebrate. Maybe the weekend? ;-D

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 25, '09 agnes128 said May I suggest you buy something good to eat, just take out a white tablecloth, put it on that little square table and celebrate food...............maybe as an afterthought but top of the list is a nice whiter wine ahhhhhhhhhhhhh and the tablecloth sounds good thanks Aggie

delete reply agnes128 wrote on Jul 25, '09 Wow that's gorgeous, fresh and spruce! I won't say more about Greece ;-D Who cares about the dishwasher? You said you'll go shopping? May I suggest you buy something good to eat, just take out a white tablecloth, put it on that little square table and celebrate !

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 25, '09 Thanks for the picture Heidi and thanks Sea, if you thought it looks a bit like Greece then I guess I did something right. Not sure where the photo is Mitch except that it's in Greece, the most beautiful place I ever visited was Rhodes, the Greek island nearest Turkey and North Africa..............there is a whole intact an functioning medieval walled town there.................ohhh bliss to me it was heaven

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Jul 25, '09 It's looking great Loretta!! I love the blue/white combination :-))

delete reply mitchylr wrote on Jul 25, '09 That's Santorini, I believe. I wish I could live there!! It's one of the most beautiful places I've visited.

delete reply seanymph3 wrote on Jul 25, '09 Reminds me a bit of Greece, the last shot. Oh my I just looked down and saw heidis comment ....sorry. lol. I love it tho.

delete reply starfishred wrote on Jul 25, '09, edited on Jul 25, '09 WELL DONE LORETTA AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE YOU LIVE ON A GREEK ISLAND IN THE AGEAN WELL DONE- HERE IS THE REST OF YOUR VILLAGE WHITE AND BLUE

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 25, '09 bennett1 said t is somehow Mediterranean looking thank you..................that's actually what it's supposed to be. I realized a while ago that I will never afford to travel the way I would like and so I thought................If I can't sit out my retitrement in a beautiful courtyard, with the scent of jasmin and honysuckle wafting on the warm breeze, surrounded by flowers and herbs in a Greek fishing vilage somewhere, then the obvious thing to do is....... CREATE MY OWN :-))

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 25, '09 spiritjewelz said Maybe if the rain holds off you can enjoy your outside with some tea! That's what I'm hoping, if not today then some time before I have to go back to work........glad you like the blue

delete reply bennett1 wrote on Jul 25, '09 I think your colors are just lovely! It is somehow Mediterranean looking - in Scotland.

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 25, '09 Thanks Frank..............you know I was thinking that, I noticed how nice my neighbioirs dandilions looked through my blue fence and when you said the guest was a forsythia I thought how nice the yellow will look

delete reply veryfrank wrote on Jul 25, '09 It looks very nice Loretta, good choice of colors. If your mystery guest is a forsythia, the yellow next spring will look good with the blue.

delete reply spiritjewelz wrote on Jul 25, '09 It's a beautiful blue and a great to be finished with painting! Maybe if the rain holds off you can enjoy your outside with some tea!

delete reply lrrpslady wrote on Jul 25, '09 You've done a wonderful job. This is top rate.

edit delete reply forgetmenot525 wrote on Jul 25, '09 thank you, my house is not very big, or grand, it's just an ordinary house on an ordinary estate, but I try to make the absolute most of it and make it mine.

delete reply lrrpslady wrote on Jul 25, '09 How LOVELY!!!! You are amazing! (I fixed the pics by the way). I just love this, it's so refreshing.