Charlie, The Husband and I went to Twickenham on Sunday to see England v Wales (cr*p kicking but a great match).  Before we left there was a huge discussion about the weather..hot? Cold? Rain? Snow? The general consensus was if the sun was shining it would be hot…but it wasn’t…so we dressed for winter.  We got there…the sun came out…and we all fried like sirloin steaks on a barbie.  Today, in contrast the heavens have opened and we’re probably getting the months rain in one day which means we’re all stuck inside as it’s half term.  I’ve declared it a creative day, with my creative project being to paint the sitting room.

(I’ve been desperate to paint these velux windows white since they first went in)

The walls also need a lot of work where we had a leak (all fixed by the builders) and general 10 years of wear and tear.

I’ve surprised myself by sticking to brilliant white but it works on multiple levels: The ceiling with all it’s variation in height is blended together with the eye drawn to the highest point, the skirting board radiator that runs round the edge of the room disappears, and finally..there’s a fairly eclectic mix of furniture in this room that the white pulls together (spot the latest edition..my seventies table light..probably deserves a separate post).

I did all the prep work for half the room yesterday..I’m hoping I can get it all finished by tomorrow.

 Not easy when the kids are off school for half term..for instance, I couldn’t find my phone yesterday – not a huge hardship as we’re not biologically linked.  But it eventually turned up in Bella’s room, tuned to You Tube and a video about ‘Women making graffitti for the first time’ …if you’re mentally away..the mice play..

 

Laters, Kate x