Painting The Potting Shed Day 3

 

Not what I had planned for todays visit to the allotment, but all the weeds were still wet from the overnight rain and I was pondering what to hit next when John arrived and we had a chat, and he suggested finishing off the rear gable and front of the shed as it was above 10C today, but rain was on its way lunch time. 

He offered to come and do the top of the gable as my frozen shoulder and mobility issues prevented me from doing that area. So I opened the tin and gave it a good stir. I really need to remove the restraining timber and paint around the frame of the windows but it needs to be warmer and I need more time, to get the windows out painted, dry and then put the windows and new windows back in.

Wally came in just as I had finished the rear gable panel under the window and the front and he also offered to do the high apex area and bargeboards off the scaffold board on paving blocks I had placed there. I am blessed as I have a couple of good plot neighbours who are always willing to offer help.   

It will be interesting to see how this dries out but at least it has a first coat before Winter really sets in. 

I didn't take photos of the patio and path slabs I sorted out the other morning so I took some photos today. 

Slabs moved closer together and the gap between the slabs and Square Foot Garden Bed 2 packed with fresh woodchip. Two long narrow slabs replaced the small rectangular slab and the holes in the paving infilled with woodchips.  

View from the Potting shed door of the paving slabs once the gaps were closed up and woodchip infill around the edges added. 

Mares tail on the end of the Raspberry bed needs digging out and the woodchip replaced on a future visit. 

I used the brush and painted as much as I could of the inside of the door, then it started to spit with rain, and it was getting near lunch time, so a quick tidy up and exit before the rain came down as the forecast for today.