Jul 12 2010

A Painter’s Progress

Published by at 2:33 pm under Cats,Country Life

Vogue and Vanity Fair are my two luxuries. At $12 a year each, they’re affordable luxuries, even for me. However, my luxuries have been letting me down lately. First there was the Vanity Fair cover with the oily soccer guys in terrifying Speedos; then the Vogue with Oprah and Lady Gaga (a hailstorm of mediocrity – and surely one of the silliest celebrity names ever); now Vanity Fair has Angelina Jolie, the most boring celebrity ever, with her incontinent child collecting and tedious personal life; and Vogue has Gwyneth Paltrow, the former It Girl who once said “I’d rather die than let my kid eat Cup-A-Soup”. Now, there’s a girl with her priorities in the right place.

After yet another hard day of painting, my luxuries may have let me down and my patience may have run out, but there are always the consolations of a cocktail, that never-fail attitude adjustor, and petting little Audrey, seen here having a nap in a box in the yard, recently used for spray painting the flash heater’s chimney flat black:

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There is nothing Audrey likes better than a good box. Unless it’s a good nap.

Finally, after three days of labor, the outside wall is finished! As a reminder, here’s the “before” picture again:

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And here’s the finished product, with the chimney painted, yellow electrical cord hidden, flash heater painted, and masking tape removed:

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I think I achieved my goal of “slightly less crappy looking”, don’t you?

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3 responses so far

3 Responses to “A Painter’s Progress”

  1. Joyon 12 Jul 2010 at 5:57 pm

    It’s looking pretty darned good. A very neat job….Congrats!!

    BTW Audrey looks as though she has grown…

    jx

  2. Guyon 13 Jul 2010 at 4:24 am

    Looking good Suzy, good job. I love the photo of Audrey, she looks so comfortable and peaceful.

  3. Kellyon 15 Jul 2010 at 5:31 am

    Audrey looks so adorable. Anytime you want to paint MY office, just say the word. Looks great.