Now that school's over I'm finally able to start on the kinds of home-improvement projects that I love--namely painting. Monday I got up before sunrise to beat the heat and start painting the flowerbeds in the patio. They were in desperate need of a paint job as you can see in the pictures below. We decided on "rojo intenso"...we'll see how it holds up to the Andalusian sun after this summer. The flowerbeds might be pale pink by October! At the moment, though, I'm very happy with the color--very vivo in my opinion.
Take a look:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
What do you think? We finished up the painting today and spent the morning cleaning up the patio after the crazy summer storm we had Monday afternoon. It POURED.
It rained so hard that we realized we have a small leak in the roof! Oops. Have to get that looked at before fall! There were hail storms across Andalusia and apparently it hailed some here in La Roda, too. There's a Spanish saying, "Hasta el 40 de mayo, no te quites el sayo". Roughly translated that is: Until May 40th (June 10) don't take off your sweater. Spaniards love their refranes (sayings) and insist that they're never wrong. In this case, I'd have to agree.
I guess on Friday it'll be safe to go out in a T-shirt. ;)
WOW! Love the flower beds Opie :) And hey, you never know, they might look really good in a pale pink as well ;)
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Nice paint job daughter of mine! Make sure you use a masonry sealer before the color coat to prevent moisture from flaking the paint off. I love it that you are experiencing the fun, and challenge of home ownership!!
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