Recycling my university degrees

Yesterday and today I went through 4 years of folders of notes and put them all in the recycling bin. It was surprisingly emotional. But it needs to go. I never refer to them and I have all of my notes from my masters on my PC anyway. I was so organised - all of my notes are types up! But throwing it all away was still so sad... 8 A4 ring binders full of plastic folders and paper, all gone. 4 years and 2 degrees! Trashed because they are just cluttering up the flat. Sad days.

SO...

Remember last week, when I said that we were going to finish the undercoat all in one weekend? Well, not so much. Sunday turned into a barbeque for me and Kew gardens for the boyfriend, and then this week I've been ill and the boyfriend has been out most every night so the painting kind of stalled a bit. BUT we are back on it. Almost done with the undercoat on the walls. Just a few little bits, the edges, and the ceiling to go. Oh, and we still have to strip 2 1/2 door frames and sand them all. But you know. Whatevs.


BBQ on a London high-rise balcony

Hackney at night

The hallway

Painting in knackering. Almost finished with two walls. Taking a break for the rest of today. Tomorrow we will complete Coat One. It would take us less time, but we also have to do the ceiling. How the F we are going to do that, I don't know.

Painting the hallway

Stage one: painting the metal bits. I was all set to start stage two: painting the entire hallway, but we forgot to buy Turpentine and I don't want to paint if we can't clean the brushes (and ourselves). Soooo that's for tomorrow...

At our country retreat

More new fish for the pond. Some of last summer's koi have doubled in size!!

PS I think this is one of my favourite pictures of all I have ever taken.

We have light shades!

Pretty.

Next weekend (Saturday 28th), we get... A SOFA. This is very exciting. Pics soon to follow.