A colourful gift

It was a nice dry, warm day today, so I was keen to get some jobs done outside. First I wanted to prune the wisteria and get Brian to help me fix it back on the wall, as it had broken away during winter. Then I set about cleaning up all the fallen leaves, it’s amazing what an instant change it makes. I’ve got some spring bulbs trying to poke through, so making it all clear will help them flourish.

Happy with that patch of gardening, I decided to get the crémone ready for Brian to fit. It’s one of the last things that needs fitting to the bibliothèque doors. Once we had decided which elements he was going to use, from the parts we had been given, I started to clean them up. The metal rod just needed a light sand, to remove some old paint and a bit of rust. I then cleaned it down with some white spirit. I also put a bit of WD40 into the mechanism of the handle, just to loosen it up slightly. The last thing to do was to paint rust remover onto the little fixings and handle. I will leave this overnight before wiping it off with some wire wool tomorrow.

My last little task for the day was to make up a table flower display for a friend who was coming over for apéro. It had been her birthday earlier in the week so I wanted to give her a little present.

It made for a very colourful little gift for her to take home.