So it was 'snagging' no. 10 – paint removed of where it didn’t belong, paint applied where it was still missing. Cleaning. Mark spending the entire afternoon in solitude to complete painting the woodwork. Not too long ago, when I was struggling with my first steps in the art of rendering, the flat was in an awful state. It’s looking fantastic now.
As for no. 7..... What seemed to be years of dirt in the kitchen of no. 7 has been chopped off and scrubbed away by Jiska. Radiators and pipework painted meditatively by Ray. More painting, more filling, more cleaning done also. Almost there – almost ready.
Ahmed and Paul prepping no. 5 – sandpaper! Marcus cleaning the windows, removing years of paint and months of building dirt. The kitchen walls now no longer blue but magnolia.
Sometimes the Ashes score coming through the ether. Fry-ups with tabloid reading. Tea and roll-ups. Beers & 80s tunes as afters.
Throughout the day I often felt really proud of what Phoenix volunteers and Chris have managed to do with this project. 5 more working days to go – 5 more days for you to contribute to what I think is a success.
Marike - pix by Ray
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