Off the Rails
I don’t think I posted about it initially (perhaps I was waiting until the job was completed?) but sometime last Spring I took it upon myself to repaint the badly chipped and ugly blue railings on the front deck to a nice, shiny black. But I got as far as prepping and painting the first coat on the starboard side when I got ill and was under strict orders not to be around volatile chemicals, so the railings had been left half done (as my mom painted the second coat on that side) since then.
But the chipped, blue railings on the port side were really bothering me, so during our brief non-quiet hours on a Saturday morning, I got fully suited up in a boilersuit, old shoes, thick rubber gloves, face mask, and goggles, and wire brushed all the surface rust and paint chips off the railings. Then I wiped them down, and got 1 1/2 coats through with black satin finish Hammerite before running out. After a brief break to restock, the port railing now looks as good as its twin!
It feels SO good to finally finish a project I started before I got sick! Triumph!
And you can see how nice it looks next to some of my salad (and baby corn, thanks to Rachael) in the planters James built for me:
I don’t like to admit it, but there was a bit of a deadline I was working towards (I like to think I can get on with things because WE want them done!), because a BBC film crew came out on Wednesday to film Nigel Slater and myself and James picking various herbs and vegetables around the moorings!
He and the crew were just so lovely and friendly and we had such a brilliant day! It’ll be on BBC1 sometime in October or November. I’ll of course post the date and links when I know more!
VallyP, 16 August 2010, 15:24:
My, you two are popular with the media, aren’t you? What fun, and how exciting to have the Beeb around. Is this you in the pic above? So nice to put your face to your name if it is!. Well done for finishing the railings, and may I say I’m really glad you’re better now.
Fran, 16 August 2010, 19:03:
Can’t wait to see the programme, please remember to let us know when and where. The boat is looking lovely and I agree with Val, it is good to put a face to your name. x
Isabelle, 17 August 2010, 08:58:
Hey, that’s exciting about the programme! You look fab – love the lavender shoes!! Congrats on finishing this project. :D
Tim Zim, 17 August 2010, 12:02:
Those rails look great.
I’m sure most folks just don’t appreciate how much work that is!
Cheers
Tim
Olga, 20 August 2010, 00:32:
This is too cool! I have two of Nigel Slater’s books (and use at least one of them quite a bit), and he is such a great food writer. I think I’d paint my railings too if he were coming over to check out my back porch garden. Nice work!