!! SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

BEL #652

A significant Nest-related task was started today, since the surprising and frequent rain allowed us some time away from gardening. Chris and I opted to begin refinishing the front door today.

We took it off the hinges and brought it down to the Classroom. Our goal was to remove all the paint, then re-paint it with an all-weather, maroon paint finish.



Here's Chris with the angle grinder and an impressively-aggressive grinding wheel.



We ended up taking a break for a shopping trip in the middle of the afternoon. The good news is that we now have a new hydrant that will eventually be installed over at Cooper Cabin and the Swede-ified Sauna, plus a couple more abrasion discs. The bad news is that... the door isn't done. It's quite ugly at the moment, in fact.



So, we'll finish this task tomorrow.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!

BEL #653

The door is done and re-mounted on the House. However, I wanted to share a brief GAMCOD video update instead. So here you go!



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BEL #654

I'm grateful that another weekend has arrived. Chris and I did a lot of worthwhile Boot tasks this week, and the gardens are coming along nicely.

Yesterday, Chris and I finished the paint job on the front door of the Fisher Price House. After the paint was completely stripped from the door, I looked at it and said, "I almost feel bad that we're gonna paint all over it again."



But we added two coats of "Red Red Wine" to it, and we're pleased with the outcome.



I had some difficulty determining the difference between the pumpkins over at the Lab (Inge: I do think those gourds are in fact pumpkins, as we had pumpkins last year and haven't had any of those round squash you suggested in the YouTube comments) and a typical squash. Here's a round leaf over at Basecamp, which is most likely from a squash plant. It's significantly different than the pumpkin we have growing elsewhere.



Speaking of pumpkins... This Lab grasshopper/locust was just about the same length and diameter as my pinky finger...! I hope it makes a fine meal for a praying mantis or a hummingbird, before it eats some of those pumpkin leaves.



Finally: a task Chris and I began today was to replace the hydrant over at Cooper Cabin, which seems to have become detached. Fortunately, using our electric auger makes this onerous task a speedier one.



That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!

Looks like your sanding created some texture! Looks really nice!

Tina Wolf wrote:Looks like your sanding created some texture! Looks really nice!

Hahaha! Well, Paul had the impression that we ground metal away along with the paint, and Chris is probably right that the friction-induced heat caused the metal to melt and buckle a bit. But I think the door has - in addition to a fresh coat of paint - some character.

In any case: thanks, Tina!