There Really Is Only One Thing Better Than D.I.Y Work...

...Watching someone else do it !

Friends of ours have been busy doing lots of D.I.Y. You know, things like stripping wall paper, painting walls and laying laminate floors. Exciting stuff to watch !

To be fair, Bob and I did help with a few minor things, but somehow it turned into more of a ' spectator sport '. Like any decent sports fan, we cheered on our team, brought refreshments ( but not so much as to make them have a nap after eating ), and gave our, I am sure, much appreciated arm-chair comments.

To appease our guilt, we will get a chance to strip a wall-papered room all by ourselves. Deservedly it is the kitchen, with many nooks and crannies. Could this be instant Karma ?

Joking aside, there wasn't too much for us to help with while they were painting etc. But it still is great to watch someone do the D.I.Y. building work. Once you have done this back-breaking work
( laying floors, stripping plaster or wallpaper, painting never ending walls ) yourself, you instinctively know the signals of ' oh my gosh, will this ever end ' that they emit ! Wondering whether your fingers will stop working before going home , or if they'll give up their will to function as they get home...

They've both done full days of building stuff, and have always got to our home exhausted, covered in paint and unable to jump up quickly from a chair or couch. All their muscles and bones have been exercised.

Yet, as tired as they were, while they relaxed with a few glasses of our delectable Burgenland wine, I could see that feeling of satisfaction and pride in them. They have achieved something tangible and worthwhile. This is what makes it so satisfying, knowing you did it yourself....

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We even had our own viewing section...

You can just imagine what goes through her mind...