Day 23 It’s hot our there! Yeay, amazing sunshine, but if it’s this sticky now what’s it going to be like in Summer? Jaime got lots done today; he washed out our brine tank which is used to soften the water and regulated the levels, trimmed some pine trees, swept leaves of the carport roof and released a strangled tree from some ivy. I attempted to strip a bench that one of our predecessors had accidental painted with the wrong varnish. There I was, all kitted out – safety glasses, breathing mask and chemical gloves, only to then leave my feet exposed in some silly sandals. What a dipstick! I dripped a tiny drop of the paint stripper on my foot and it stung like mad! Don’t worry, I just have a tiny red mark to
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