Stripping by graemestevens

Stripping

Today sees me cloistered in my daughters bedroom stripping wallpaper (how I despise that job) so that we can redecorate. The last time we did this she was 4 years old and we foolishly allowed her to choose the colours...pink & purple. It took me a week to redecorate and at the end of the experience I felt like I'd been inside Barbie for 7 days. She is now 15 and I anticipate that I will be using a lot of black which is, as she says, like my soul.
With that in mind, here is a view of "our" mountain that I am currently not enjoying.
What a view, fantastic shot. A fav.
February 28th, 2015  
a black bedroom.... AWWWWWWWWWESOME! i await pictures... so glad you're not enjoying your mountain... personally, i like the hydro tower on the left ;p
February 28th, 2015  
Sam
I do hope your daughter is helping you!
February 28th, 2015  
Beautiful view that you are not enjoying.. hate that job as well.. very brave man to let daughter to pick the décor...
February 28th, 2015  
Gorgeous view! Have fun with the wallpaper.
February 28th, 2015  
my bedroom around that age sported black white and red wallpaper
March 1st, 2015  
Beautiful! Great colors!
March 1st, 2015  
Haha. We did the same. Barbie pink at 5- but went to greens and burgundy at 13. Paint. it's easier to deal with down the road. :-)
March 1st, 2015  
Oh how I hate stripping...wallpaper. That's a beautiful mountain scene.
March 1st, 2015  
@bigugly You and me both - feel free to popover and help
@melston Paint it is - most definitely
@nanderson Thank you kindly :)
@annied I do not need to know about your bedroom ;)
@kwind Its a blast...and thanks very much
@julzmaioro Thanks very much - getting very sick of scrape...scrape...scrape...
@gigiflower Good lord no - she's at the beach with her far more important friends
@northy As do I - there's a line of those marching across our horizon in the other direction and that's my favourite view :)
@countrylassie Thank you so much :)
March 1st, 2015  
@graemestevens well maybe you do maybe you don't - but that is not now - it is one or two moons ago - I would be careful how I responded to that if I were you - so all is proper and ladyeeelike
March 1st, 2015  
What a dedicated father. You may frame this shot and add on the wall after you finish the painting.
March 1st, 2015  
The things we do for our children! I would greatly advise against black... Do you know many coats of paint you would need to cover that when she moves out?? Fantastic view, as always!
March 1st, 2015  
We shall enjoy it on your behalf, while you strip Barbie from the walls. It brings back memories of stripping cars off the walls - boys for me.
March 1st, 2015  
@annied Only one or two moons ago...just as I suspected ;)
@yaorenliu I could, but we already have a selection of retro film poster framed and ready to go :)
@eyeamlisa Thanks - she's actually chosen white with a feature wall behind her bed, retro film posters...and some other girly stuff no doubt. Thankfully we only have one child to do this for!!!
@888rachel Thankfully we only have the one child so I only have to do this once...and this time she's chosen clean white, retro film poster and other assorted "stuff"
March 1st, 2015  
@graemestevens yes - exactly - good fellow
March 1st, 2015  
A gorgeous view... wonderful clouds and light in them. Argh... stripping wallpaper is a sucky job. You are a good daddy... especially if you let her choose black. :)
March 1st, 2015  
@annied You do realise how much effort that took?
@rosiekerr Thanks very much - she's going with white I believe, unlike my soul, and a feature wall of some sort that I haven't been briefed about as yet
March 1st, 2015  
beautiful view, through weirdly slightly pink and purple, but i assume in more subtle shades than your 4 year old daughters room. i wanted black walls when i was a teenager - my m&d refused!
March 1st, 2015  
@jaynspain Thanks - it was sunset last night, so that could explain the hated pink and purple tones!
March 1st, 2015  
@graemestevens I do realise and thus appreciate that effort - I was going to comment about the effort it would take to view my posts - you have been conspicuously absent for quite a few days - but I decided to abstain - from commenting about that not from imbibing hahaha
March 1st, 2015  
@annied I have been remiss in my duties later. I may choose to rectify that at some point in the future.
March 1st, 2015  
@graemestevens hahaha at your leisure - if I was one for taking things personally I would gave slit my wrists by now but then that would hurt and create unnecessary mess so I must refrain
March 1st, 2015  
Stripping bathroom walls here..
March 1st, 2015  
@graemestevens just so you know - pissed -not pissed off just pissed lol - you know when you are surrounded by people you want to kill - abd drinkibg keeps you out of jail gaha
March 1st, 2015  
Oh fuck hahaha again lol
March 1st, 2015  
Ooops I swore
March 1st, 2015  
Cool image - we let our kids choose bedroom colours once - we have a burnt orange room and a royal blue one!!!! And what's more, they've left home and we have yet to repaint…..
March 1st, 2015  
That is a simply awesome view.
And I would probably rather rip out the plaster and start again rather than strip wall paper.
March 1st, 2015  
beautiful panorama
March 1st, 2015  
Amazing view and capture...
March 1st, 2015  
I love your proper view shots Graeme! This is stunning.......like father like daughter...black sounds about right! Think of the photo ops you could do in that room!
March 1st, 2015  
@annied You did swear but that's perfectly acceptable under the circumstances. Just.
@newbank It's a joy isn't it? I just love it.
@dide Thanks - she's chosen white this time, with a feature wall of some sort and some retro film posters...
@karlow75 Thanks - I was tempted to do that but I don't want to know what's behind the walls.
@cocobella Thanks very much
@tonygig Thank you kindly
@happypat Thanks very much - I might paint it all blue just to annoy her
March 1st, 2015  
@graemestevens phew - I would hate to offend - haha
March 1st, 2015  
@annied But love to keep trying ;)
March 1st, 2015  
@graemestevens of course - if certain folk in my life were more astute they'd realise I was quite often being offensive hahaha
March 2nd, 2015  
@annied You are yet to offend me so I am yet to realise
March 2nd, 2015  
@graemestevens that is because I have no need to offend you - and keep it quiet but you keep me insane and tgat is just exactly where I like to be lol
March 2nd, 2015  
@annied I have to say that it's one of my favourite locations as well
March 2nd, 2015  
@graemestevens it is rather special
March 2nd, 2015  
@annied In a window licking kind of way
March 2nd, 2015  
@graemestevens or tits against the window kind of way hahaha
March 2nd, 2015  
@annied LOL I can do that too
March 2nd, 2015  
@graemestevens hahahahahaha
what a team
March 2nd, 2015  
I don't believe they've trapped your talent indoors!beware.
March 2nd, 2015  
@ceilidh They haven't. I'm out and about again...
March 2nd, 2015  
Well, I'm enjoying the view for you - fabulous! :)
March 3rd, 2015  
@juliedduncan Thanks very much - it's still on display 3 days later which is a bit of a record for this mountain!
March 3rd, 2015  
You are 'not enjoying your mountain' because you are not there, I presume! It looks more like a volcano and would suit your personality, I think Graeme!
March 3rd, 2015  
@maggiemae The last this one blew it's top was in the 1600's I believe...I may win the race this time
March 3rd, 2015  
Love the sound of that black bedroom - pictures please! Its such a tough life you have to lead.. and that mountain must make it even harder for you! Commiserations!
March 3rd, 2015  
@yrhenwr It's bloody awful. Horrible view.
March 3rd, 2015  
Beautiful lighting
March 3rd, 2015  
@wearing0 Thanks - it was a sunset so I had nothing to do with it ;)
March 3rd, 2015  
Glad to hear you are not enjoying it. I am.
March 3rd, 2015  
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