Sun Is Out, Time For Some Spring Cleaning

As many people know, we have had a pretty bad run with the pavers around the pool in the back yard. The surface has worn off many of them exposing some of the aggregate. The company which manufactured them spent some $1500 re colorizing and sealing them at no cost to us. I was then told if I were to clean them DO NOT to use my pressure cleaner.

Friends in Melbourne have a son who is a successful landscape designer. He works hard and does a great job. I contacted him the other day about a formula you can mix to spray or sweep over your pavers which will then remove all algae and mould. The formula was 2:1 water and pool chlorine. I did a small patch the other day and I was quite pleased with the result. Today I did the rest of the surrounds they have all come up very well.

I hosed them off and noticed the water was a milky color. Was I losing more of the paver color? No, it was the dead algae and mould washing away.

Next job for me to do will be to give the side pathway a chlorine and water treatment!

Lovely sunny but crisp days, about 25 in the backyard this morning. It was less than 10 degrees this morning which is unheard of for this time of year. However further south around Melbourne there was snow!

Plenty of cricket on TV this afternoon so I will be quite happy.

I have Community Association Newsletter work tomorrow, then with Trish to the Specialist just before lunch Tuesday, and later I have people to catch up with locally regarding their internet access.

And Trish is getting stuck into her computer stuff too nowadays. She is setting up a website for the Caloundra Arts Centre Association. I get a "Help please Les!" from time to time. You can see it online HERE. There is still heaps to do. Trish will be getting others to complete information and email it to her for inclusion in the new website.