Chapter 4When Monday morning rolled around, Jerry and Tim showed up at the usual time. They greeted Keely cheerfully, but otherwise behaved no differently than on any previous day. She took the coffee out and stood to watch them set up to work. Today they were going to paint the main part of the house, applying a sandy pinkish-tan color that came close to matching the hue of old adobe. She hadn’t asked about the color scheme, but decided that would look good.
“I’ve got one of my paintings done,” she admitted, as they positioned buckets and brushes. She was surprised they didn’t use power spray equipment, but Jerry said he preferred the time-tested old methods. He said it lasted better and covered up previous layers and repairs more effectively. “Before you leave this evening, you might wa
