8 hours with a paint brush. up, down the big ladder. yes & i finished the circle wall thanks to my amazing dad who turned 77 a few days ago! (he actually wanted to paint it for me, but maybe it was a bit of trickery to get me to finish it myself). it's not a perfect staining job, but heck. not too bad. i'm completely beat. don't even have energy to clean up for the evening.
