High as a Kite

Since it rained on and off for most of the weekend, I spent most of it working on the kitchen with my wife and not painting on the mural. The heat and high humidity augmented by our halogen lamp turned our kitchen into a sweaty, paint-fume filled sauna. It was great! Really, it wasn't too bad. We managed to prime (two coats) three of the four walls and half the ceiling before we ran out of primer and energy. I figured two gallons would prime the whole kitchen. I was wrong. I didn't account for the alcoholic like thirst of 100 year old wood. The first coat went on with a dry rasping sound. It sounded more like fine grade sandpaper than a brush.
I think one (?) more gallon of primer will finish the kitchen off, then we get to the fun stuff - painting with color! As it is, folks seems impressed with how good those old wallboards are looking with fresh coat of paint. Surprised even. It's very gratifying.