Sunday, June 18, 2023
I took Pat out for lunch today and on the way home we stopped at the sea walk. I wanted to get my steps in – I’ve increased my goal to 3500 steps a day.
I decided to try walking without my sticks and I made it all the way. I had to stop quite a few times on the way back though.
A small milestone perhaps but in my mind an accomplishment.
Saturday, June 17, 2023
The forecast was for rain this afternoon so while Pat did an open mic this morning I headed out to walk up to the dollar store. I needed a walk and I hate walking without a purpose so I decided I needed some wrapping paper.
On my way there I came across a garage sale so I stopped in to browse, knowing I should not be bringing anything home. But I found this! I paid for it ($4) then carried on up to the store. On the way back I picked it up and had to carry it home. It folded nicely and it was only about 400 steps until I got it home. There is enough room on it for three quilts; sadly I only have two that are finished at the moment. I thought I might take it to Texada but Pat thinks it will fit in a corner of the living room.
When I first headed out I saw a lot of cars up the street but I didn’t see any signs so didn’t pay much attention. When I got home I could see the sign and I thought it was at my friend Deb’s place; she owned a quilt shop at one time so I was sure there would be bargains and it would be worth the extra steps to get there.
As I approached I could see that the sale was next door to Deb but I carried on. And these are what I found! We’ll be heading over to Texada shortly so I’ll have lots of reading material for lazy afternoons in the hammock. I’m reading a “real” book just now after eight e-books and I’m really enjoying the experience.
I rearranged some fabric this morning and while I was pulling stuff from bins I set out enough fabric to complete the blocks I need for my Stash Buster quilt. I expect to get the pieces cut before we go but, if not, they will be easy enough to cut and put together over there.
I’m close to 5000 steps for the day so I may just sit outside and read for awhile. Pat is off to his gig at the Boardwalk this evening.
Thursday, June 15, 2023
I haven’t been writing daily posts as, most days, I don’t do anything worth writing about. I do some computer work in the morning and, if there is time, a bit of sewing. No projects completed or even nearing completion but I plug away at cards and a few of my monthly UFOs. In the afternoon I’ve been walking and, for the rest of the day, recovering!
Elizabeth bought me a step counter for Mother’s Day and I have really been enjoying it. It keeps me motivated. I started out hoping to do 3,000 steps a day and so far I’ve managed that and, on most days, I’ve exceeded it. My hope is that each week I’ll try to improve on the number of steps; I may never make it to 10,000 steps in a day but I’m okay with that.
I hoped that the crew would be here today to start on the yard work; in fact, I thought I heard them working outside when I was sitting at my computer. The owner makes his crew take a Covid test before setting out and today either not enough people showed up or not enough that were willing to be tested. I’m hoping it wasn’t because they were all down with the virus. They had planned to do one day of work this week and one day next week but he told Pat this morning that when they come next week they will work the days in a row and get it done.
Our neighbour across the street was chatting with Pat this morning and offered us some rhubarb; he just throws it away. Pat got a huge bag of it and I have four bags in the freezer and we’ll have a crisp for supper tonight. The previous owner of the house (who died) used to give us rhubarb and I’d make a crisp for him but I get the impression that this fellow wouldn’t necessarily appreciate that.
When they were picking the rhubarb Orst was going to leave the very tiny new shoot because, as he said, after they are peeled there isn’t much there. Have you ever heard of peeling rhubarb? Neither Pat nor I had. We took all of those tender bits.
Pat just called up to me to say that the high school jazz band were playing at the ferry terminal. We won’t go down to listen but he says we can hear it from the deck so that’s where I’m headed now.
Monday, June 12, 2023
I finished a couple of cards this morning that I probably should have had done yesterday. I’ll have to get them wrapped and ready for the mail tomorrow. I have a lot more cards that need to be done but I need to clean my machine before I tackle anything new. It isn’t a new piece but before I clean the machine I want to finish off my latest sashiko project.
Pat was out at a PRISMA (Pacific Region International Summer Music Association) concert this afternoon but he dropped me at the library on the way. I finished the last of my Outlander books online this morning. I checked to see if I could get the latest book electronically but they only had one copy and there were 25 people ahead of me. I checked the local library and was able to get it from them.
It was a real test to see if I could walk all the way home on my own, without my sticks. I had a plan before leaving that took me past a bench about half-way home. Sadly that bench is gone now but I assured Pat that if I needed to I would just sit on the curb. I was fine and made it home easily, although I did sit for the better part of an hour before doing anything else.
The walk home probably would have been easier had I not been carrying an 800+ page hardcover book.