October 31, 2018
Kathryn literally took her Hallowe’en card off my wall when she was here this summer; I was pleased to see that it was out as part of her decorations for the holiday. I’ve looked through my own photos as well as the photos I’ve taken for the Guild but I can’t find a picture of it anywhere.
I made other Hallowe’en-themed “cards” for Christy and Elizabeth.
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
For the last few years we have completely ignored Hallowe’en. The first couple of years in Powell River we had, maybe, five teenagers come to the door; I think the second year they only came back for the drinks I was handing out. We had a renter next door with a small child but I always prepared a little bag of goodies for her and dropped it in her mailbox. They moved away this past summer and the new renter is a single adult.
I managed to get in a bit of sewing-related things today. I dug out some backing and batting for a couple of quilt tops. I cut all the sashing pieces I need for my Farmer’s Wife blocks – I’ll take them to sewing tomorrow afternoon and work my way through the rows. I had a few blocks that were left to be sewn together for the centre of a community quilt I’m making so I got that done.
Tonight, while I hide myself away from the windows and doors, I’ll try to get my Splendid Sampler blocks prepped. I’ll probably take them to the retreat to work on but I like to have the cutting done ahead of time. And there are always more Farmer’s Daughter blocks to hand stitch.
I was looking forward to this movie and, even though it was a dark and rainy night, I headed out alone to see it. I arrived fifteen minutes before showtime and the box office line-up was out to the sidewalk and up the hill. I’ve never seen that except during the film festival when they have a line for pass holders, a line for ticket holders and a general admission line.
I couldn’t help but compare this screening to the 1976 version with Barbra Streisand/Kris Kristofferson; I’m afraid this one came up short. I didn’t sense any chemistry between Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, although I have to say Cooper looked as good in the role as Kristofferson did. Perhaps I don’t remember the ’76 version as well as I should but the plot in this seemed rushed. There were no memorable music numbers to compete with Evergreen.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Caught up might be stretching the truth just a bit – in reality I don’t think I will ever be able to say (truthfully) that I am caught up. But I’ve been busy since I returned home and today, for the first day, I feel like I’m back on schedule.
I got home on Thursday and we had House Concerts on Friday and Saturday. I intended to start my cleaning Thursday afternoon but I was too tired to even start. That meant there was a lot to do on Friday morning but, fortunately, our guests decided to arrive on the 4:30 rather than the noon ferry. We had everything set up for 35 guests, the house tidied and dishes set out before supper. We ate a bit later than we usually do but we were done before anyone arrived for the show. The show on Saturday (on Texada) was an afternoon concert and I decided I wouldn’t go over for it. I had the afternoon to myself and spent it unpacking from my trip and trying to sort out my computer issues.
By the time our guests left on the noon ferry on Sunday I was ready to relax but I had more work to do. There were five loads of laundry needing attention and I had to prepare for my Board meeting on Monday afternoon. We decided that the external drive on my computer (that I use for backups) was hooped and Pat helped me pick out a new one; there will be more work to do when it arrives and in the meantime I’m crossing my fingers that nothing goes wrong with the hard drive in my computer. In the meantime I’m trying to organize my photos based on the year they were taken; it is slow going but I’ve done a bit every day and the sorting is almost done. I don’t want to talk about the next step though – deciding what to do with them all.
Monday morning I finalized the Cranberry Hall information for the meeting in the afternoon, and prepared a deposit. I got home from the meeting about supper time and right after supper we headed out for a Lennie Gallant concert. We hadn’t seen Lennie Gallant in several years but his voice and song writing still appeals. I enjoyed the show so much more that most shows I’ve attended in the last few years as there was no work to be done ahead of time (no posters to hang), no work to be done at the show (no concession, no selling memberships, and no cleaning up after) and nothing to do after the show (no bank deposits to sort out). I wish there were more of these.
I was off to the Guild bee today; it was good to catch up on all the news. I worked on my Farmer’s Daughter blocks because they are stored in a bag that is always ready to go. I don’t think I could have managed to cut anything straight for a new project. I left earlier than usual as I wanted to stop at the fabric shop; the Splendid Sampler 2 books arrived and I wanted to be sure I got one before they were gone. I’m three blocks behind but I hope to catch up on them at the Retreat, if not before.
I’m off to the movie tonight. I’ve been hearing mixed reactions to the show (A Star is Born) so I think I need to see it for myself.