Tuesday, August 8, 2017

I was up early but I had lots to do today. I had several packages that needed to be sent in the mail and I had a lot of errands to run. The parcels didn’t take long to get ready and then I had to sit and wait until the shops opened.

I stopped at the Post Office and then made a Cranberry Hall deposit. I should have known better than to attempt the Credit Union on the Tuesday after a long weekend; the line up was long but I think I’ll be able to get a card that will allow me to use the ATM for most of my deposits. From there it was a short trip across the street to Dollarama where I got plate covers for the weekend (with the doors open there are bound to be flies) and a frame for our City’s Proclamation.

Then I made a stop at one of the Thrift Shops and picked up eight vases/containers of various shapes and sizes that I’ll use on the tables as donation jars. I also picked up more than a dozen glasses; we don’t have a lot of drinking glasses at the Hall and since I’m serving up Cranberry Coolers I thought we’d need extras. Even with the ones of my own that I will add I think we’ll be doing a lot of dishes to keep up.

I made it to the bee a little after eleven. I didn’t plan to sew but I took my knitting along in case I finished with the Library early. I managed to finish sorting all the books and getting them arranged but once that was done I took a few photos for the blog and I left. I stopped at Walmart hoping to find another bundt cake pan but I didn’t have any luck. From there I picked up a few things I needed for my Cranberry Tarts and a few gluten-free snacks. I was surprised that I was able to find a bundt pan at Safeway; I’m not even going to look at what it cost me though!

My latest test for Cranberry Tarts has been approved so all my recipes are good-to-go. I have the first (of six) bundt cakes in the oven. Pat will plug in the fridge at the Hall tonight and I’ll store as much of my baking as possible there rather than in my own already-overcrowded fridge. I’ll do the cakes first, then the cookies, and then the tarts, although the tart filling can be made ahead of time.

I can smell my cake so I’d better go check on it.