Wednesday, July 7, 2021

It was time for some real work today and I headed out to the yard quite early as I wanted to be finished before the heat of the day. I was working on the small sitting area we have at the back. The ivy was completely overgrown, a couple of trees that had died needed to be trimmed off and there were piles of dropped leaves. I know I did this area earlier in the spring but apparently I didn’t do a very good job.

Pat came out to help me but when he finished trimming the ivy and was helping to pick up the debris he was coughing so hard I told him to go pick the blueberries and I’d do the clean up. After picking a few blueberries (he thinks they will be better if we leave them for a week) he came back with a mask and helped tidy up.

I had three bags of green waste by the time we were done so we decided to make another trip to the dump. Yesterday we had a few boxes of branches that wouldn’t fit in the truck so we got rid of everything today. We brought the boxes home and I’ll start filling them again; the boxes are much easier to dump than the bags.

As I wandered through the yard on various trips to and from the shed I noticed we have a calla lily in bloom, as well as a gladiola and a tiger lily. Many more still to come.

We were home again by 10:30. After a shower and some breakfast I headed out on a few errands. I had four books to pick up at the library; it seemed every time I looked at my mail I had a new notice for a book pickup. I also had a package to get into the mail so I drove to the drive-by mailboxes and they were gone. There were mailboxes on the outside of the post office building so I dropped off my mail and went in to ask if the drive-by mailboxes were gone for good. Sadly they are; apparently they were considered a safety hazard. I’m sure it had nothing to do with my rather unpleasant chat with Canada Post concerning them.

I had a bag of crafty odds and ends that I wanted to take to the thrift store. While I had my shower Pat went through his closet and found four bags of shirts and pants that he was willing to part with. He doesn’t “divest” very often but when he does he is pretty thorough.

I had to have a little nap after lunch. My allergies had started to kick in and I was getting a headache. My arms and legs are much sorer than usual; I think it is because I did more leaning and reaching and less work down on my hands and knees.

This afternoon I got the border on the last table topper and all the borders on another quilt top from my pile. I still need to piece the backing for that one but when it is done I’m down to the last layer.

Pat has an online event tonight so I’ll work on this week’s clue for my Peppermint Purple stitch along.