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It’s been a good day

Journal

Saturday, December 7, 2019

I’ve been busy today and making good progress but, to be honest, it has felt like a day off. I have all the hand stitching done for all my projects. There is a bit of appliqué work to be done and then I can say I’m finished. That’s not to say I won’t try to squeeze in just a few more things, but I feel like the pressure is off.

The show last night helped to put me in the mood. Although it wasn’t a Christmas show there were a few Christmas songs thrown into the mix. The Hall was full (always nice to see) and there were no familiar faces in the crowd which means a whole new audience were introduce to the facility. Although there was talk during the show of bringing the performers back to a larger facility the organizers after the show said how nice it was to have reasonable rental rates.

I’ll get the appliqué cut out and tomorrow I’ll bring my sewing machine downstairs and finish those projects; my room is too messy to even consider setting up my machine there.

The Crow Trap

Books

Author: Ann Cleeves

This is the first book in the Vera series by Ann Cleeves. I’ve read two of the books further on in the series so it was fun to see how Vera was first introduced, although that doesn’t happen until a long way into the book.

There are a lot of characters and a lot of suspects for the murderer. I didn’t figure it out and it wasn’t revealed until the last few pages. I don’t feel too badly though as I don’t think there were any clues along the way that would have led me to the conclusion.

Goodreads Rating: * * * *

A Good Liar

Movies

I’m not sure why I was on the theatre’s website but when I saw this movie advertised it was one I wanted to see; two great actors together in one show and playing characters their own ages.

Ian McKellen (Roy) and Helen Mirren (Betty) meet online through a dating site. Neither of them has told the real truth about themselves. Early on you see that Roy is a con man and Betty is his next target.

Through the movie I was pretty sure I knew what was going to happen and there were cheers from the audience when it did.

Happy Belated Birthday Mum

Journal

Friday, December 6, 2019

Yesterday was a busy day – I got another parcel ready for the mail, a bank deposit done for the Hall, and a little bit of last-minute shopping. And then I was off for an afternoon of sewing; I have so much hand stitching to do that it almost felt like an afternoon off. Jessie finished up two quilt tops and I managed the binding on one item; Gail never accomplishes much but we have good visits. Then right after supper I was off to the Guild meeting. I must say I am thoroughly enjoying NOT having to write reports for the meetings. And I came home with an extra (almost) $25 because I won the 50-50 draw.

Scarves, Hat & Scarf Sets and Shawls & Wraps

I got another parcel ready for the mail this morning and I also got all my knitted items donated to the Salvation Army. I planned to do it right after the sale last weekend but the bin got buried. I was afraid they might already have put their Christmas baskets together but they were happy to receive what I had.

After that package was mailed I came home and got started on another parcel. I was able to get it into the post office before the cut-off time so it will be on its way tonight. I love the tracking feature from Canada Post and I keep track of how far it has travelled each day.

After taking care of all that I sat down for a cup of coffee and decided I needed a nap. I had no trouble falling asleep and now that I’m up again I don’t feel terrible.

We are off to a show at the Hall tonight. It isn’t one the Hall is presenting but one that Pat wanted to see. I volunteered to do the closing (and perhaps the cleaning) so we’ll have to take two vehicles; gas was down to $147.9 today so I filled up.