Wednesday, May 23, 2018

I didn’t intend to do any weeding yesterday but I couldn’t stop myself from pulling a few from the pots on the deck. Once that was done I did some watering – both inside and out. I’m very bad with houseplants but the ones we have are very obvious about needing water.

I did some more tidying in the sewing room. All the scraps are cut and put away but I wasn’t quite ready to vacuum. I was busy off and on all day with Cranberry Hall and Guild business; I opted to stay home from the bee so I could take care of a few things before leaving.

There was an event at the Hall last night and I had to open the doors and then go back and lock them at the end of the event. I could have stayed as it was open to the public but I decided to come home between.

Pat arrived back from Texada early this morning; once he was unloaded we loaded up again and took about 20 bags of green waste out to the dump. 20 bags pretty much fills the truck. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get that many bags again.

I finished cleaning up my sewing area (still not vacuumed though) when we came home. After lunch I decided to replace the straps on one of my bags. I bought replacement webbing for it when we were in Houston; it seemed fitting that since I bought the fabric at one show I should have the “new” bag ready for the next.

I ran a few errands this afternoon – the post office, the bank and Walmart. I think I’m ready to start packing. I’ve collected a small pile of things to take but I plan to travel light so I have lots of room to bring home purchases.

I have time before supper to do the vacuuming, but do I have the energy?

Monday, May 21, 2018

Another morning spent outside and I’ve finally made it around the whole yard once this year. Of course the first areas need to be done again and I’ll be going in circles for the rest of the summer. It is nice to look outside and see that I’ve made a difference though. We need some rain; I had to dig the hose out and do some watering again today.

I finished quilting my last card top this afternoon. I’ll do the hand stitching on the binding but I’m done sewing until after I’m back from my trip. I spent some time clearing off my cutting table; it was buried deep in fabric from various projects. I still have a ways to go before I’ll be finished with the tidying but I’m determined to get it done and vacuumed before I leave.

It was a sad evening last night. I was so delighted to find another season of Call the Midwife but every episode in this season seemed sadder than the last. I just checked and there will be at least two more seasons but I expect I’ll be waiting a long time before they come to Netflix. I’ll have to find something else to watch in the evenings now; maybe I’ll go back to Friends because after Call the Midwife nothing will seem very good for awhile.

I’m making some progress on my crocheting project; I’m finding it a nice change from knitting.