Author: Sonja Larsen
I only read this because the author was in Pat’s writing class at SFU.
The whole story seemed a bit unbelievable, although Pat assures me had I known the author I would have a different opinion, and it isn’t something I would recommend to you. It certainly is a sad tale of growing up, almost without any parental guidance, and it is by no means a parenting how-to.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Pat just came upstairs for a cup of tea and I suddenly realized I hadn’t done a post for today. I think this will still make it out for tomorrow’s e-mail.
My ultrasound was moved from this morning to this afternoon so I was able to attend the Guild’s miniature meeting. I didn’t stay long but I thought afterwards that I’m maybe not yet ready for a full day of stitching. After the short meeting I took a few photos so I could write the Guild’s blog and then I headed home.
After lunch I had to drink lots of water. I did well (according to the technician) although I worried I maybe hadn’t drank enough. When they made my appointment the nurse told me I should be uncomfortable but not desperate. It is a fine line!
After my appointment I ran a few errands. I stopped at one of the thrift stores looking for a digital clock for the Texada house; no luck so I’ll have to check out a couple more another day. I stopped at Dollarama for a few things; I was sure I could get a broom there but no luck so that will go on a list for another time. I had some cheques to put in the bank and a few payments to drop off before heading home.
It’s a windy night out there. Hopefully the wind will blow in some sunshine.
September 4, 2017
My nieces celebrated their birthdays on September 4th and I’m a week late getting their cards in the mail.
I really liked this block (from The Splendid Sampler series) and I’ve been saving it for these two birthdays. The tops went together quickly but then I was stalled with health issues.
They will arrive late, but with every good wish intact.
Monday, September 11, 2017
I had some good plans for the day and, at least for the morning, things went well. I started with a bit of Cranberry Hall work and then moved on to wrapping some fat quarters for the Guild Challenge. You may recall that I was the “winner” at the June party and my prize was to set the Guild challenge for the upcoming season. I had lots of people say they would love to have been chosen, and my neighbour generously said she would pick it and we could pass it off as mine, but I felt a little guilty about doing it that way. So I came up with an idea that includes some fabric but leaves the design quite wide open. I have 40 fat quarters to wrap in tissue paper to hand out at the pot luck later this month. So far I have a dozen packaged up – it doesn’t take long but I can only manage to stand for a short time before my back starts to hurt.
I have a small sewing project underway from the Hall. We were gifted a lovely tie-dye backdrop for the stage last year and, up to now, it has been attached to the wall for events using push pins. I volunteered to bring it home and put a sleeve on it. I hadn’t even started it before I got sick but I’ve promised it for the September 24th Coffee House so it was time to get at it. I picked out some fabric a few days ago and today I got down to sewing it together. It is done now except to stitch the sleeve to the back of the backdrop. Because it will be on and off the hanging rod often I’m doing it all by machine so it won’t take too long to finish.
I stopped when it was time for our appointment at our lawyer’s office. I’m not sure if I’ve said on here that we have purchased a log home on Texada Island – a 40-minute ferry ride from home. Pat has been looking for a quiet recording space for a couple of years and, after the quiet week at Applewood Cottage, even I was noticing the noise this summer. It is a two-bedroom home, not very big, but Pat will eventually move most of his recording equipment over there. I may not go over as often as Pat does, but when I do go over I’ll focus on some hand stitching. Anyway, the papers were all signed today and we’ll take possession on Friday. I’ll wait until then to post some photos.
While we had lunch we made a couple of lists – things we need to purchase for the new home and things we need to take over from home. We needed some groceries so we went out this afternoon. Once we arrived at Canadian Tire Pat realized we had left the list at home so that meant we had to go up and down pretty much every aisle looking for things that would jog our memory. I think we did pretty good but then I haven’t bothered to check what we bought against what we were supposed to buy. From there we went to the grocery store; I’m changing my diet (low fat) so we were reading labels on everything. I was so tired by the time we got home and put things away that I had a little nap.
There isn’t much afternoon left but maybe I have time to add a few stitches to my cross stitch project.