Sunday, July 23, 2017

I feel like I’m back on track. We’ve had strong winds today and they have blown away the clouds and, if the wind abates, it will feel like summer again. Perhaps the breeze blew away all the cobwebs in my mind too!

I finished restitching my two Splendid Sampler blocks last night. One of them was an easy fix but the other required some reverse stitching, recutting and more stitching. I’m happy with both of them now so they can be added to my wall. As I dug through the bin to get the blocks, I found a third block that I started on the Island but never finished. It involved just a bit more work in the studio and then I settled in with the hand stitching on it. It was all done by dark, just a few minutes after Pat arrived home. I’m still two blocks behind on my Splendid Sampler schedule but they are both pieced blocks that I hope to get done at the bee on Tuesday.

I started my new project this morning. It involves a little cutting and a lot of tracing as most of the piece is appliquéd. Late this morning Pat and I drove out of town to pick up the filleted fish from last night’s adventure; very nice of Dan to do all the messy work! Dan and Judy have a lovely spot and their yard is amazing. As we munched on home-grown cherries, blueberries and raspberries we had a good visit. We see them often but seldom sit down for a chat.

After we got home I finished the tracing for my project. I haven’t cut into any of the fabric yet as I want a second chance to be sure it is all correct. For what’s left of the afternoon I think I’ll start a new cross stitch project; it is a repeat of something I’ve done before and, although there is a lot of work involved, it is easily done in small batches.

Saturday, July 22, 2017

It was a better day today – not weather-wise but I’m feeling more energetic. Perhaps I’m not really more energetic but I’ve reached the point where I need to get some things done.

I started the day at the Farmer’s Market; Pat was playing a set for the first hour. I was first in line for the bread we like, but I missed out on the beets I wanted by two people further ahead of me in that particular line-up. I bought soap from two different vendors. I’ve bought from one of these vendors often; I picked up a couple of different lavender combinations. The second vendor was beside the bread line-up and I bought a couple from her as well; one is a stain removing soap (she guarantees it will take the stain of salad dressing “drops” off the front of my shirt) and the second one has some pumice in it (good for after playing in the dirt). I also got some lettuce and a couple of small cucumbers. I’m pretty sure I spent more than Pat made!

This afternoon I’ve been wrapping cards and patterns. All my Facebook sales went through and I had a couple of cards (that will be delivered late) that needed to be in Monday’s mail.

Pat has gone fishing this afternoon and won’t be home until dark. I’m hoping that gives me enough time to do some repairs (or restitching) on a couple of Splendid Sampler blocks that I was unhappy with from my Island sewing weekend. Not all my cleaning and sorting has been done yet but if I can get these last two things finished up I gave myself permission to start a new project tomorrow – Oh Canada! – that I’ve promised for the Cranberry 75th Anniversary celebration.