Wednesday, April 19, 2017
There are still two days to go before the Retreat and I’m already tired. There were a couple of things that I needed to do before leaving so I got them out of the way today. But not before I quilted a card and got the binding ready to hand stitch.
Perhaps not in everyone’s order of importance but … I got organized for the Retreat first. We had a list of items we were to bring for the Friday night project (an enviro bag whatever that is) as well as the colour of strips to bring for Saturday night’s poker game. I had one of the three colours needed for the strips and, since I needed to purchase a zipper for the bag, I decided to pick up fabric for it from the sale bin at the fabric store. I came out with a few “extras” but it is such fun shopping there, particularly on Wednesday and Thursday when two of our Guild members are working with Deb.
While I was out I purchased the snacks I will need (for sharing) on the weekend. I had Ju Jubes and Cheezies on my list but when I asked the ladies at the fabric shop about coffee and tea they assured me it would be on all day and I might bring some cookies for sharing. I ended up not buying the Ju Jubes because they didn’t feel fresh but I got some chocolate covered almonds instead. I also slipped in a couple of packages of cookies – the ladies may have been hinting at home-baked but they aren’t getting them from me. I also had beer or wine on my list but I substituted that with some Blackberry Ginger Ale; I had some at Christy’s and really liked it.
Once I was home I started packaging up fabric for my projects – my Circa 2016, my Guild Block of the Month from last year, and the blocks for this year’s Block of the Month. I decided it was easier to take bins of fabric as, for the most part, these are all scrappy projects. I’ll take along some fabric for my Wild Goose Wednesday project (also scraps) and my Leader and Ender project. I know it will be way too much as the Friday night projects generally take me Friday night and Saturday morning.
After lunch I tackled our Income Tax. It wasn’t really hard, but I had to do a lot of scanning and my printer/scanner is in an awkward position – not for printing, but it doesn’t work as well for scanning. My neck has been sore since the quilt show and today’s efforts didn’t do it any good. I have everything sent off to the accountant and she’ll give us the bad news at the end of the month.
There isn’t a lot of afternoon left but I think I deserve a bit of relaxation with my cross stitch. We’re off to a free Canada 150 movie tonight.
Daniel Blake has suffered a major heart attack and he needs monetary assistance until he can get back to work. At sixty-something he is baffled by the system; his doctors say he is unfit to go back to work but the state has said he must be actively seeking work to be eligible for benefits. Daniel meets a young single mum who is also having trouble getting the assistance she needs.
This free movie was part of National Canadian Film Day – who knew there was such a day? The Powell River Digital Film School used it as a fundraiser for their program but I’m afraid they wouldn’t have made much money from the ten people who were in attendance. The director of the movie was in attendance but there was no Q & A after the film; he may have already left.