Tuesday, November 9, 2021

It was just like I never left almost two years ago. Except I had trouble figuring out what I should be packing to sew for the entire day. I did quite well but forgot a couple of things – a sewing needle, an extra foot for my machine and my rotary cutter. Fortunately I was able to borrow a needle and rotary cutter and I managed without the extra foot for my machine.

Also as usual I took along way more projects than I had time for. It took me most of the morning to fix my cat and I’m only slightly happier with it now than I was before. I had to rip apart so much that I might as well have started over. I finished the top of my table topper; it is a Remembrance Day theme but I know it won’t be quilted before the day is long gone. I had all the makings, including batting and backing, for three cards but those bags never even got opened.

I knew that we could purchase lunch at the Legion so I didn’t even try to find something to take. I had a nice bowl of soup and a small cheese and tomato sandwich for $10; I don’t think I’ll be doing that very often but it is nice to know it is available.

I’ll take a bit of time to unpack my carrying bags and then I’m going to relax and cross stitch. All that social gathering makes me tired.

Monday, November 8, 2021

There was a bit of a line up at the Rec Centre this morning when I checked in for my Covid Booster. I couldn’t help but notice how old everyone (except me) looked. Then I realized that from behind me perhaps there were others that were thinking the same thing, not realizing how young I actually am!

The woman who gave me my shot was the Manager of Public Health when I was volunteering for BOND. We had a nice chat. Although she had retired she was asked to come back and retrain some of the nurses on giving vaccinations and she has stayed on with them. She said she likes this better than she did being in management.

Gail sent me the missing page for my cat block today. I have it all put together, quilted and bound. As I was loading the photo onto my computer I thought it looked a bit strange. Sure enough, I have the tip of the tail on upside down. It will be quite a procedure to take it apart and fix it. I won’t decide now but I’ll probably take it to the bee tomorrow and start ripping out stitches because I can’t bear to toss it and I can’t use it the way it is.

I dug out some patterns for my December cards to work on tomorrow. So far that is as far as I’ve gotten so I’d best get busy and find some fabric and thread and then get things packed up.

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Because of the time change I was awake at five this morning; not unusual had it been six (the way it was yesterday) but five was just too early to start my day. I didn’t sleep much after that but I dozed on and off until about six-thirty when I got up. I warmed up a coffee from yesterday and headed upstairs to check my mail.

Much to my surprise I had an invitation to book my Covid Booster. I’ll get it tomorrow first thing and Pat will get his just a couple of hours later (he slept in longer than I did). This is a bit earlier than we thought it would be but I’m not complaining. We’re in good shape now for our trip to Calgary for Christmas (tickets are already booked).

I finished my Hallowe’en block last night and moved on to the free pattern my friend gave me. I thought it was another Hallowe’en block but it doesn’t have to be. The pattern was from a Hallowe’en project Gail was working on but since the block is a cat it doesn’t necessarily have to be Hallowe’en. Things were going great, except for a couple of spots where I stitched pieces to the wrong side of other pieces. They didn’t take long to fix and I moved on to the next page of the pattern. I got a couple of seams together and realized I was missing two blocks that I needed to complete the bottom half. I looked online but it was a pattern Gail purchased so I’ll have to wait and see if I can get the missing section from her.

Since I couldn’t go any further on that project I moved on to what was going to be my Tuesday project – a Remembrance Day table topper. This might be the simplest pattern I’ve ever made and I think if I sew tomorrow I’ll have the top finished. I’m glad it’s easy because I plan to use the same pattern for my Guild Challenge.

I had time to put in eight stitches on my new cross stitch project this morning while I waited for a fresh pot of coffee to finish. I think for the rest of the afternoon I’ll continue working on it.

Saturday, November 6, 2021

I spent most of the morning working on Pat’s accounting. He sent me the information I needed a few days ago but I kept putting it off. I’m not sure if I thought the accounting fairies would come and do it for me or if I thought maybe my computer would break and I couldn’t do it at all. Neither of those things happened and I’m caught up for the time being.

I ran a few errands this morning. I dropped my iPads at Staples and they will recycle them. I asked what they did with them and apparently almost everything inside them can be recycled – including what the tech said was a surprising amount of gold. Were I smarter I might have tried to find the gold myself but I was so done with those two gadgets.

I dropped a book at the library and put a Hall deposit through the slot at the bank. When Covid started I began to use the night deposit slot rather than going into the bank. I found it so much easier that I won’t stop – none of the lineups and waits that I used to run into if I went when tellers were on their lunch breaks or on days when the government cheques came out.

I really intended to get something done this afternoon but I’ve not accomplished much. I finished up my Hallowe’en sampler yesterday so I put all the floss away and then immediately pulled out another project. It is so easy to do a few stitches here and there during the day while I wait for something else that, eventually, I’m able to get the project done.

I have a Hallowe’en block sandwiched and my machine is set up and ready for some quilting. I actually have a plan for this block so I’ve convinced myself that I’m not behind I’m way, way ahead.