June 14, 2021

I had three costume changes before lunch today. When I got out of my pjs I put on what I thought would be my clothes for the day. After my video call I realized that it wasn’t going to be a rainy day as was predicted so I thought I’d go out and work in the yard. So I changed into my weeding clothes.

My intention was to clear out the rose bed in the back so I put on long pants and a long-sleeved sweater. There was a small patch of weeds on the side of the house that I hadn’t finished the last time I was out so I thought I’d start there. But on my way to the side of the house I noticed that the patio bricks needed some clean-up; the dandelions really enjoyed the rain and were sprouting up like crazy. So I pulled those and then finished up the patch on the side of the house.

When I went to the front to empty my weed bucket I decided it was more important for me to mow the lawn than clear the roses. I got that done and raked; I thought maybe I should do the boulevard but didn’t have enough battery power in the mower (or energy in myself) to get that done. I was really hot by the time I finished so I changed into short pants and a blouse and walked up to the letter box with some cards. On my way home I took another look at the boulevard and decided I rather liked the wild look and it certainly matches all the neighbour’s yards..

I’ve spent the afternoon sorting out sewing projects to take to Texada. I have four card kits made up and I need to add some calendar blocks to the bin. I had hoped I’d only have to make a few more 12″ or 6″ calendar blocks for another top but I still need a lot. Tomorrow I’ll make up a few of those kits to take with me.

I’ll spend what’s left of the afternoon on some cross stitching. My brain is too tired to do much of anything else and I do have a project that needs to get done.

I hoping the internet gods have smiled down on me (and not laughed at me) and only the posts I want to go out today will actually be sent to you.

Sunday, June 13, 2021

I almost have it figured out but I was surprised to get a posting last night from both the “old” system and the new system. The “old” system posted from two days ago and the new system only sent one of my two posts from yesterday. I think when I set the delivery system to “Latest Post” it literally sent only the last post of the day. I’ve corrected that by sending out my posts immediately so you’ll get them as soon as I finish writing them. Not exactly how I wanted to go but that seemed the easiest way around the system. I’ll have to be better at proof reading though as I would often publish something, see an error, and be able to go back and correct it before the post was sent out. And we all know you can’t rely on auto-correct!

There were more technical issues in the house today. I was searching for something on the internet and the search wouldn’t go through. I was in Safari so I switched to Chrome but still no luck. I disconnected and reconnected my Wi-Fi but still nothing. I restarted my computer but it still wouldn’t work. I checked with Pat and he had just noticed the same issue. Our phone was also out but fortunately Pat had the Telus support number on his cell phone so he was able to call; we were able to get everything reset relatively quickly so the Sunday Song Circle could go ahead.

I attached the binding to Paris Through the Window this morning but because I had to be the technician for the Zoom meeting I didn’t have a chance to get much of the hand stitching done. I’ll continue with that for the rest of the afternoon.

Okay, I’m hitting the button now so you should be hearing from me very soon!

Saturday, June 12, 2021

I decided this morning to find another solution for my Journal mail delivery – MailPoet. I installed the program and started setting it up. I tried to send myself a test e-mail and it wouldn’t come through. I tried a couple more times with no luck. When I went back to my mail program I noticed that I had somehow messed things up entirely and my Telus address wasn’t working.

I tried and tried again to fix the Telus issue but no with luck. Then Pat tried almost all of the same things I had tried but to no avail. So I prepared myself for a long wait on the Telus support line but I got through after only a couple of rings. It took awhile to sort out the problem but the technician managed to get everything back up and running. During the Telus fix I was able to note a few things that I needed for my MailPoet account. I’ve switched everything over and I’m hopeful that this journal post will come through this evening.

In between changes and fixes I’ve been tying knots and burying ends on my Paris Through the Window quilt. I’m not sure I’ll have time today to get the binding attached but it is so close to done I can hardly wait.

Thursday

I posted early yesterday afternoon but nothing came through the delivery system. I’ve almost given up but thought I’d contact the MailChimp people to see if they know why the delivery fails more often than it succeeds. My “old” system is definitely being discontinued on July 1st so I either have to sort out the issue or, as I’ve been thinking this week, just stop sending mail when I do a post. Less convenient for people but really not a big deal if they choose not to go to the website and see what I’ve been up to.

Absolutely nothing done this morning except a bit more of the Guild archives processed and a couple more trips to the postal outlet (the Post Office is still closed). As I stood in line for the second time this morning I realized that I’ve been in the mall more this week than through the entire time of the pandemic. I was in at Christmas for some photos and tape, and once in March to get some gift cards. There are no other stores in there that interest me (well other than BCLC) but I’m not telling how many trips I’ve made there during Covid-19.

This afternoon I have to do a bit of tidying up (a lot to be truthful) and I want to get my fabrics selected and cut for the June miniature I’ll be doing tomorrow with Stacia and Deloise. If time allows I’ll try to finish the quilting on Paris Through the Window. I added a few more stitches last night to my cross stitching but nowhere near enough if I’m going to make my deadline for having it done.