Saturday

I was expecting a message in the next couple of weeks so I was surprised this morning when I was invited to book for my second Covid vaccine. The timing for the first available appointment was perfect – June 8th in the afternoon. That is the day after we plan to be back from Texada. I have nothing in my calendar for the next few days after that so if there are any side effects from the shot I can do nothing for as long as it takes to get over it.

Pat got groceries for our trip this morning and I said I’d stop at the liquor store while I was out doing some other errands. I had a prescription to pick up at the drug store and then I headed to the library and picked up three more books. I returned two books so I really only gained one book. There will be no need to take my Kindle with me this time. If the weather permits I hope to have some afternoons in the hammock. I always plan to read in the hammock but nine times out of ten I read a bit and nap a lot.

I went to the thrift shop in search of some muffin tins. A couple of weeks ago I was going to make some Carrot Pineapple Muffins but Pat did a shop the day I found the recipe and he brought home some carrot muffins. A couple of days ago I again thought I’d make the muffins but I seem to have given away (or thrown away) my muffin tins. I got two sets of six and a twelve pan so tomorrow I’ll do some baking.

I mentioned to Stacia and Deloise that I never wanted to go to the thrift shop (run by the Salvation Army) and find my donated knitting. Since the pandemic I’m not in there often but today I saw two of my shawls nicely displayed at the end of one of the racks. I’m still processing how I feel about that.

I finally got started on my May UFO Challenge. I have the first few lines quilted on Paris Through the Window. I certainly won’t finish before we go on Monday but I’ll be able to get it down fairly quickly when we get home. All of my remaining UFOs are tops that need to be quilted but I won’t know what number I’m working on until June 1.

Okay, back to it.

Friday

I was disappointed last night when I was unable to join the Zoom meeting for 100+ Women Who Care. I thought I had registered when the first e-mail came out so I ignored the three reminders. But I guess I hadn’t registered as I didn’t have a link and I wasn’t able to get a late registration in. I was particularly disappointed today when the results were in. One of the presenters was the BOND program (which I had nominated). They didn’t win the vote but I would have liked to have been able to add one more to their vote count.

I knew I had a lot of desk work to do today but I honestly didn’t think it would take all day. But it has … and I think I’m good for the next week while we’re away.

I’m not sure what the glitch in my system was a couple of days ago but it seems to have corrected itself. In the test that was sent to Pat and I we received two days of postings in one message. I’ve switched everyone over to the new delivery system. I hope you don’t get two messages from me and, at the same time, I’m hoping you get one message from the new system.

I’ve also been making notes of things to pack to take to Texada – not clothing, just projects. For the most part I work on hand stitching when I’m there and I have a lot of catching up to do on projects that I haven’t touched since the last time we were over. I’m also going to take my bin of calendar blocks; hopefully I have enough to put together one or two quilt tops.

By the time everything was done it was too late to start a major project (quilting my May UFO) so I’ve put together a few pieces of smaller things I had half-done. I’ll get back to the quilting tomorrow.

Thursday

I had very little computer work to do this morning so I was sewing before Pat was out of bed. I finished getting the binding on the last couple of cards and then moved on to quilting my Guild challenge fr the year. I knew it wouldn’t take long and I already have the binding sewn on and it is ready for hand stitching.

I had two Hall-related visits today. Ned dropped off the mail and Annabelle stopped in to sign some cheques. Of course this means that tomorrow there will be some computer work for me to do but I hope to get a few stitches into my May UFO Challenge. I haven’t done anything on it and it is only a few days before next month’s is released.

I’m having some issues with my new journal delivery system; yesterday’s post never came through. I’m hoping that perhaps both of them will come through tomorrow. I was hopeful that all the testing would be done and I could switch everyone over but I guess that will have to wait. Unless I can find the glitch I might not be able to switch over until after we come back from Texada.

I’ll get a bit more stitching done tonight while I attend a Zoom meeting for the 100+ Women Who Care. I can have my camera off and just listen in to the presenters until it is time to vote. It is usually a very short meeting but it may be enough to get a card done.

Based on Dr. Henry’s update today I think we’ll be getting the call for our 2nd vaccine very soon.

Wednesday

I worked in the yard last night and again this morning. I got more done than I thought I would and have only a small stretch on the side of the house that adjoins our neighbours yard. When I get that patch done we’ll make a trip to the dump with all our green waste and then I’ll start on round two. As I was finishing up I couldn’t help but look over into the neighbour’s yard; it is no wonder I can’t keep up with the weeds on my side of the fence.

As I headed out the door this morning Pat told me that there was a Special Weather Statement out for out area – up to 40 mm of rain between today and tomorrow. The wind picked up a lot while I was working and it eventually drove me inside. The rain has started now; I don’t mind as the yard really needs the moisture.

I quilted all my June cards this afternoon and now I’m organizing the binding for them. Pat has an online session tonight so I’ll have a chance for some hand stitching.

We’re planning to go over to Texada next week; we both have events in the calendar but we decided none of them were essential so we’ll get a change of scenery. I’ve already started packing (in my mind) the projects I want to take with me.