Monday, June 29, 2020 (Block 105)

Pat and I went out together this morning for the first time since March 16th. Up until today we hadn’t even been in the same vehicle. Pat goes out occasionally to pick up dinner or to get his prescriptions; I go out occasionally to the library, bank, or post office.

But today we went somewhere together – granted it was just to the dump but it was nice to be out and about together. Before heading to the dump we stopped at Canadian Tire as I needed to pick something up.

When I started sewing this morning my iron was working fine. At one point I got the beep that said the automatic shut-off was kicking in but when I gave it a shake to reheat it something went wrong and it continued beeping. I unplugged it and then started it again with the same problem. I found an iron on sale at CT so that’s what I was purchasing. I saw the iron online first, knew what aisle I was headed for and they had arrows to tell you what direction to go down the aisles and markers at the cashier to help you keep your distance. I also had on my mask so I felt quite comfortable.

When we got home I plugged the old iron in again and it seems to be working fine – both steam and no steam work. I think the only thing that may not work is the automatic shut-off and I can live without that. I usually turn the power bar off if I’m going to be gone more than a few minutes; now I’ll turn it off whenever I leave the room.

I did a bit of repair work on a quilt this afternoon and sorted a few scraps. I’ve got a new knitting project ready for tonight – a new blankie for Taylor.

Sunday, June 28, 2020 (Block 104)

I can’t do it all but I can do quite a bit when I set my mind to it.

I made one of Mum’s recipes (Cut Glass Cake) first thing this morning. I made the jello last night; after pouring the water into the pan for one of the flavours I realized there was a hole in it somewhere so that was a bit of a mess to clean up. I managed to save enough though to work in the dessert. I used Cool Whip rather than whipping the cream myself; I’m not sure if that will make any difference. In hindsight I wish I had cooled the juice and gelatin a bit more before adding it into the mixture. I’ve already picked out another recipe I want to make next time.

After the dessert was made, the dishwasher started and the extra dishes done I headed outside. I worked on the patio bricks at the front today; it took a couple of hours but I’m pleased I got it all finished. I cleared up the bags of green waste (moved them somewhere else) and we’ll get them out to the dump next week.

I didn’t come upstairs until after lunch but I’ve got my daily block finished. I had fun with this one finding some nautical-themed fabric to go into it.

For the rest of the afternoon I’m going to go out and sit on the front deck and enjoy my weed-free zone. Groceries were delivered and I have tonic so I’m thinking a G & T after all my hard work is in order. I started a new book last night and I could hardly put it down; I’ll take it out with me and continue the adventure.

Saturday, June 27, 2020 (Block 103)

I spent all morning clearing up the paperwork on my desk (and other surfaces). It wasn’t until after lunch that I got started on my daily block (who names these things?) and when that was done I did some tidying up on my cutting table.

I was able to find the charger for my camera battery on my cutting table – losing that was what prompted the clean up.

There is more to do (there is always more to do) but I’m quitting for the day. I’ll go out and mow the grass, but maybe not the boulevard. When I walked to the mailbox yesterday we perfectly match all the other boulevards.

I finished up a knitting project last night so I’ll try to find another pattern because even though I have two more balls of the same yarn I know I don’t want to repeat the pattern. I still have some binding to stitch down so I won’t run out of things to do.

Friday, June 26, 2020 (Block 102)

My plan for the day was to finish my daily block, clear up some paperwork and finish the hand stitching on my latest quilt. The block is finished but that is about all I’ve accomplished.

I worked all afternoon on paper but only managed to get though Pat’s accounting. I’ll have to resume that task tomorrow.

I’m going downstairs now to work on my hand stitching. I hope to finish it tonight but no guarantees.