Saturday, December 7, 2019

I’ve been busy today and making good progress but, to be honest, it has felt like a day off. I have all the hand stitching done for all my projects. There is a bit of appliqué work to be done and then I can say I’m finished. That’s not to say I won’t try to squeeze in just a few more things, but I feel like the pressure is off.

The show last night helped to put me in the mood. Although it wasn’t a Christmas show there were a few Christmas songs thrown into the mix. The Hall was full (always nice to see) and there were no familiar faces in the crowd which means a whole new audience were introduce to the facility. Although there was talk during the show of bringing the performers back to a larger facility the organizers after the show said how nice it was to have reasonable rental rates.

I’ll get the appliqué cut out and tomorrow I’ll bring my sewing machine downstairs and finish those projects; my room is too messy to even consider setting up my machine there.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Yesterday was a busy day – I got another parcel ready for the mail, a bank deposit done for the Hall, and a little bit of last-minute shopping. And then I was off for an afternoon of sewing; I have so much hand stitching to do that it almost felt like an afternoon off. Jessie finished up two quilt tops and I managed the binding on one item; Gail never accomplishes much but we have good visits. Then right after supper I was off to the Guild meeting. I must say I am thoroughly enjoying NOT having to write reports for the meetings. And I came home with an extra (almost) $25 because I won the 50-50 draw.

I got another parcel ready for the mail this morning and I also got all my knitted items donated to the Salvation Army. I planned to do it right after the sale last weekend but the bin got buried. I was afraid they might already have put their Christmas baskets together but they were happy to receive what I had.

After that package was mailed I came home and got started on another parcel. I was able to get it into the post office before the cut-off time so it will be on its way tonight. I love the tracking feature from Canada Post and I keep track of how far it has travelled each day.

After taking care of all that I sat down for a cup of coffee and decided I needed a nap. I had no trouble falling asleep and now that I’m up again I don’t feel terrible.

We are off to a show at the Hall tonight. It isn’t one the Hall is presenting but one that Pat wanted to see. I volunteered to do the closing (and perhaps the cleaning) so we’ll have to take two vehicles; gas was down to $147.9 today so I filled up.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

I would have liked to have stayed at home all day but that didn’t work out. I got the Hall minutes out this morning and then moved on to making tickets for an upcoming show. I had to drop them off at the newspaper office (they sell for us) and I had a cheque I needed to get in the mail. I was wanting to get to the 12 Days packages but I needed some wrapping paper so I was off next to the dollar store.

Once I was home I started the documentation for the 12 Days packages. The games are the same for everyone but there are some personal touches this year.

I got one set wrapped and into a box and decided that I had enough room to include the actual Christmas gifts in the same box. So I have one entire family’s Christmas wrapped and ready for the mail tomorrow. If I’m up really, really early tomorrow morning maybe I can get another one done.

We’re off to the movies tonight.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

I was up early this morning (no surprise) and before breakfast I got the two birthday packages wrapped and ready for the mail. I packed up a few things for sewing that I had forgotten when I did my packing last night. And then I got a start on the minutes for the Hall. On my way to sewing I stopped at the post office and mailed my packages. Everything was going well.

My first project at sewing was the block of the month. I knew it had to be red and white but the diagram in the pattern showed a black centre. So I made a black centre. The entire thing was almost finished before a fellow stitcher pointed out to me that it wasn’t supposed to have any colours but red. I’ll be starting that project over – and it needs to be done for Thursday!

Next up was a Christmas gift I wanted to make. When I packed up yesterday I realized that I didn’t have enough fabric for what I really wanted to make so I picked something different. But that same fellow stitcher said she thought I could make my initial project work but, of course, I didn’t have all the fabric that I would need. Another thing that will have to get done quickly.

So all I was left with were my Christmas cards – and they were only stuck in as an “if I have time” project. Surprisingly they come together quite quickly – I finished one sample and have a bit of stitching done on all the others. Whether or not I have enough time to finish all I’d like to do is another question. These will have to be at the bottom of my priority list.

I have time for a little more computer work before supper and I’ll be hand stitching again this evening.