September 6, 2019

Part of our renovations at the studio on Texada was to replace the wood stove and move it to my workshop. Mission accomplished.

The wood stove put out too much heat for the studio and, even with fans, didn’t spread it down the hall to the bedroom. This week the first stove got moved and installed in my workshop. I can start using it right away although it isn’t cold enough yet to need it; the installer still needs to come back to add a couple of things and then he’ll WETT certify the stove.

The hearthstone for the stove in the studio hasn’t arrived so there is some delay getting it installed.

The fellow who does the wood stove is an all-round handyman and he is going to weatherproof the workshop, as well as install the composting toilet.

Now, if I could just find some empty space in my schedule to make it across.

Thursday, September 5, 2019

I spent most of the morning tidying up and cleaning. I managed to get a load of laundry on the line to dry, I had a brief chat with the Hall President and made a stop at the fabric shop on my way to sewing.

We have picked out a new Thursday project that we’ll do together but we aren’t ready to start just yet – I’m putting in an order for fabric for all three of us. Today I was working on blocks that are the “colour of the month” from the Guild last year. I finished two more – I think that makes five down and five to go.

Tonight is the first Guild meeting of the season. My only task this year is to write the blog and report on any e-mail we receive. I don’t even need to prepare a report for the meeting as there has been no e-mail over the summer. Because our blog site has been running short of space I’ve started archiving some of the older posts (from before I was involved). I’ll read a short excerpt from a post in 2008 when the members were coming back for the first meeting of the season.

Although it isn’t my “job”, I’ve agreed to help out with the Membership table tonight. One of the people who is doing that job may not be available as she has some serious health issues. I’m there if I’m needed.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

For about a month, every time I drive into the carport my first thought is, “I’ve got to get those blackberries out of the roses”. Well today was the day; even though I woke up with a headache I was out the door by nine.

It took me until eleven to get all the blackberries and bindweed pulled and clipped from the roses. I should have done a bit of research into pruning roses as it might have been a good time to do it. Clearing out the rose bed involves climbing the retaining walls so I don’t like to do it too often.

While I took a coffee break my mind was thinking, “I should go and get a new broom. And while I’m out I could go get a McFlurry in honour of Dad’s birthday”. The broom I currently use in the yard was left by the previous owners and I’m sure it was missed on their last trip to the dump. It works, but not well and I thought I deserved a new one. But if I went out I’d have to go in my shredded shirt (those blackberries and roses make a mess of clothing) and my less-than-great jeans and garden shoes or else get cleaned up. But if I got cleaned up I knew it would be hard to go back to work once I got home. So I decided to stay home and get the broom another day.

I took a short break for a late lunch and was back out again until 3:30. As I lay on the couch recuperating I thought, “I could go and get the McFlurry after my shower”. But if I go out I’ll have to put on some clothes and I was sort of thinking maybe I could put on my pyjamas. But there is a movie I’d like to see tonight so getting dressed and getting a McFlurry might be a good idea.

The jury is still out on that decision.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

I was ready for quilting early so I decided to do my errands before heading off to sew. First stop was the library and then I stopped at the Post Office to mail a couple of cards. I’m four books behind schedule on my Goodreads Challenge so I was glad to be done with Moby Dick.

I had a bit of work to do on my miniature quilt so that is where I started today. It didn’t take long and I moved on to my September UFO Challenge – a Christmas mystery quilt. All of the clues have been published for quite awhile so I know what the quilt will look like but I’m a long way from being ready to put even a sample block together.

Because I did my errands this morning I didn’t expect to head to the Hall after sewing. But there was some concern that our yardman said he had trimmed the hedges and no one really noticed on Friday that they had been done. I went down for a look and indeed they have been done – done so well that they don’t have that shorn look hedges sometimes get. Sanding is going well if the dust inside is anything to gauge progress on.

I spent a lot of time watching Midsomer Murders yesterday. I’ve heard they are going off Netflix at the end of the month and I have quite a few seasons to watch. I’ll get back to it again tonight – I’m knitting a hat as I watch so it doesn’t feel as much like wasted time.