Wednesday, July 24, 2019

I was at my computer at six this morning but I was back to my “normal” work. I got the Hall minutes sent off and took care of a few other jobs that resulted from the meeting.

Once those tasks were done I tackled my own paper work. It was after noon by the time I finished. Pat arrived home while I was on my lunch break – in the cool of the basement. I managed a few rows of knitting while I finished watching a program.

My plan for the day was to get backings and batting cut for a number of quilts I want to take to Texada with me. We’ve decided that my roll of batting will fit in the truck so that cut down on the work I needed to do. I found backings for two of the quilts; there is one more that I didn’t have anything that would work so I’ll make a stop at the fabric shop tomorrow and hope I can find something suitable on the 70% off table.

We off shopping tonight, but not for groceries (I’ll do that tomorrow after sewing). I need some curtain rods and curtains for the two windows in my workspace. I’ll get a couple more to hang quilts from. I also want to get another rodent-deterent machine as well as some styrofoam insulation sheets to set up as a design wall. I plan to spend a couple of weeks on The Rock so I’ll have time to do a bit of decorating (work) when I’m there.

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

It’s done (the manuscript) and I’m done! I would have liked to have slept in this morning but it was a bee day and I had nothing prepared. The alarm went off at six but I stayed in bed until seven. It is surprising how quickly you can pull things together when you need to.

I worked on a couple of cards today – they were for August birthdays so I’m feeling quite please that I’m not having to scramble at the last minute. One still needs to be quilted, but I didn’t have the right colour of thread with me.

I spent a bit of time on a Leader and Ender project. I wasn’t doing it as a Leader and Ender but I had some time to kill before lunch and just sewed some HSTs up.

After lunch I started hand stitching the binding on my Rail Fence quilt. I had an appointment at three and, since I was early, I stitched in the car for about half an hour until it was time to go into the office.

There won’t be much done tonight. I’m going to sit and watch TV and I’m not going to read anything for the rest of the day.

Monday, July 22, 2019

I spent most of the day yesterday at the computer, with only a small break to go to the Hall to clean out kitchen cupboards. Our renovations started today so everything in the kitchen had to find a new home. As Pat says, for someone not on the Reno Committee I’ve attended a lot of meetings and done a lot of work for the cause. From here on out it should be easier.

Today has been much the same. I’ve done laundry and hung three loads on the line. There has been a good breeze all day so they should be dry by now. I proof-read this morning but then had to take a break to get my reports ready for the Hall Board meeting tonight. Once they were done I was able to finish one more chapter.

I can honestly say that these last few days has given new meaning to the word “break”. And I can definitely say that I like the accounting work more than proof-reading (yes, I did find that $0.50 so my books balanced)!

It may be a late night, but I’m going to finish – even if I have to sleep at my computer!

Saturday, July 20, 2019

I was about to take a break from my proof-reading this morning when Pat sent me a message from Texada. Rather than return the message I picked up the phone and called him. While we were talking Pat said he had shared a Facebook memory and I should look at it. I didn’t feel like I had taken an actual break (because we talked mostly about the manuscript), so I started a bit of tidying up on my cutting table. In each of my breaks I’m trying to get a bit of work done.

A few minutes later the phone rang again; Pat had another post from Facebook he wanted to share with me. Since I was at my desk I decided to look at his Facebook posts. And that led me down the “internet tunnel” and before I knew it an hour had passed. The tunnel had one positive outcome – I found a Christmas gift idea!

The rest of the day followed my morning routine – some proof-reading, some tidying (mostly cutting scraps), more reading and more tidying. I took a long-enough break this afternoon to watch an episode of “Anne with an E” – the second season is available on Netflix.

I’ll get some supper now, maybe watch another episode, and then try to get another chapter done before bed.