Monday, May 27, 2019

I thought once the AGM for the Hall was over I’d be able to concentrate on my packing list. Not so. Since I’ll be gone two weeks it seemed like I should get the minutes from the AGM circulated. The Board had a short meeting directly following the AGM so I needed to get those minutes circulated as well. Then there is the filing to be done with BC Registry Services and our list of new directors to prepare for all sorts of government agencies. I made a deposit this morning, and I still need to do some accounting for the bills from the event last night.

I did a few errands for myself today too. I dropped a book off at the library and did a bit of shopping at Walmart. I wanted to get some photos developed at Walmart but they were having almost as much trouble as I was. The only option for printing was 1-second (which is more expensive than their 1-hour), but usually the 1-hour option is also immediate. And their machine couldn’t read my USB drive but I think that was my fault and the way it was formatted; I couldn’t find my “usual” USB drive so used another one I had on my desk. I’ve reformatted the drive and reloaded my photos and I hope that when I go back tomorrow everything will be fine on both ends.

Although I haven’t “really” started my packing the pile of things to take continues to grow. I’ll get serious about it tomorrow.

Saturday, May 25, 2019

By the time I’d made one (of two) blocks I needed for the Guild and had breakfast it was ten. I was still in my pyjamas and, since I was headed back upstairs to my sewing room, I decided today would be a pyjama day. I haven’t had one in a long time so I was due.

By the time I finished the second block, sewed a border on a quilt top and had lunch it was two. Since I was already in my pyjama’s I decided a nap was in order. I didn’t actually nap; I started a new book and then rested for a bit without ever falling asleep.

I’m back upstairs now and with what is left of the afternoon I’ll either do some more tidying up (so that I can vacuum before I leave on Wednesday) or get everything packed up and ready for tomorrow’s AGM. The Guild’s AGM is next week but I’ll be away; I still am required to prepare reports though but they are pretty much finished.

A thought ran through my head today after I had decided on a pyjama day. Do you think someone who doesn’t wear pyjamas really appreciates the whole idea?

Friday, May 24, 2019

Tuesday morning before I headed out to sewing the phone rang. It was the local radio station and I had no desire to answer it and find out I didn’t know the answer to whatever question they might be asking (sorry Dave, you probably get some of those). When I got to quilting one of the ladies said she had heard Pat’s name on the radio; when I found out why I called Pat on Texada and told him he should see if there was a message on the machine.

There was a message and he won lunch for two at our favourite restaurant – the one where we took the cooking class and had the whiskey tasting. I had an omelette (we saw a video of him preparing the omelette and I wanted to try it) and Pat had the crepes. It is a French-influenced menu and both our meals were excellent.

We had a glass of wine with lunch (no wonder my stitching this afternoon isn’t going well) to celebrate the fact that we both had a free day and we were both in the same town!

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

I was at my desk at seven this morning and I’ve been up here all day. Today was a clean-up day for me and a chance to sort out what needs to be done before I leave. The list is growing but I think I can still accomplish it all.

Once I had the top of my desk more or less sorted out (yes sorted, not cleared) I paid some bills for myself and for the Hall.

Then I started cleaning up my cutting table and a few of my surfaces. I have started a pile of “things to take with me” and I expect that will grow over the coming week. Once I had the surfaces more or less clear I decided it was time to switch out my filing cabinets.

The new filing cabinet fits in nicely but I’m not sure what will become of the old one; I have a few ideas of what I might use it for but I haven’t tested that idea yet. While I swapped files from one cabinet to the other I did some cleaning up of the paper in the files. I have a very neat filing cabinet now but my pile of paper to shred has grown – a lot – and many of my surfaces are buried again.

I still have some time before dinner so I’ll get back to it. Pat is going to be teaching a guitar lesson at five so I won’t be able to shred while that is going on but there is no end to the other things I could be doing!