Merry Christmas from our house to yours.
This centrepiece was one of Pat’s Mum’s. We haven’t had it out in a long time and when I was sorting it went into the “give-away” pile. But on closer inspection it was much prettier than I remembered so it will have a permanent home here.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
No, I didn’t get everything done but I’ve had to admit it just isn’t all going to fit into the time I have left. My e-cards went out and I have both the templates and fabric cut for my hand project; the gingersnaps were always just a dream (like sugarplums dancing in my head) and getting a quilt sandwiched would mean doing major cleaning in both the kitchen and my sewing rooms.
One of my favourite Christmas traditions (since we’ve been in Powell River) is a Christmas musical event. That happens tonight and it is the official start of my Christmas. We’ll be heading out on the ferry to Texada tomorrow morning, barring any last minute storms and ferry cancellations. The power has been off and on over there for the past few days but we’re hoping it was never off long enough to do any damage to the food in the fridge or the freezer. We’re taking lots of groceries with us so we won’t starve if we have to start from scratch again.
I haven’t done any decorating in the studio so that will be the first thing I get at when we arrive. I have just a few Christmas items stored over there from last year and I’m taking a few more with me. I went through and sorted all of our Christmas boxes this year; I have some wonderful stuff and I’m glad I have two homes to display it in.
I still need to do my packing – I have a few piles here and there and a few more things to pack and cross off my list. It’s a good thing we have a truck to haul it all in.
Friday, December 21, 2018
I had two Hall-related meetings yesterday morning, my sewing in the afternoon and a Guild party in the evening. It’s no wonder I didn’t have time to write my journal.
I hit the ground running this morning as I still have a long list of things to do before we leave for Texada on Sunday. I made a batch of cookies this morning, I printed, numbered and cut over 200 tickets for shows Pat has coming in the New Year, I made a rice pudding (because I wanted to use up some milk), I took in another Hall booking, circulated an Agenda for the Hall’s next Board meeting, delivered a couple of Christmas presents, and hit the bank for some cash.
What didn’t get done:
Not to worry – I still have a day left!
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
We were warned yesterday that our power would be off between 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM; they needed to fix something that was damaged in one of the many previous storms we’ve had in the last week and before the next one hits tomorrow. They needed to use a helicopter for the repair work and were afraid if it wasn’t fixed today the next storm could do more damage.
I didn’t think it would be hard to fill in a day without electronics or electricity. It proved to be a bit of a challenge to work without lights though. I had a meeting at the Hall at nine so that was done before we lost power; my meeting at ten was cancelled so that gave me a little longer at home.
My thought was that I would do some tidying in my sewing room. While I was at that I thought I should make a list of all my UFO’s. But because those containers (boxes, bags, bins) are in the darkest corner of the room I decided there wasn’t enough light to do the job. In my moment of general tidying I came across a pattern I was going to use for a tag or ornament. Since I had all the right colours from my previous ornament-making, I spent the morning on the futon and whipped up an ornament that will go to the folks we are spending Christmas Eve with.
I made a note to myself that my filing cabinets needed to be cleaned out so started on my Cranberry Hall files. I got no further than to have things put in piles, by year. I have eight rather large piles and I still have one drawer of that particular filing cabinet to go through. Papers are scattered all over and it will be impossible for me to get anything else done until they are put away so I guess that’s what I’ll be doing for the rest of the day.