Friday, June 29, 2018

I had a few things I had to do following our Board meeting last night but once they were done I felt like I was on holiday.

We were ready to head over to Texada about the time the first ferry was leaving. We wanted to move some furniture over, as well as the lawn mower, but it was raining so we could only bring what would fit under cover on the truck. Loading didn’t take as long as expected; we had time for some breakfast and were at the terminal early for the mid-morning ferry.

Once we unloaded at the studio there was a lot of housekeeping to do. Pat had acquired a sofa bed and three chairs so we needed to do some rearranging (mostly in my room). But some of the rearranging meant that I needed to switch around some of the quilts and now I have a bare wall just begging for a mini or a cross stitch picture. I can probably find a miniature but what I’d prefer is a cross stitch. Sadly though it will be a long time before my cross stitch\quilt is done.

I did a load of laundry and we had lunch before I was ready to settle in with The Princess. I can already see the progress I’ve made, probably because I’m not working on her dress. I hope to get a lot further ahead before we head home next week.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Here it is only the middle of the afternoon and all my “have-to’s” are done. What will I do now?

First thing this morning I finished up a card and got it ready for the mail. I already had a deposit ready for Cran Hall but the bank wasn’t open yet so I sorted the recycling and loaded it into my car. Then I loaded the cans and bottles so I could drop them at the bottle depot. And then I headed out to run all those errands.

The post office was empty so it was a quick trip. Apparently today was “Cheque Day” and I knew I was in trouble when I couldn’t find a parking spot at the bank. I seldom use my “Commercial Account” card but it was worth it today – one teller specifically for commercial accounts. I’ve been told about it many times but the line ups weren’t that long and I could easily wait my turn in the regular line but it was nice to get in and out quickly today. The recycle depot has some new rules and I had to ask a lot of questions, only to bring home several of the items I hoped to recycle. The bottle depot was a fast drop-off; I made just under $4 for my troubles.

The rest of my day has been spent getting ready for the Cranberry Board meeting tomorrow. Since we are having the meeting before the actual end of the month I’ll have to update all the financial information before I send out the minutes from the meeting. That’s a good excuse not to get everything out right away, plus Pat and I hope to head to Texada on Friday morning and we’re not coming back for a week.

So what will I do with the rest of the afternoon and evening? I think I’ll do some cleaning, maybe go out and cut the grass or do some weeding. Tonight I’ll either crochet or do some English paper piecing. So nice to have time of my own!

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

I was off to the bee this morning but I didn’t last long. I had some hand stitching that I needed to do so I could get a parcel in the mail but once that was done I packed everything up and came home. I wasn’t feeling well and worried that if I stayed too long I wouldn’t feel like getting to the post office at the end of sewing. I stopped at the post office, came home, crawled into bed and after a three-hour nap I seem to be fine.

I’m so glad that I spend the evening last night working on the card that needed to get in the mail today. It will be a stretch to get it delivered on time but at least there is still a chance. I took another card with me (as well as five Farmer’s Wife blocks) but none of them even came out of their bags.

I had some work to do at Cranberry Hall this afternoon so I took a short trip out. The traffic was horrible. I probably waited five minutes to make a left-hand turn at one of the corners and there was road work going on further along my route. I decided to take a different way home but again was stopped with road construction for about five minutes (those d*!med bike lanes).

While I waited to leave this morning I did a bit of English paper piecing. I was working on my third set of one shape when I realized that the fabrics didn’t match – I had two of one fabric and two of another. Fortunately I have enough of both fabrics to finish off the set of four for each of them. I stopped at Dollarama to pick up some hair clips – I’ve used all my Wonder clips to hold the cut fabrics together and I’m missing them for other projects. The hair clips work just as well and are considerably cheaper.

I’ll work on another card tonight – after I get through a pile of Cranberry Hall stuff – in the hopes that it can go out in the mail tomorrow.

Monday, June 25, 2018

I’ve been having problems with the delivery of my posts to my subscribers. I spent some time this morning adjusting and, hopefully, fixing the issue. My test this morning worked and I hope that this post will go out at its normal time.

I had a massage this morning; my neck is still bothering me. The therapist says she thinks the problem stems from the rib cage on one side of my body is out of sync with the rib cage on the other side. She gave me a couple of exercises to try and I’m going back again in a couple of weeks. The rib cage issue had me thinking that I should be carrying my bags on the other shoulder; perhaps the weight of it has pulled one side down and tugged the other one up. I know my bag is often too heavy, but what is a girl to do with all her stuff?

I was barely home before I had a short Cranberry Hall meeting to sort out the agenda for our Thursday meeting and get a cheque signed. Once I had a signed cheque I walked up to 7-Eleven to get it in today’s mail. The rest of my day (so far) has been spent at my computer.

I finished up Pat’s accounting and got it sent off to the accountant; she replied back with her report less than an hour later so I guess my record keeping is good. Then I paid our taxes and applied for our Home Owner Grant. I paid the tax bills for Cranberry Hall and got an agenda out for the next meeting. I’ve sorted through my Cranberry Hall basket and I still have quite a bit of work to be done before the meeting – as well as my usual reports.

I’m glad I spent the last part of my evening getting projects organized for the Tuesday bee. I didn’t get the cards done today that I would have liked so I probably will get them prepped tonight and start with them at the bee.