Thursday, July 5, 2018

I spent all morning finishing off the minutes for the last Cranberry Hall Board meeting and getting a deposit ready for the afternoon. Pat suggested I should keep track of the hours I spend on Hall work but I think that would be too discouraging so I’ll keep doing what needs to be done and, maybe, get faster at it.

This afternoon I was back sewing; Jessie has returned from her vacation and it was fun having her back. We are all at different stages in this silly Betsy Bag and, surprisingly enough, I seem to be the furthest along. I’m far from a finish, but I have most of the pieces stitched together. I broke two needles today alone; I think I’ve broken more needles on this project than I have in all my time quilting. I’m using a walking foot because there are so many layers and I’ve decided that all the bouncing from the sewing is loosening the screw that holds my needle in and then it gets out of line and snaps. Gail suggested I lengthen my stitch and, since I did that, things are working better. I’ll be glad to see the last of this project and I hope I’ll find the bag useful.

We had a bit of rain today and I really should be doing my baking tonight while it is still cool. It’s not too late for me to do that but I can’t say I feel much like baking – I think I’ll sit and English paper piece instead.

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

We came home on the noon ferry and it already feels like I’ve never been away. I didn’t even start unpacking before I was out cutting the boulevard; we took the lawn mower to Texada so as soon as it was off the truck I started mowing. After unpacking and putting things away we went out for lunch and then I got busy upstairs.

The weather on Texada wasn’t as hot as I would have liked, but then when we did get a hot day I decided what I really wanted was warm and shady. I spent a few hours outside stitching even though I had to keep moving my chair to keep in the shade. We were so happy to see the deer a couple of days; our neighbours say they are always around but this is the first time we’ve seen them in the yard. We had a mother and a young fawn visiting and this morning, on our way to the ferry, a mother and two fawns crossed our path.

I had a good week of stitching. Block 3 of Splendid Sampler 2 was all done by hand so I didn’t fall behind while I was away. I worked on The Princess and got quite a bit more done. I really wanted to finish her dress and shoes but I thought I’d go blind if I worked any longer last night. I basted a lot of English Paper pieces for my I’m A Farmer’s Daughter quilt.

My afternoon has been spent on Cranberry Hall work. We left for Texada the morning after the meeting so I needed to get the minutes prepared while I could still remember what went on. I will review them again tomorrow morning before sending them out, and then I’ll have to get busy on the items I said I would handle. We have a concert at the Hall on Friday night and I’m working Concession; I need to make a cake sometime before then.

I’m still having trouble with website; some of my scheduled items aren’t being posted and some of the posts aren’t being sent through the mail. I haven’t had time to look at it since I got home but I’ll have to try and sort it out. About all you missed while I was gone were the pot holders I made for Elizabeth’s birthday. Fingers crossed this one works.

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!