Wednesday, May 23, 2018

I didn’t intend to do any weeding yesterday but I couldn’t stop myself from pulling a few from the pots on the deck. Once that was done I did some watering – both inside and out. I’m very bad with houseplants but the ones we have are very obvious about needing water.

I did some more tidying in the sewing room. All the scraps are cut and put away but I wasn’t quite ready to vacuum. I was busy off and on all day with Cranberry Hall and Guild business; I opted to stay home from the bee so I could take care of a few things before leaving.

There was an event at the Hall last night and I had to open the doors and then go back and lock them at the end of the event. I could have stayed as it was open to the public but I decided to come home between.

Pat arrived back from Texada early this morning; once he was unloaded we loaded up again and took about 20 bags of green waste out to the dump. 20 bags pretty much fills the truck. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get that many bags again.

I finished cleaning up my sewing area (still not vacuumed though) when we came home. After lunch I decided to replace the straps on one of my bags. I bought replacement webbing for it when we were in Houston; it seemed fitting that since I bought the fabric at one show I should have the “new” bag ready for the next.

I ran a few errands this afternoon – the post office, the bank and Walmart. I think I’m ready to start packing. I’ve collected a small pile of things to take but I plan to travel light so I have lots of room to bring home purchases.

I have time before supper to do the vacuuming, but do I have the energy?

Monday, May 21, 2018

Another morning spent outside and I’ve finally made it around the whole yard once this year. Of course the first areas need to be done again and I’ll be going in circles for the rest of the summer. It is nice to look outside and see that I’ve made a difference though. We need some rain; I had to dig the hose out and do some watering again today.

I finished quilting my last card top this afternoon. I’ll do the hand stitching on the binding but I’m done sewing until after I’m back from my trip. I spent some time clearing off my cutting table; it was buried deep in fabric from various projects. I still have a ways to go before I’ll be finished with the tidying but I’m determined to get it done and vacuumed before I leave.

It was a sad evening last night. I was so delighted to find another season of Call the Midwife but every episode in this season seemed sadder than the last. I just checked and there will be at least two more seasons but I expect I’ll be waiting a long time before they come to Netflix. I’ll have to find something else to watch in the evenings now; maybe I’ll go back to Friends because after Call the Midwife nothing will seem very good for awhile.

I’m making some progress on my crocheting project; I’m finding it a nice change from knitting.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

I usually feel like my journal post are boring – I sew and I sew and I sew.

This week I’m boring in a brand new way – I work in the yard, I sew, and I collapse in the evening and do nothing! That isn’t entirely true as I’ve managed a few rows on my crochet project as I watch another new season of Call the Midwife.

And it seems when I’m not sewing or in the yard I’m in front of the computer mostly doing work for somebody else. I was so tired today after working in the yard all morning that I had my shower and then had a little nap – it was only 11:30 but I really didn’t have enough energy to do anything.

I’ve been at my computer now for a couple of hours and feel a little more caught up. I’ll be running catch-up all week though as I’m leaving Friday morning and I have quite a few things to do before then. Least of which is to pack!

Saturday, May 19, 2018

It was cloudy and a bit cooler this morning which was a good thing; I was out the door with my long pants and long-sleeved shirt by 8:30. I was tackling the roses at the back of the house. After two hours of pulling bindweed and clipping back blackberry canes I was ready for a break. I sat out on the deck with a cup of coffee but I was having trouble “just sitting” so I got my book out and finished it along with my coffee. After 45 minutes I headed back to the yard and spent another hour cleaning up the clippings I created. I’m hopeful that when the roses begin to blossom I’ll be able to enjoy them without seeing blackberry stems or bindweed flowers.

When I got inside and cleaned up I noticed that my arms and legs were quite scratched up. I was wearing old clothes which are thin and have seen better days; those clothes appear to have rips in them in about the same location as my scratches. I had some anti-bacterial pine tar soap that worked wonders for my scratches last year but I don’t have any left; perhaps I’ll head up to the market tomorrow and see if I can find the woman that I bought from last year.

I spent a bit of time working on a card top after lunch. I watched a video last night from Missouri Star Quilt Company and it was the perfect block for the themed card I needed to make. I don’t usually make a particular theme for my cards but I have been over the past few years for this one special person. Stay tuned for a view of it.

I don’t think I’ll do much this evening. I’m tired and I think I’ll veg in front of the TV – I may not even pick up my crocheting project.