Tuesday, September 19, 2023

I mentioned to Pat that I had been clearing one thing a day from the closet – either putting something away in its proper place (mostly hanging up clothes) or setting something aside for sale or for the thrift shops. Pat got into the whole idea right away and did a huge purge of his clothes.

I walked to the Guild bee today but not to sew. I had a few things that I needed to drop off and I needed some photos for the blog. We made a grocery list and I said I could pick them up when I came home. When it started to rain I figured the walk was out so I did a bit of accounting until it was time to head out.

It had stopped raining by that time so I decided to go ahead with my walk. It was nice for the walk there but I got rained on walking home. When I got back I suggested to Pat that we take the bags up to the thrift shop and pick up the groceries after. We had all that done before coming home for lunch.

I haven’t been very productive for the rest of the day. I have lots that I could be doing but I think I’ll do some shredding while I watch my African safari. After all, I have to rest up for tomorrow.

Monday, September 18, 2023

I know who brought me the flowers. It was the President of the Cranberry Hall board as a thank you for the work I have been doing. I was happy that we got an all-clear message from the accountant today. When Annabelle came by to pick up the files I was working on I asked and she said it was her. I couldn’t figure out why I hadn’t heard her drop them off because she said she knocked several times. I think it must have been when I was out working in the front yard and she was at the back door.

I haven’t had a particularly busy day today. I got a couple of cards ready for the mail tomorrow and did a bit of cleaning. I also did a bit (a very little bit) of tidying in my sewing area. I’ve set aside fabric for the next sewing day I have with Stacia and Deloise. By “setting aside” I mean I’m using fabric that was on my cutting board already and I just didn’t bother putting it away.

I will continue with a few more tasks in my sewing room. The house is cold today and I’ve already put a sweater on. There’s no way around it – I’m going to have to go and put my hands in hot dishwater in order to warm up.

Sunday, September 17, 2023

I hadn’t given much though to the Terry Fox Walk/Run until a sign went up across the street at City Hall. Although I knew I wouldn’t be up to the 10K that I usually do I thought I could at least manage the 2K.

Parking is always an issue at the starting point so I thought about walking up to the Rec Centre, making my donation, and then walking back home. When I looked at the map it was going to be about 6K and I wasn’t sure I’d be able to go that far. I’ve walked one way from the Rec Centre but never both directions.

So I decided this morning that I’d skip the official walk and go to the sea walk and get in a few steps in honour of the day. To the end of the trail and back is 2.8K so I don’t feel like I cheated. This was a much nicer walk than the official route with views of sailboats, a seal, a few loons and lots of sea gulls. Plus, I saw whales twice today from the windows at home. It’s easy to make my donation online. This year I probably profited from some of the research that has been done over the years.

I baked a loaf of bread this afternoon. I used the dough setting on the bread maker but baked it in the oven. The bread machine loaf is always so big and often runs over the baking pan. I cut down on the yeast a bit so it wouldn’t explode. I’ve yet to taste it but I’m sure it will be fine.

I’ll probably do a bit of crocheting tonight while I watch TV. I started a new series on Acorn TV last night. Is there anything better than good British comedy?

Saturday, September 16

What a wonderful expression! I didn’t come up with it myself – it came from a conversation Gail and I had yesterday. As soon as I heard it I knew that was what I was going to do today.

My sewing room is a disaster and there is no way I can settle down to sew until it is cleaned up. But today, instead of tidying, I decided I’d rather pull weeds – so you know how bad the room is.

I cleared the patio and deadheaded a few plants that were done for the year. I cut some dahlias for the house – they are still going strong. I did the watering. I haven’t been watering much lately because there is condensation every morning but a few of the pots were looking a bit droopy so I took care of them.

This afternoon I did a bit more productive procrastination and worked on my computer. Time now to quit and maybe do a little cross stitching.