Wednesday, September 13, 2017

These days I don’t accomplish much in the afternoon so I may as well write my post early.

We headed out to run a few errands this morning; Pat had some things at Staples for the next concert at Cranberry Hall and I went across to Walmart to pick up a digital clock and broom and dustpan for the Texada house. From there we went to the bank and sorted out the money for the Texada house and then stopped to drop it off at the lawyer’s. I had a payment to drop off at the newspaper office and then Pat took the concert tickets to Rockit Music. It was good to get it all done in one trip.

When we got home I packed up a box of dishes that we will take with us to Texada. Our piles are getting higher and we just hope everything will fit into the truck. We’ll stay over for most of the weekend, provided we’ve remembered to bring all the essentials.

I’ve done a bit of accounting for Cranberry Hall since lunch; I soon need to get busy with Pat’s year end, particularly because I seem to be slower at doing everything!

This afternoon I’ll wrap a few more packages for the Guild challenge, gather together my hand stitching for tomorrow afternoon’s session, gather something to work on when we are on Texada, and get the sleeve sewn onto the backdrop for Cranberry Hall.

Tonight is movie night!

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Pat just came upstairs for a cup of tea and I suddenly realized I hadn’t done a post for today. I think this will still make it out for tomorrow’s e-mail.

My ultrasound was moved from this morning to this afternoon so I was able to attend the Guild’s miniature meeting. I didn’t stay long but I thought afterwards that I’m maybe not yet ready for a full day of stitching. After the short meeting I took a few photos so I could write the Guild’s blog and then I headed home.

After lunch I had to drink lots of water. I did well (according to the technician) although I worried I maybe hadn’t drank enough. When they made my appointment the nurse told me I should be uncomfortable but not desperate. It is a fine line!

After my appointment I ran a few errands. I stopped at one of the thrift stores looking for a digital clock for the Texada house; no luck so I’ll have to check out a couple more another day. I stopped at Dollarama for a few things; I was sure I could get a broom there but no luck so that will go on a list for another time. I had some cheques to put in the bank and a few payments to drop off before heading home.

It’s a windy night out there. Hopefully the wind will blow in some sunshine.

Monday, September 11, 2017

I had some good plans for the day and, at least for the morning, things went well. I started with a bit of Cranberry Hall work and then moved on to wrapping some fat quarters for the Guild Challenge. You may recall that I was the “winner” at the June party and my prize was to set the Guild challenge for the upcoming season. I had lots of people say they would love to have been chosen, and my neighbour generously said she would pick it and we could pass it off as mine, but I felt a little guilty about doing it that way. So I came up with an idea that includes some fabric but leaves the design quite wide open. I have 40 fat quarters to wrap in tissue paper to hand out at the pot luck later this month. So far I have a dozen packaged up – it doesn’t take long but I can only manage to stand for a short time before my back starts to hurt.

I have a small sewing project underway from the Hall. We were gifted a lovely tie-dye backdrop for the stage last year and, up to now, it has been attached to the wall for events using push pins. I volunteered to bring it home and put a sleeve on it. I hadn’t even started it before I got sick but I’ve promised it for the September 24th Coffee House so it was time to get at it. I picked out some fabric a few days ago and today I got down to sewing it together. It is done now except to stitch the sleeve to the back of the backdrop. Because it will be on and off the hanging rod often I’m doing it all by machine so it won’t take too long to finish.

I stopped when it was time for our appointment at our lawyer’s office. I’m not sure if I’ve said on here that we have purchased a log home on Texada Island – a 40-minute ferry ride from home. Pat has been looking for a quiet recording space for a couple of years and, after the quiet week at Applewood Cottage, even I was noticing the noise this summer. It is a two-bedroom home, not very big, but Pat will eventually move most of his recording equipment over there. I may not go over as often as Pat does, but when I do go over I’ll focus on some hand stitching. Anyway, the papers were all signed today and we’ll take possession on Friday. I’ll wait until then to post some photos.

While we had lunch we made a couple of lists – things we need to purchase for the new home and things we need to take over from home. We needed some groceries so we went out this afternoon. Once we arrived at Canadian Tire Pat realized we had left the list at home so that meant we had to go up and down pretty much every aisle looking for things that would jog our memory. I think we did pretty good but then I haven’t bothered to check what we bought against what we were supposed to buy. From there we went to the grocery store; I’m changing my diet (low fat) so we were reading labels on everything. I was so tired by the time we got home and put things away that I had a little nap.

There isn’t much afternoon left but maybe I have time to add a few stitches to my cross stitch project.

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Thank you to everyone who wondered about my absence and sent their good wishes. I’m back on my feet, feeling much better, but still not quite at “normal”. I see improvements every day but I’m patient and allowing myself time to heal and trying to listen to what my body is telling me – that included naps for several days, early bed times, and very carefully watching what I eat. I’ve started taking a walk every day, adding a block or two each time and, hopefully, by the time my books are due at the Library I’ll be able to walk there and back.

I’ve managed to keep up with a few things, laundry in particular, although I haven’t had a go yet at the sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, or scrubbing. We have a sold-out House Concert on October 2nd so I’ll have to work myself up to it before then. I’ve managed a Cranberry Hall Board meeting, a Guild business meeting, a movie and a couple of doctor appointments so my days are still busy. I am going to try very hard not to stress myself out over commitments I have made; in light of that I’m trying very hard not to make any new commitments.

I’ve made some progress on a cross-stitch project I’ve been working on, and I managed to do some knitting over the last couple of evenings. About the only thing I haven’t spent much time at is my quilting. I finished up a couple of cards that were partially done before I got sick but haven’t moved beyond that. I was hoping to get back to the sewing bee on Tuesday but I have another doctor appointment lined up for that day so I’ll have to wait another week.

I’m well enough for a daily post again, but will I have anything to write about? Who knows!