Sunday, September 11, 2022

We woke up to a hazy view over the ocean and it has gotten worse as the day has progressed. It is warm though so we have the doors and windows open which means we can smell the smoke inside. There is a bit of a breeze coming in my window upstairs and I appreciate it as I’ve been up here most of the day.

I did a bit of tidying – digital files and paperwork – and then moved on to sorting some scraps and generally tidying up my surfaces. I say generally as they are never really clear or clean. I got a couple of packages ready for the mail and then I finished my calendar block.

This afternoon I’ve cut fabric for two more projects. I hope they don’t take too long to put together and then I’ll really need to get at the sandwiching and quilting.

I’m headed downstairs now and I hope to bypass my iPad on my way to the stitching table – that Botanical Garden isn’t going to get done if I continue to play games.

Saturday, September 10, 2022

I commented to Pat yesterday that it was amazing how much I could get done for myself when I didn’t have Hall and Guild work to do. I may at some point be sorry to have lost their work but for now I’m enjoying working on my own stuff.

I thought I might set up tables today for sandwiching a quilt and a few smaller pieces but I changed my mind early in the day. The quilt I was going to sandwich was a Guild Community Quilt and it meant I’d have to piece a backing for it and I really wasn’t in the mood. I wasn’t in a rush for the smaller pieces I had to sandwich and I thought if I waited just a bit I’d have my calendar block done to add to the pile.

So this morning I got caught up on my Peppermint Purple project. When I was putting it away and getting my Botanical Garden project set up I realized I’m further behind on it than I thought – at least seven weeks. Oh well, it will get done eventually.

I’ve spent the afternoon working on the calendar block. With a bit more effort I could probably get it finished but I’m going to take a break and play on my iPad for awhile.

Friday, September 9, 2022

I was a nervous wreck this morning before my procedure so I came upstairs and started to work on more transitioning for the Hall. It keeps my mind off almost anything else because for each thing that I’m making notes on there are four other things that come to mind that I’ll need to do.

Pat was probably as nervous as I was and we headed to the hospital much earlier than I would have gone had I been driving myself. While waiting I was fighting back tears – not sure why but I guess it was the unknown.

The biopsy itself went well (as far as I know). It didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would but it took much longer. They took several samples from a couple of different places. They told me the needle to freeze my breast would be like a bee sting! When he told me that I told him the dentist always puts a topical freezing on the spot before adding the actual freezing. Sadly he said he had nothing like that. After the procedure I had to have another mammogram. I made the comment that it was going to hurt but he said that the best time for a mammogram was when I was frozen. He was right. I won’t get the results back for seven to ten days so there will be more waiting. However I was told that the resident may have jumped the gun a bit by saying I’d likely have a mastectomy because that won’t be determined until the results of the biopsy are back. I’m still prepared that this might be the case though.

I’ve kept busy this afternoon while the freezing has been coming out. I have another section of the Hall transition finished and I stitched the binding on a couple of cards. Our President thinks she is coming over to get the financial papers but she is getting so much more than that!

I had a lovely gift from Ken today. When I posted about my old pots I had a conversation wondering where the tin cup from the well was. I’m very pleased to say that it is now in my possession and full of buttons. Not to worry, the other old pot has been put to good use. Please do not take this as an invitation to send me more “old stuff”!

I’ll spend the rest of the afternoon hand stitching the binding on my cards and trying to catch up on my Peppermint Purple project.

Thursday, September 8, 2022

While I waited to go to my ultrasound this morning I managed to be a bit productive. I needed to keep my mind off the test so I did three loads of laundry and the vacuuming and I got a few more details worked out for the Hall.

Not long before I headed out to the hospital I got a call from the surgeon’s office that they wanted me in for an appointment next Wednesday. I was happy that I wasn’t going to have to wait for the ultrasound results and then wait for yet another phone call. I hadn’t managed to get much done this afternoon before I got another call that they want me back at the hospital for a biopsy tomorrow morning.

All I’ve managed this afternoon are a few stitches in my Peppermint Purple. I came upstairs to work on some cards but was having trouble with my sewing machine. I took it apart and did a good cleaning on it – something I should have done a month ago and something that has been on my mind to get at – after I finish just this one thing!

I’m in charge of supper tonight because Pat has a guitar lesson. I’ll make a spinach salad – we don’t have all the exact ingredients but we have enough substitutions to make it work. Pat suggested we pick some strawberries for it but there is no way I’m putting strawberries in my salad.