Wednesday, September 21, 2022

I have many memories of our trip to Ireland but perhaps one of the strongest is our trip to Enniskillen where the McKnight’s emigrated from in 1836. My great-great grandparents (George & Mary) were married in Enniskillen in 1835.

I was able to talk to my doctor today and the results of the biopsy are in – I do have breast cancer. The surgeon’s office called me a bit later and I have an appointment with him tomorrow. In our first meeting he suggested there was likely a 3-4 week waiting period and I don’t think that has likely changed.

To keep my mind busy I finished the quilting on the two projects I was working on, as well as attaching the binding. We hope to go over to Texada tomorrow if I’m not having to wait for more appointments or calls. I’ll take them, as well as a couple of other projects, to work on while I’m there.

I have a bit more packing up to do so I’ll get that done before supper. I also want to take a few Hall files with me so I can go through them again and get them sorted before my term ends on Sunday.

It was a bit of a surprise to see that without the Hall mail coming to me I only had three messages in my e-mail today. Will I start to feel lonely? I doubt it.

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Growing up Mum made a lot of cakes and they were all good. She had two recipes for angel food cakes that were family favourites – Ken liked her lemon one and my favourite was the chocolate one. It wasn’t until a few years after I sent out Mum’s recipe book that I realized both cakes were included in the book. The chocolate one goes by Chocolate Vienna Torte rather than my less complicated name – Chocolate Angel Food. I have a different cake this year – a Tuxedo cake – but I know I will enjoy it too!

I did a bit of stitching this morning until I made a mistake at which point I quit and did some quilting. While I quilted I figured out a way that I could correct the error without having to redo a whole bunch of work. I haven’t got back to it though as I’ve been playing games on my iPad all afternoon. I don’t even feeling guilty about it because it is my birthday after all!

Monday, September 19, 2022

I can’t seem to stay away from the photos from our East Coast trip. These chairs were on the lawn in front of the B&B we stayed at in Arichat on Cape Breton Island. Not only do I love this photo that I took, I also have a post card with the same photo advertising L’Auberge Acadienne Inn. We toured the lobster plant there and they served fried bologna as a breakfast option – and it was sliced thick just like we had at home!

The Hall President was coming over this afternoon for more transition training. I spent the morning going through my digital files because she wanted to know how I organized myself. I outlined all the file folders I use and cleared a few things out that I knew she wouldn’t want. I could hardly believe that when I was done it was already past noon.

I did a bit of stitching while I waited for Annabelle. We went through a lot of things, she took a lot of notes, and we even had her logging onto her laptop so she could do stuff. At the end of our session Pat reset the forwarding address for the Hall so I will no longer be getting any of the e-mail messages about bookings or anything else. Whew!

I still have to transfer a few digital files to a USB stick to pass to Annabelle, as well as go through the paper files I have here. A lot of them will be shredded so I have a bin ready to throw things into. The filing cabinet will eventually go to the Hall. They are having a work party sometime in October to clean out the attic and I’m hopeful I can have the paper files sorted and done by then so the filing cabinet can be moved that same weekend.

Supper is late tonight as we watched a replay of the Queen’s funeral. We still have another hour plus to go but we’ll watch that after supper.

Sunday, September 18, 2022

I don’t know how many Terry Fox Runs/Walks I have participated in over the years but there have been a lot. I walked with my girls, I walked with some of my girls on bikes, I’ve walked with Pat and Finnegan, and I’ve walked with only Finnegan. And since then I’ve done the walk with some of my grandchildren – Dylan and Madison in particular.

Since coming to Powell River I haven’t been a regular participant. I like to start early and am often finishing up shortly after the official start. But going out early this time of year could involve bears because at least half of the walk is around Cranberry Lake and is a bit more rural.

Today is the annual Terry Fox Walk/Run and, although I didn’t walk the official route, Pat and I walked the sea walk. Funny thing is, at the very beginning of the trail, there was a sign warning of a bear in the area. There were a lot of cars in the parking lot but the trail didn’t seem crowded at all. While Pat rested on a bench I walked to the end and met him back at the bench. While he was sitting he spotted a couple of whales – they were a long ways out though.

I’ve spent the afternoon working on my Botanical Garden but it isn’t going very quickly. I feel more like having a nap than I do stitching.