Friday, July 22, 2022

We had such a good time with Kathryn, Dave and the boys; we were busy every day and the time went by too quickly. The weather cooperated for the most part; we had a few showers on the first afternoon at the beach (the afternoon they arrived) but after that it was all good. For the most part the tides cooperated as well.

Monday was a beach day and Tuesday we did our Desolation Sound trip. It was high tide when we went out so there weren’t as many things clinging to the rocks but we saw eagles, seals and sea lions. We went a different route than past trips and saw a lot of cabins in the back country and lots of beautiful yachts anchored. We thought we might get in another afternoon at the beach but we got out the games when we got home and no one wanted to quit so we stayed put. The bonus at the end of the afternoon of games was whale watching off our deck; Kathryn had the eagle-eyes and spotted the tail and we all had a good look before it disappeared. Will and I stayed up late enough one night to see a cruise ship go by.

I dug out the Rummoli game after supper. I didn’t have many chips so we used the money from our coin jar with the understanding that all the money went back into the jar. We went in search of poker chips but couldn’t find any at the $ store. I picked up toothpicks but then saw a package of buttons and realized I had more than enough buttons at home that we could use for our next game.

Wednesday was a hike day; Will wanted to see waterfalls so we found a hike with two of them. It wasn’t easy and both Pat and I were quite “done in” at the end of it. It was a difficult hike but Pat and I are also out of shape so I’ll get on the treadmill and see if I can up my fitness level a bit. The boys would have liked to have seen a bear (we did the last time they were here and hiked); I’m glad we didn’t see one as I’m sure I’d have been the slowest to get out of the way and probably end up as dinner.

We had enough energy to get in another afternoon at the beach. But seriously, how much energy does it take to sit on a chair? The cool water felt good on my feet after the hike. We had another night of games – Monopoly Deal and more Rummoli on the back deck.

Thursday morning we did a round of mini golf with an ice cream treat at the end. Alex won but then he’s had lessons. The kids had an early evening flight so we had time for a few more card games in the afternoon.

The house feels too quiet today although I’ve been sewing with Stacia and Deloise. I had to do a bit of tidying up in the sewing room but most of what was in this room just needed to go across the hall. I’ve put through a few loads of laundry and there has been a good breeze so they dried quickly on the line.

The sewing today was challenging so I’m going to keep at it so I don’t forget what I’m supposed to be doing.

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Pat and I were at the grocery store shortly after seven this morning. Pat had an online session at nine so we wanted to be finished in plenty of time for that. It didn’t take long to get everything on the list. Pat had the cart and walked through the store while I zeroed in on specific things on the list. While Pat did the fruits and vegetables (I noticed there were none of those on Kathryn’s list) I got the cereals and snacks. I don’t know the store well and their signage is terrible. I was looking for Kraft dinner but it isn’t in the pasta aisle. I was looking for Mio and it wasn’t with the drinks but in with the juice. Eventually I gave up shopping on my own and just followed Pat around.

I wanted to clear the boulevard before our company arrived but I had to wait until Pat finished online so the mower didn’t disturb him. As it turned out before I got the mower out he had the weed whacker going and did the whole boulevard with that. We were wanting to let it go natural; the poppies and some other purple flower that blew in were lovely but the grass got out of hand. Pat said he didn’t think the mower would have been able to handle it. I’ll keep up on the mowing going forward.

I felt somewhat at loose ends this afternoon – nothing to do but wait for tomorrow. I made a card and wrapped it for the mail. I don’t know what I’ll do to fill my time tomorrow.

Company is here until Thursday; I won’t be back until Friday.

Friday, July 15, 2022

Yesterday morning, while we were having coffee on the deck, I thought it looked like there was some rain headed our way. I wanted to get the grass cut before that happened so headed out quite early. The rain hadn’t started by the time I finished so I stayed outside and did some weeding; I got one side of the patio cleared off. While we were looking for something in the shed I found some weed killer so we’ve put that on some of the cracks on both sides of the patio; we’ll see if it works better than the ammonia or the vinegar. Mind you all of the treatments need a few days of hot sunny weather and we’re not getting those.

Sewing in the afternoon was good. I finished the last of the 80 blocks I need for my Modern Puzzle quilt. As it turns out I don’t think I’ll use all of the blocks in one quilt, so maybe I have two quilts almost done. Gail and I both want to do two quilts the same – Tumbling Blocks and Labyrinth Walk – so we’ll start on one of those on our next sewing day.

We woke up to rain (again) this morning and it has been showering off and on all day; it’s windy too. I have all the beds made and the laundry done; I probably will do some cleaning tomorrow as well as get in some groceries.

I had one project I needed to get finished and that is now complete. Nothing to do now but wait.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

I spent all morning cleaning up my sewing room. It hasn’t been this tidy since … I don’t know when. I probably won’t get at any sewing between now and when our company arrives but it was nice to see it clean and tidy.

After lunch I went to work clearing out the “room across the hall”. It will be someone’s bedroom when our guests are here and it also needed a good tidying.

And where did all that stuff from that room go? Right back across the hall into my sewing room!