Friday Doings

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The Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

I didn't get off to do my Kroger shopping as early as I had planned…so much for plans!  But, I will say, I think that the later I go to Kroger on Friday, the more people I know in the store…lots of shopping and visiting!  

One of the reasons that I didn't get off as early as I planned was that I was reading.  I don't know if you like to read or not…but for me there often gets to a point in a book that I just want to keep reading and not do anything else until I find out exactly what is going on.  That is what happened to me this morning.  I have been reading this book for several days and was enjoying the story, but it was just going along as I expected…so this morning there was a twist and something that I hadn't expected happened…then I just wanted to continue reading till I found out more.  I did finally set it aside and I did go to the store, came home and put the groceries away.  I have done very little stitching because I would rather read.  I did get my wash caught up.  I still have to take my clean clothes upstairs and put them away…then I plan to get back to reading.  I’m not sure that much stitching will happen this evening! I just want to finish the book! 

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

This is Thursday

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Today's plan was to run the errands that I didn't run yesterday due to an accident that caused power outage in the area of Walmart.  I was going to go this morning, but it started raining lightly about the time that I planned to head out.  I decided to wait for a while since the rain seemed to be leaving us early afternoon.  I did a few things around the house that needed to be done and then decided that I would head upstairs to my sewing room…one of my happy places!  I did some straightening up in there and then did a couple of things that needed a little sewing to fix them…hand sewing.  I never turned on my machine, but enjoyed some time in the sewing room.  I keep telling myself that I want to get back to sewing…but so far I haven't listened to myself…maybe one of these days.  I did open the closet door and look at some fabric hanging in there…trying to get inspired to get back to doing some garment sewing.  

I did run my errands after lunch.  It ended up being a good time to head out.  There was next to no one in the Credit Union and I was able to take care of a birthday gift for a grandchild…my next to the oldest adds another year to his age this weekend.  Then I headed on to Walmart and it wasn't all that busy there, either.  I found the few things that I needed and got checked out by a real person and didn't have to wait in a line…a good thing!  On my way home from Walmart, I called Cheryl…she often calls me on her way to or from someplace so I did the same today.  Given the difference in where we live…me…small town and she…large city…my time in the car to get home doesn't take too long.  We did talk a bit longer than my trip home took!  

Since getting home, I found some time to do some more stitching and also fit in a nap.  I had planned to do some cooking, but decided that I could put that off till tomorrow.  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

Lazy Wednesday

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It has been one of those days that I just didn't feel like doing a lot…so I didn't.  I have read some and have done some stitching.  I thought about running an errand or two, but then found out that a power pole/line had been knocked down due to an accident on the street that runs by so many businesses and that there was some power outage.  I decided that the proximity of WalMart to the power line that they might be without power so I would go another time.  And, I found out when I was talking to Ruth a little while ago that WalMart was without power for a time today…so glad that I didn't go.  Maybe I’ll go tomorrow!  I have enjoyed a do-nothing day…nice to have days like this at times.  Nice to not have anything that has to be done at home or any place that I need to go.  I just have to keep reminding myself about what day it is…helps that yesterday I worked in the library…so library day is Tuesday…thus my brain figured out it is Wednesday! 

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

Typical Tuesday

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Last night I decided that I was going to set today aside to work on my stitching of Christmas ornaments.  And, I have made a little more progress on the Christmas ornament that I’m currently stitching.  While stitching I watched a cooking show on TV.  For lunch I made a vegetable medley from garden veggies that Melany brought me yesterday.Tasted pretty good.  After lunch, Donna and I worked in the church library.  It's so nice to have a computer once again.  We continue to attempt to get things current in the computer…quite a few books were checked out and in “on paper" while we were without a computer…so some things are currently checked out but not in the computer records and some things have been checked in while we had no computer so computer doesn't know they are on the shelves.  Today we found quite a few books on the shelves that the computer didn't know had been returned…so we got the computer closer to up to date.  I came home planning to sit down and stitch…but a nap time took the place of stitching time. I woke up and got the trash taken out to the road for pick up tomorrow.  Now I plan to get back to stitching and watching TV.  I got a text and photo from Melany a little while ago showing me that she had gotten started on one of the stitching projects that we chose fabric and floss for yesterday.  So Melany is in her happy place and I am about to go to one of my happy places.

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

Busy Monday

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Tonight's photo is a Monkey Puzzle tree at the Butchart Gsrdens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Today was busy from beginning to end.  Melany came this morning.  She brought a Christmas stocking that she had cross stitched for me to sew into a stocking.  We got that planned out and set aside for me to do between now and when she decorates for Christmas.  Then we did some preparation for her to do some stitching.  I serged around the fabric that she is going to use so it won’t fray when she is stitching it.  Then she worked on choosing floss colors for her planned projects.  She left all ready to get going on a new project.  She has plenty to keep her busy in the stitching department for a while.  We also cleaned and filled my hummingbird feeders.  I can do all but the one that has the camera in it.  Cheryl and I had problem with it when we attempted to fill it back when she was here…and it was no different today.  But I think I now know that you can barely put any nectar in it so it won't come out the little flower holes…we think it is a design flaw and that there is too much water pressure if it is filled with as much as it seems it was planned to hold.  But my hummingbirds can be happy once again…three feeders.  My bird cam showed me that a ruby-throated hummingbird has been coming to my feeders.  Melany and I had a good time visiting during all our activities.  

Not long after Melany left, it was time to head to church for prayer meeting.  So like I said…busy from start to finish.  And, I am now ready for my chair and hopefully some stitching of my own.  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious! 

Sunday Alaska (Well, Canada) Favorite

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Saturday Doings

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Today’s goal was to do some tidying up downstairs.  Mainly I did a little picking up and then ran the vacuum…freshened up things.  I also put some finishing touches on the Sunday School lesson.  I printed that off a little while ago.  This morning at 11am was my Cottey College Alum Zoom Bookclub.  We were low in number and the person who was supposed to lead the discussion didn't show up.  But we had a good discussion despite all that.  We enjoy just talking with each other.  My friend from childhood and fellow Cottey classmate wasn’t there today as she was away in New Mexico at Ghost Ranch, former residence of artist, Georgia O'Keeffe.  The location of Ghost Ranch makes one have to stand in just the right place or go out to the highway to get cell reception…so not the best place to try to join a Zoom meeting!  The funny thing was that without her being at the meeting and there being only five of us there, what were the chances of two of the five having attended the same high school.  But we had discovered a meeting or two back that one of our other bookclub members had attended the same high school for one year as Randi and I had…and she was a junior when we were sophomores…small world.  Plus she went to the same church that Randi and I did.  I do not remember her from high school or church, but I do remember her as being at Cottey with us.  The next Bookclub selection is mine and I have invited the author and his wife join us.  I just hope that our club attendance picks up a bit…we will have a lively discussion no matter the numbers.  My book choice is Copyboy by Vince Vawter.  This is the 2nd book in a trilogy.  Vince and his wife joined us for our discussion of his first book, Paperboy last year.  I look forward to them joining us again this year.  

Well, the above Bookclub "discourse" wasn't part of my plan for the blog banter for tonight.  Just never know what gets transferred from my brain to my fingertips!  

To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!