Tuesday, January 2, 2018

I’m back to my routine today and I’m glad; by the end of the holiday I was ready. I was back at the bee today after a quick stop to drop books at the Library and get a parcel mailed. I’m trying to do as much running around on Tuesday as possible, but I decided that the recycle and bottle depots would have to wait until tomorrow (or later if I take too long getting meeting reports ready). I neglected to take my camera to the bee today so my blog post there will be a bit shorter (and less time-consuming) than usual.

I’ve started the New Year by working on a UFO – I’ll keep at it on Tuesdays until I finish it. I rechecked my pattern a few minutes ago because I thought I had only eight blocks (two or three of each) to finish. Sadly I see in the final step I need 120 half-square triangles; perhaps I’ll still be working on this when we turn over to 2019!

Today I thought I’d share some of the things that made me smile over the holidays.

• The Christmas concert on the 23rd – lots of favourites as well as new-to-me songs. They closed with a version of Silent Night that was the nicest I’ve ever heard – each verse was set to a different tempo. I must find out who arranged it – perhaps our own Walter Martella? I had Pat check with Walter and it was based on the version that Pentatonix do; I purchased the CD and listened to it all day yesterday while I cleaned up my sewing space (well half of it anyway).
• The drive from the ferry to the studio on the 24th – was it frost or had there been snow at some point? Whatever the cause the trees and ditches were beautiful. We don’t get a White Christmas often and it is even better when you are settled in and don’t need to go anywhere. There is still snow on the ground today and I’m ready for it to be gone. Rain is expected later in the week and that will take care of it.
• As we unwrapped the Christmas boxes we received in the mail it is apparent my girls learned at least one thing from me – how to tape a parcel so it is indestructible!
• The things we forgot. Cream cheese was on sale so I bought three different kinds, as well as two different kinds of bagels. The bagels made it into the packing but the cream cheese was forgotten. One of the meals we planned was a Tortiere – the filling and pie plate came with us but the pie shell remained in the freezer in Powell River. Fortunately the market opened after Christmas and we were able to buy another pie shell and some cream cheese.
• Organized floss bins. It took all day but I wound all my skeins of floss onto bobbins. I had a few extra floss bins so I went from four bins to six and each of the bins have room should I find any colours I don’t currently have, and need. I even wound all the skeins of floss for my current project. I had lots of time to work on that current project, as well as start a massive book – the complete works of the Bronte sisters!