Monday, October 8, 2018

On Saturday morning I loaded up my carry-on bag with some hand stitching and some dinner trimmings – yams, sweet potatoes, squash, cranberry sauce, etc. – and headed to Texada on the morning ferry. Once I was unpacked I settled in for some stitching. It was a lovely day so after lunch we took the drive that I had hoped for on my birthday. We followed a few different roads and, although we followed one of them more than 15 km, we never really got anywhere. But getting somewhere really wan’t the point. We saw some nicely colour trees and quite a few deer. I’m still not used to the fact that I won”t be seeing any bears out in the back country.

It was a good thing we took our drive Saturday as the rain moved in on Sunday (and hasn’t really stopped since). It was the last Farmer’s Market for the season so we went and picked up a dessert for our turkey dinner, as well as a few things for Pat to use during the week. We also had to stop at the Thrift Shop to alert one of our House Concert guests that we had changed the time for the next show. By the time we got home the turkey was almost ready and, since Pat had put the vegetables in the oven before we left, we were ready to eat by about two. Later in the afternoon we headed to the Legion for the Trivia Meat Draw. We didn’t win any meat, but Pat won $15 in the 50-50. I managed to get three questions right. It is a fun group and I’ll continue to go if I’m around on Sundays.

I caught the morning ferry back home today – my bag was considerably lighter. I had great plans for the day but I’ve spent most of it trying to solve some computer problems. I knew I had a problem before I went to Texada so I just shut the machine down but knew I’d have to deal with them today. It has taken much longer than I thought and I’m still not there. I had some Hall work I would have liked to have done today but it will have to wait.

While I waited for processes to run on my machine I finished the Splendid Sampler embroidery block I stitched on Texada; I also managed to cut the current Splendid Sampler block and sew it together so I’m caught up. I have two blocks cut for tomorrow and I’ll likely take along my Farmer’s Daughter blocks just in case I have time.

Supper tonight will be left-over turkey and couscous but before I get to that I want to start on my packing. I have a lot of projects to take with me – there may not be room for clothes!