Tuesday, April 12, 2022

It’s good to be home but I had a wonderful time in Calgary with the Burtons. There was never a shortage of cake that’s for sure. Gavin started the celebrations – he turned 15.

Emma was next – turning 16. Her cake was perfect; she is self-taught on the guitar and Pat is very impressed with how good she is. We don’t get to hear her unless we listen in at the bottom of the stairs!

And finally – I cannot believe that Madison is 21. She is still working 12-hour shifts but they are from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM. I’m glad she works from home during the night but we didn’t see much of her during the day.

We did more than just eat! We had a few short walks to Tim Horton’s and to the corner store up the street. Elizabeth, Emma and I did a long walk (2.3 miles) around Elliston Park. I can remember walking Emma and Gavin around the park when they were both in the stroller. We always spent a lot of time at the playground but Emma said we could skip it this time around. For Madison’s birthday we all went bowling. I improved with each game but I won’t tell you how many games I’d have to play before breaking 100!

When I got back to Comox it was nice to have Pat meet me at the airport and not have to do that final walk-on trip. We did a quick shop at Costco and got most of the stuff on the list and only a few extras. Then we had a nice lunch with Peggy and Bill before heading to the ferry. I was tired last night but I managed to get a little knitting done just so I would stay awake.

Today has been busy. I did some catching up on e-mails and a lot of Hall work. We have a show tomorrow night and I wanted to be sure all was in order and ready. After sending off several different e-mails to different Board members I commented to Pat that they were probably (not) glad that I was back. Late this morning I stopped in at the Guild bee but I didn’t do any sewing, I just wanted to get some photos for the blog.

I intended to get some groceries on the way home but before I got to the store a warning light came on in the car. I had no idea what it was warning me about so I just drove home so I could check it out. It wasn’t serious – my window washing fluid was low. It was rainy (and if I’m honest there were some flakes of snow) and I didn’t want to go out again so I’ll make that trip tomorrow morning. I want to make some hot cross buns and I need potatoes.

I’ve spent the afternoon cutting fabric for a new project that I hope to start on Thursday. It is my piecing challenge for April. I’m using up a fabric collection that I used for my Farmer’s Daughter quilt and I’ll be using a new technique (Circle of Nine) to put the blocks together.

I’ll get back now to my cutting and I hope to be a bit more alert tonight when I’m knitting.