Wednesday, November 30, 2016

I’m doing what I ought to be doing on a Wednesday – working on my cards. But before starting that I had to do some work for my Cranberry Hall board meeting tonight. I had some time last night to get a start on it so there wasn’t too much left to do this morning. When it was done I planned to walk up to the mailbox because I needed to get something to the mail today. Our handyman finished his work about the same time I finished. We didn’t have enough cash at home to pay his bill but it wasn’t a problem as we had given him a good down payment. He’ll stop back again tomorrow so it meant a trip to the bank. Out of habit I almost got into my car but, since the sun was shining, I pulled out a scarf and some gloves and decided to walk.

It wasn’t until this afternoon that I got a start on my card making. The one I’m working on today is done with paper piecing and, again, I wish I had time to practice the new technique. Paper piecing, when it works the first time, is quick and gives such good results. I was able to use my new tweezers (from Houston) to pick the tiny pieces of paper from the fabric. They work great and make my previous pair of tweezers look like something pre-historic!

I was close to a finish on the card top when Pat called me downstairs – there were whales out in the Strait. He was able to see them spouting water from the kitchen window, even though they were quite a way out. From their water spouts and the way they were swimming (we had the big binoculars out) we are sure they were humpbacks. I guess they were out enjoying the sun as well.

All in all it has been a good day. Let’s hope the meeting tonight doesn’t spoil it.