Monday, February 13, 2017

I had big plans for today – make some calls on behalf of Cranberry Hall, go to the bank with a Cranberry Hall deposit, go to the Post Office for a US stamp, and pick up the groceries that were on our list. And then I realized that today was Family Day and the bank and post office would be closed, as well as the business I needed to call. So I spent the morning working on my scrap bins. I did more sorting of the scraps than cutting down fabric but it all deals with them in some way. I sorted and bagged my strips according to their sizes and I had an empty bin to store all the bags in. Since I didn’t go to the bee last week all my projects are still packed and ready to go tomorrow.

Pat is teaching today but when the class took their lunch break Pat came upstairs and brought the mail. Mail? Then I remembered that the Post Office celebrates Family Day next weekend as does most of Canada. I decided not to bother going out after lunch; I walked up to the mailbox to mail one of my letters and I’ll get that US stamp tomorrow when I’m out.

I spent the afternoon quilting my Challenge project. It is ready for hand stitching, although I have to replace the sleeve. I used a scrap of fabric but now that it is attached to the piece it is too small for the hanger. I’ve made this same mistake before trying to conserve fabric.

It is a beautiful day and, as I stood looking out the window by the kitchen sink, I could see spots of yellow in the grass at City Hall. The crocuses are in bloom!

As soon as Pat finished teaching this afternoon he left for his songwriters’ group. I have one stop to make before I meet him for dinner and a movie.