Friday, March 23, 2018

We had a good trip to the Island, although we came home earlier than planned. All our shopping was done yesterday and the weather wasn’t great this morning so we headed home on the ten o’clock ferry rather than waiting for the afternoon.

We did a big Costco shop – a destination in itself – but I also shopped at a couple of wool shops and one of the fabric stores. It seemed rude to just look so, just to be polite, I managed to buy a few things in each shop! I knew there was a yarn shop in Courtenay but one of the quilters said there was a better one in Comox. So our first stop was the Comox store. Although I didn’t need anything I had already decided I would bring home one new knitting project.

Pat was a very bad influence at the quilt shop – I knew he would be and that’s why I asked him to come in with me! My thought for all of these patterns is that I can use either fabric yardage that I already have or scraps. I was pleased that I had a “full card” and received $20 off my purchases. My card has probably been on the go for a couple of years; it was a nice surprise and now I’ve got a start on my new card.

We still had time to waste before getting into our B&B; Pat dropped me at the second wool shop and headed to the music store. We agreed to meet at the Thrift Store just a short walk from the wool shop. Just to be polite, I picked up a few more balls of yarn!

While I waited for Pat at the Thrift Shop I found three books – one that I’ve had on my list for a long time (The Pearl that Broke It’s Shell); it was too expensive for my Kindle and our library didn’t have it. I picked up a Guy Vanderhaeghe (Homesick) because it is set in Saskatchewan and Abide with Me because I was drawn to the cover picture and the story looked good when I read the back cover. They were only $3 each so I thought I did well.

While Pat was at his concert I managed to finish all of the stitching and colouring projects that I had taken with me!

I have a free afternoon so I’ll get back to work on some cards.