Wednesday, August 8, 2018

There were a few things I wanted to get done today and as I sit on the deck watching the sun go down I can say I did most of them.

Although the grass in the lawn didn’t need a trimming, the weeds growing there certainly did; the same was true for the boulevard. I knew the day was going to be hot so I started early – I was out at 7:30 and had it done in an hour. I can’t say it was particularly cool while I did it but it would have been worse later in the day.

I still had laundry to do from when the kids were here – beach towels and blankets. I got them out on the line and even though there was no breeze they dried quickly in the sun. I cleared out the laundry room, organized the recycling and swept the floors. I thought I might scrub the floors as well but I spent over an hour on the phone with Vicki and when I hung up I had lost my momentum. Oh well, the dirt will still be there tomorrow.

I started the week three blocks behind on my Splendid Sampler and I was determined to catch up. Thankfully the first block I worked on today was English paper-pieced so I was able to do it in the cool of the basement. It was hot upstairs tonight but catching up on the blocks kept my mind occupied until I could open the windows and doors in search of an evening breeze.

And you see the oddest things while sitting on the deck. Along with a cruise ship passing through, the two ferries, and the small boats coming into the harbour there was a guy, on a bicycle, riding down the hill pulling a suitcase on wheels. It didn’t go as well as you might think and there were many stops along the way to get things Iined up. I hope he wasn’t hoping to catch the ferry because it left without him.

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