Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Caught up might be stretching the truth just a bit – in reality I don’t think I will ever be able to say (truthfully) that I am caught up. But I’ve been busy since I returned home and today, for the first day, I feel like I’m back on schedule.

I got home on Thursday and we had House Concerts on Friday and Saturday. I intended to start my cleaning Thursday afternoon but I was too tired to even start. That meant there was a lot to do on Friday morning but, fortunately, our guests decided to arrive on the 4:30 rather than the noon ferry. We had everything set up for 35 guests, the house tidied and dishes set out before supper. We ate a bit later than we usually do but we were done before anyone arrived for the show. The show on Saturday (on Texada) was an afternoon concert and I decided I wouldn’t go over for it. I had the afternoon to myself and spent it unpacking from my trip and trying to sort out my computer issues.

By the time our guests left on the noon ferry on Sunday I was ready to relax but I had more work to do. There were five loads of laundry needing attention and I had to prepare for my Board meeting on Monday afternoon. We decided that the external drive on my computer (that I use for backups) was hooped and Pat helped me pick out a new one; there will be more work to do when it arrives and in the meantime I’m crossing my fingers that nothing goes wrong with the hard drive in my computer. In the meantime I’m trying to organize my photos based on the year they were taken; it is slow going but I’ve done a bit every day and the sorting is almost done. I don’t want to talk about the next step though – deciding what to do with them all.

Monday morning I finalized the Cranberry Hall information for the meeting in the afternoon, and prepared a deposit. I got home from the meeting about supper time and right after supper we headed out for a Lennie Gallant concert. We hadn’t seen Lennie Gallant in several years but his voice and song writing still appeals. I enjoyed the show so much more that most shows I’ve attended in the last few years as there was no work to be done ahead of time (no posters to hang), no work to be done at the show (no concession, no selling memberships, and no cleaning up after) and nothing to do after the show (no bank deposits to sort out). I wish there were more of these.

I was off to the Guild bee today; it was good to catch up on all the news. I worked on my Farmer’s Daughter blocks because they are stored in a bag that is always ready to go. I don’t think I could have managed to cut anything straight for a new project. I left earlier than usual as I wanted to stop at the fabric shop; the Splendid Sampler 2 books arrived and I wanted to be sure I got one before they were gone. I’m three blocks behind but I hope to catch up on them at the Retreat, if not before.

I’m off to the movie tonight. I’ve been hearing mixed reactions to the show (A Star is Born) so I think I need to see it for myself.