Friday, December 20, 2019

I spent the entire morning yesterday working on Hall-related tasks. I finished up everything this morning until the New Year (I hope).

I ran a few errands before heading out to my Thursday sewing group. It isn’t much of a group just now; Jessie’s husband is ill and she isn’t coming out and Tanya has gone to Saskatchewan for Christmas. I started a new 3-Yard quilt from some of the flannel I took from the Guild. I’ll keep that as my Thursday project until it is done.

When I got home I had to get ready for the Guild Christmas party. I was making a new recipe (Baked Brie with Apple & Cranberry Compote). I should have picked another recipe, or started much earlier. Fortunately Pat stepped in so I had time to gather a bag of things I had to take. It was a dress-up event so I had to get changed. Everyone loved the dish though so it was worth all of Pat’s efforts!

The Guild members don’t exchange gifts; for the past few years members have donated baskets and we purchase tickets and enter them in draws of our choice. The money raised is split between the family the Church adopts at Christmas and the Salvation Army. We raised more than $700 last night. I was thrilled to come home with the last basket that was drawn for – but certainly not the least of them.

I got back to clearing my rooms this morning. My fabric has now been added to my cabinet with a few in various bins around the room. I hope with the pieces more visible I’ll get more creative in the things I do. I also managed to pretty much clear the room on the other side of the hall. Still a day or two away from vacuuming; there is one more corner to clear out but I can see the end in sight.

There are a number of things I could do this afternoon, but I think I’m going to spend it knitting.