A Larger Gift Bag Completed

 Yesterday was another cool and wet day. The high got to 11C. This morning it is cloudy and 6C. Today is supposed to be mainly cloudy with some showers. The high is to get to 13C. Frost advisory for tonight. 

Lifestyle

I was out to make sandwiches yesterday morning. I did help the set up in the community hall before I made cucumber sandwiches. Though I can do them well, I hate to make them. The slices of cucumbers are not even making it hard to get them looking pretty. What is worse than making them is cutting them. Once that was done, I kept busy washing dishes and putting trays of sandwiches into the cooler. I was back at the hall at 11:30 am to turn on the coffee urns and put milk in the fridge. People were there already which surprised me. 

I spent the rest of my morning getting meat divided and put into freezer. I cut up an onion and half a pepper and made a pot of spaghetti sauce. I have 4 meals in the freezer and had one last night. It was good. I cleaned up the kitchen while noodles were cooking. 

I was very sore yesterday. My knees have been very stiff and painful since low pressure system came in. It was hard to walk and I could have cried with the pain. I persisted and moved as much as I could. By last night, the pain went away and my knees were less painful. The barometric pressure was going up. My knees are fine this morning. Surprisingly enough, my SI joint didn't hurt as much as I thought it would. It has stayed seated properly the last couple of days. Hurrah for that. 

I looked at the pots I planted cucumber seeds into. One seed has sprouted. I can just see it coming through the soil. I need 4 plants total for this summer. Any extra will go to my neighbours if they want them. 

I did walk out into the yard yesterday morning. I had to put an extension back on to one down pipe. I looked at the vegetable boxes. The deer nosed in one corner of two boxes and then left. The marigolds and onions are growing like crazy. I am surprised at how big the onions are getting. I only wanted them to deter the deer but it seems like we will have onions to harvest this fall. 

Sewing

I cut out another bag and sewed it up. It is bigger than the last two I made. I used the same fabric to line it. I think I have more than enough fabric to make a wine bottle bag and a mug rug. 

It is ready for the ribbon as are the other two. I used a new to me interfacing. It is Pellon 803. It is heavier and nice for larger bags. Not for the smaller ones. 

So far this month, I have bought .25 meters of fabric and sewn 3 meters. The fabric I used yesterday was bought in April and I hope to have it sewn up in the next couple of days. That will leave me with 1 meter that I bought this year. I will get it sewn up next month. 

Knitting

I finished knitting sock #1's gusset last night. It was a case of forcing myself to knit vs wallowing in my pain. I am glad I knit as I am further along than I was the night before. 

I can see the difference in the dye lots now that I have knit 40 rounds using the new wool. No one will see it when I am wearing them. 

The difference is one is blue is more grey than the other one. I am glad I made the decision to knit the legs from one ball and the foot from the other. 

Thoughts

    I am so glad that the system that swirled around us for days and days has moved on. Most of my meltdown was from the pain I was having. Usually these systems have me hurt for a day or two before and then leave but this system made me hurt for days. I had a good sleep last night and had a lot of deep sleep before midnight. My body was in recovery mode. 

    The other part of my meltdown has settled also. I have learned some things that has helped me think a bit more clearly. I have come to accept that we will probably have a recession and I am prepared for it mentally and financially. I have learned that the world economic situation has been changing for the past 10 to 12 years. Quietly at times and more loudly at other times. How the world is doing business has changed and will continue to change. 

    I am so grateful to have family close by. I wanted to hire a student but he doesn't seem to want to work. Grandson is coming to do the job for me and I will make sure he gets money for doing the job. He hopes to do it on Thursday. I hope to be outside helping him. I hope to get him to do it once or twice more before he leaves on his trip to Uruguay in late June. 

Today

I have to go to get a prescription filled and will look for jalapeño pepper plants while I am out. I need 4 of them. I need to get a couple of items to make another dinner to freeze. I want to cut out the rest of the Snoopy fabric and start sewing it. I want that off the table. I want to knit tonight and may even start the doll's coat after knitting on the socks. I have been missing knitting on doll's clothes this past week. I also have to cover the marigolds due to the frost warning. 

Until the next time................................................................