The Quilt Is Done

 Yesterday was sunny and quite warm. The high got to 25C (humidex 29). This morning it is cloudy and 13C. Today is supposed to be cloudy with showers. The high is to get to 24C.

Lifestyle

I started the morning folding laundry. I don't like folding laundry so I am trying to do it earlier rather than later. It was all put away which was another miracle. 

I gathered my cleaners, vacuum cleaner, swiffer, and 3 cleaning rags. I was tackling another part of the family room. I chose to clean the windows, ledge and walls. I was up and down the ladder, up and down the stairs, in and out of the house cleaning the windows. What a job that was. There was dry lichen stuck in grooves in 2 windows which I had to dig out with a tiny screwdriver. The outsides were coated with dust due to our hot dry weather. Inside, I scrubbed all the parts I could get at. I even scrubbed the screens. Almost 2 hours later and one rest for a sore back, I was ready to clean the ledge and walls. That was easy to do. I also used the dry swiffer on the floor. When I headed upstairs with the three filthy dirty rags I was tired and sore. I took no pictures as the area looked the same dirty as clean. I will call it hidden dirt as basically it was not noticeable until you look for it. 

I don't have a lot left to clean in the family room. There is some sorting and purging to do in the next part. Once it done, the family room is clean. 

The Canada geese are back once again. I can hear them honking as they fly over in the mornings. Soon I will hear them when they fly to their night spots. They will be here for quite a while. 

Sewing

I allowed myself to sew in the afternoon. I sat and finished hand stitching the binding down on the quilt. I put it on my bed and I am so happy I made it. 

I wanted to snuggle down under it but I refrained until I went to bed. 

I also pinned the pattern pieces onto the diagonal stripe fabric. It is a new outfit for the rabbit. 

I ran out of pins so will be opening a new package of pins when I need them. The pins I am using are over 8 years old. 

Next up, I pressed the backing fabric for the runners and sandwiched the longest of the three. It has been marked so I am now ready to quilt it. 

Knitting

I got the gusset done on the sock and 11 rows done on the foot. 

Hopefully they will be done by Monday as I need a break from knitting black yarn. Counting rows is very hard when I need to do a check. The yarn I used on the leg is used up which is nice. 

Thoughts

    I am struggling with keeping hydrated. I know that I need to drink more fluids every day and have been packing a litre bottle of water with me. I really honed in yesterday when my glucose reading was in the high 5's in the morning and at noon. With more water in me, it was 4.4 at dinner time. I have been eating much better so knew it wasn't the food I had been eating. 

    I let out a big cheer (in the basement) when all the bags of recycling were thrown into the truck. It was so good to have them gone. I now can keep up on shredding documents which is a relief for me. I will have to spend a bit of time one day shredding documents which is normal for everyone who files their taxes. 

    I have added cleaning the deck to my to-do list. It needs to be prepped for winter and I can do it slowly once I have the planters cleaned out. It will get done this weekend. I will put the planters away knowing that I will not be planting as much next year. I am not sure how many peppers are on the 4 plants but know there are too many. 

Today

I am going into the city to buy a new fridge. I am sure we will do a bit of shopping before we come home. I don't know if I will sew or not but do know I will knit on the socks. 

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