The downside of "no gatherings, no meetings" is that my favourite yearly 5 day retreat was cancelled.
I will admit to feeling more than a bit grumpy on Wednesday morning when that decision had to be made...but I know there are many, many people in far worse situations, so I pulled up the big girl panties, swore a bit, cancelled my Annual Leave from work and got on with it.
I had been doing a fair bit of prepping for my time away - so Thursday night I got a bit of a start and continued on after work on Friday Night.
I am making a quilt for my new grand daughter - & Mum's choice was Toy Story fabrics. (and who am I to argue??)
I had cut the blocks and border strips - laid them all out in rows and labelled.
Tonight I got 5 of the 7 rows sewn together before I decided to stop.
Had I been on retreat - I would have had company and I would have kept going...(we have been known to sew until 1 AM) but tomorrow is another day.
During the day - there may have been some "listening time" during meetings and I did a bit of gluing and sewing...
I had cut the blocks and border strips - laid them all out in rows and labelled.
Tonight I got 5 of the 7 rows sewn together before I decided to stop.
Had I been on retreat - I would have had company and I would have kept going...(we have been known to sew until 1 AM) but tomorrow is another day.
and a bit of crochet...well a bit more than a bit - a whole block!
It's an unusual yarn - one color just stops - there might be one treble that is a mix but not a lot.
I can assure you I was paying full attention - discussed several things during two of the meetings..and took notes where needed. After all, I am female and can do two things at a time . . .
It's an unusual yarn - one color just stops - there might be one treble that is a mix but not a lot.
One of the group that I go on retreat with suggested a Show & Tell on Sunday - so I started a facebook group for us to show projects, make comments, crack a joke - whatever to keep the pretense of a real retreat going.
The posts have been quite frequent during the day, so it's keeping us all amused.
Saturday morning I will be doing a quick grocery trip and back to the sewing.
Hopefully, everyone is coping with lockdown and staying well.
Thanks Cheryll for continuing to motivate us to get sewing - and to blog post.
The posts have been quite frequent during the day, so it's keeping us all amused.
Saturday morning I will be doing a quick grocery trip and back to the sewing.
Hopefully, everyone is coping with lockdown and staying well.
Thanks Cheryll for continuing to motivate us to get sewing - and to blog post.
