Sept/Oct Trip 2023 – Day 12
After such a late night, we slept in and then had a big farmer’s breakfast. My DH took a nap next! We went to a friend’s behavioral health office open house in the early afternoon, then headed down the port to procure black cod, and then met up with my mother-in-law, her sister and brother-in-law […]
Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip – Day 9
I attended a Zoom meeting for my next quilt class this morning. The class goes from now through May! There are teams of six and we are accountable to each other. I like this… It’ll make me back off my to-do lists and steep in creativity! One of my teammates not only is in my […]
Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip – Day 8
The day was fairly easy going while still managing to cross a fair number of things off the list: Meanwhile at our Mainland home, my DH is entertaining his mama, and his aunt (mom’s sister) & uncle this evening. The three of them are headed here tomorrow. Not here as in the property, but the […]
Sept/Oct Island Trip – Day 7
The rain was a constant today, so I made quilt blocks. Not a lot of them, but that’s what happened! Around 4, after making mistakes on the final block, I finished up and then: It was a most relaxing day!
Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip- Day 6
No alarm this morning. First time since I’ve been here that I wasn’t compelled to get up at a certain time. Of course, I woke up at 7:30 😂, but stayed in bed until the heaters warmed Stella up above 59º. When every small town in our state had a quilt shop, it was fun […]
Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip – Day 5
This morning was our subdivision’s day to work on our main road to help mitigate fire risk. We try to keep the road open 12’ wide and 15’ tall. A big impetus behind this is making sure our fire department can get up the road. Evidently years ago, there was fire at the top of […]
Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip – Day 4
Stella was 49º when I woke up this morning. The little heater I’m using (two new ones arrive next week) has stopped oscillating, like it’s twin, and I think this ones thermostat is wonky. It’s time to bust out the oil heater. I spent lovely time with my AM neighbor and his wife, and then […]
Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip – Day 3
Last night was the final night of our planned power outages. Only 3.5 hours instead of the anticipated 8. While our local power company is in a very important support role for this mainland work, the efficiencies help their reputation in a situation that no one enjoys. I did a batch of cleaning, rearranging, and […]
Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip – Day 2
The power came back on at 4 this morning. My little electric heater came to life, I peered at my phone, and went back to sleep. Zero hardship. I spent the morning finishing a duvet cover for a comforter one of my daughters gave me some years ago. While elated to have the comforter for […]
Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip – Day 1
In brief, because the power administration our local power cooperative buys our power from is turning us (all the Islands) off in 6-minutes in order to upgrade 6 power poles on the mainland in hopes of more consistent power going forward. Reminds me of my childhood. It’s like a forced curfew, tho I do have […]
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