Sept/Oct 2023 Island Trip – Day 13
We did a repeat… Stayed up too late and slept in. As well as the evening went, we needed our own evening after the elders headed out. We are going to adult tonight… It should be easy as we have abundant left overs and are both tired. We continued to work in the buildings today, […]
Sept/Oct Island trip – Days 10 & 11
The biggest news yesterday was that my MIL fell on a walk at one of the Island parks and had to go to the ER. She had a scalp wound and was dehydrated. She had purposely not hydrated in order to minimized bathroom breaks on the trail… She’s OK with her would super-glued together, and […]
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 […]
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