Post 378 Making the most of each day

The week began with busy-ness. A couple of Guild friends and I had arranged to have lunch at The Greek, just down the road from me. Unfortunately, Margaret's dog developed some symptoms she needed to check out quickly and she spent the day at the Vet's. The lunch went ahead with only two of us. In the current somewhat constrained hospitality conditions, some restaurants get snippy about cancelations. The Greek, however, is unfailingly understanding and accepting. We had a relaxed and pleasant lunch, whitebait and yiros for me. 

Walking to The Greek gave me an opportunity to photograph the building progress, which continues relentlessly. The circle shows my apartment.   

The two below show the broader perspective from the Square. It will, I think (begrudgingly) look fine when finished.

Thursday saw me at the Guild's Crewelwork Group, which combined with the Thursday Stitching Group. I arrived later than anticipated because I was finishing off the entrelac rug. This is the finished piece - not yet ironed, but very warm and cosy. It will get good use I think. 

At the Crewel Group I got a bit more of my Aesop bird done, bought a piece of linen from the trading table and

collected the book that Phyllis so generously borrowed from the Flinders Uni Library for me to look at . It is much longer (heavier too!) and solidly textbook than I had anticipated. It is packed with fascinating  information that will take a long time to digest. 

I once again considered purchasing the only available copy in the world. In the end I decided against that, mainly because delivery from the USA at the moment is slow and I am impatient. I have scanned the sections I want - especially the chapter on Stitches and Sewing. This has taken up a lot of my time this week!

After Pilates on Thursday I decided to quilt the whole of last Saturday's layered fabric piece before returning to the Aesop. I working on it  solidly that evening and on Friday. I was edging it at our Sit'nStitch afternoon.

Jennifer continued Sophie's Universe. Susan B made some of her fabulous cheese scones, even though she was a recovering from her first Covid shot.

Friday was the seventh anniversary of Jim's death. I was pleased to be stitching with friends. I swung past Centennial Park which was, as always, full of bird sound, relaxing and peaceful. I'm glad we chose it.I'm so grateful that we met, got together, and shared our lives over 46 years.  I'm also warmed by the messages from friends and family who knew him and remember so much of his contribution to their lives. 

This is the last photo of him -in  the Adelaide Botanic Gardens three days before he died.

I missed the red moon on Thursday night but managed to take this weird photo on Friday night.  Seemed appropriate.

I finished the layered piece and looked at placing it on a bag (yes, really!), trying out possible fabrics. 

The bottom one is undoubtedly the best, but would require some manipulation and cutting to get the best placement (bottom left).I had a quiet day on Saturday, and used some of it to sort out my stitching projects.

I found this pink pinwale corduroy buried in a drawer of fabric and decided it was absolutely the go . That also freed up that figured red linen  for another idea I have. 

By the end of the day I had this result. The embroidery forms a pocket. 

I'm sure someone will find this useful.

On Saturday night Brigid had a belated 18th birthday party for her friends. This is the cake that Katherine made for the occasion - pretty amazing cake for a pretty amazing young woman. ( photo courtesy of Katherine).

Also on Saturday I got news that the friend I had lunch with at the Greek on Wednesday had been required to be COVID tested. She had returned from Melbourne within the retrospective period for which the government is requesting testing. Both she and her husband have a negative result, with two more tests to go. A bit heart-stopping. How easy it would be...

My Crime Book Club met on Sunday morning. I had read Greenwich Park, by Katherine Faulkner, one of the two recommended books. I was the odd one out, not liking it very much, mostly because of its complicated plot structure, with multiple narrators. I've just finished The Man in the Moonlight, another in Helen McCloy's Dr Basil Willing series, which I really enjoyed.  

Monday's family dinner was a great pleasure. I am so fortunate to be part of the lives of my grandchildren, and their parents. They are so interesting, caring and thoughtful. This week I got the potatoes right! 

Today I've been to the hairdresser and the podiatrist. I've gone for quite short hair. We are going to repeat my perm next week as it does not appear to have worked. My hairdresser thinks it might have something to do with my Covid vaccine!

Finally, I've started on my next knitting project, a shawl using 2 200gm balls of Noro 10ply.

 

It's pretty interesting to knit - although I'm more comfortable knitting with finer wool.  

I'm not expecting to be bored as Winter arrives today!