9.3: (Long) Weekending

I had five days off and hardly took any photos! The days were packed with one thing or another, though — and mostly of my choosing.

I spent a lot of time sewing. On Friday, I was able to tune in to The School of Making Club’s 100 Days of Sewing: Weekly Check-in on Zoom… and stay for the whole time! That weekly event happens when I’m either just getting off of work, or I have the day off & I’m occupied elsewhere. Anyway, being the start of a holiday weekend, there weren’t as many participants as I’ve previously seen (when I’ve been able to check in for a few minutes), but it sure was fun! I shared my project, and learned a lot of random things — some even about sewing. The official 100 days is almost up, and those check-ins will end (sadly).

Katie laughed the other day when I told her that I was almost finished with one-third of half the back! And, lo, I did finish it! On to the next third… step-by-step, stitch-by-stitch. I spent a good few hours stitching/beading almost every day that I was off. No photos.

I’ve also been crocheting and have 8-10 out of 35 squares done for the granny square afghan! I’m going to need one more skein of antique white, as it’s used both in the squares and to border each one (not to mention seaming, when that time comes). Also no photos. The skeins are big & they get “floppy” as they’re used, so I plan to wind them all into more compact balls — which will also make them more manageable to take along on an upcoming little road trip, too.

Ali & the kids were over a few times — but they were busy, too! Ginny came over on her own one evening & hung out with us… helped Kate make puppy treats, supper (for us), and chalked up the sidewalk a little. We sent her home when the street lights came on (that was always the signal to go home when I was a kid).

Did I mention that the weather was absolutely perfect the whole weekend?

I’m welcoming guests to The Artist’s Perch this weekend for the first time since January — except for five days in July when someone was here for the EAA Fly-in in Oshkosh. Ali & the kids were in the apartment for much of the first half of the year, then I had it blocked off (except for those five days in July) so Maddy had a place to land when she was here. I’ve been doing the kinds of things that no one will really notice — pulling out everything that was put away earlier this year (guest book, house manual, some decor), washing all of the pots & pans, laundering all of the curtains. I also bought a new floor lamp for the living room and found room to install a cute little coffee cart in the kitchen. I have a few more tweaks in mind, then we’ll be ready to do the usual — cleaning the bathroom, making the bed, dusting & vacuuming, and stocking the fridge. I’m a bit out of the Airbnb groove, since Annie’s had a long-term guest since August 1st, and they’ll still be there for another week or so!