“The RoseBouquet”

Saturday, my domestic day was all mine again this past weekend. I managed to cram quite a bit into it.

I was going to dash over one block for a haircut. But when I called the recording said they were closed for lack of employees. So I called Marca, a hairdressing school downtown. Their prices are good but you have to allow more time because the student will stop to get her teacher’s review of her work at various intervals. It ended up taking over an hour.

I left wondering if I’d get everything done on my to-do list. Part of which involved ducking into a couple of stores to see if I could get a good deal on tall, dressy boots for this winter. I did not find any.

When I got home I had a quick lunch and tackled the rest of my list. In the end I got it all done except for the mending. You probably don’t want to know about every detail, but I was able to dig another stretch in my garden. My exercise plan is to spend about 20-30 minutes before sunset, section by section, turning over the garden by spade and burying the plant waste from the summer for compost. I’m over half done! Another 5 or 6 days and I should be ready for winter.

Another thing I did was finally get to sew a flannelette night gown I had cut out way back in spring. That is one treat I was determined to give myself, and I’m enjoying that cosy garment each night. (Sorry, I didn’t get around to taking a photo).

On Sunday I took time to plan my Christmas story/card/letter and gift-making, and trying to block out times when I could actually get these things done. I’m trusting a good plot for my Christmas story will come to me by Sunday. In the rest of the projects though, I have a good idea of what I need to do, and it is mainly a matter of spending the blocks of time I am now preempting for them.

Since tomorrow, Remembrance Day, is a legal holiday I am going to claim it for one of my major projects. With God’s grace I hope to make a great batch of gifts! At least the designing stage.

Yes, I know you may have your Christmas shopping all done. I’m trying hard not to be jealous!