This beauty had been in-progress by the maker for quite a long time. The Lone Star block is perfect. She pieced it using the pre-printed fusible interfacing product, which makes for a very exact block. It gets a little bulky in some areas, but that's a small price to pay for great accuracy.
May 23- broke a crown on a back molar
May 30- emergency dental assessment. Dental offices are still closed but will hopefully open next week.
June 2- I had my dental appt for crown repair. How often do you hear people say they are glad to go to the dentist? Ontario's State of Emergency is being extended to June 30th. Bars and restaurants are staying closed. Vet clinics and pet groomers are open. Sadly, beauty parlours are still closed so hair cutting at home is still a thing. In Haldimand-Norfolk 164 migrant workers are now testing positive, and one has died in Essex county. The farm corporation is seeking asparagus pickers - bring a group of 5, pay will be $25/hr per person, 7 am - 4 pm.
June 10- In the past week - short term rentals are now allowed in Ontario, so cottages are good to go. Ontario is mostly moving to stage 2, allowing hairdressers to reopen and allowing groups of up to 10 people. Now we can have small weddings and small funerals. However that does NOT include Toronto region, Hamilton, Niagara, Windsor-Essex or Haldimand-Norfolk. The mayors of both Haldimand and Norfolk protested by getting their hair cut outside where the media could get lots of photos. I cut my hair again - this is Edward Scissorhands episode 4. The Canada-US border will continue to stay closed past the June 21 end date, but the official end date has not been announced. The Canadian gov't WILL allow immediate family to reunite on the condition the travelers are healthy AND self quarantine for 14 days.
June 12- Ontario will start allowing visits at Long Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, Residential Care Homes, etc. although there is a long list of conditions that must be met first. The 30 day limit on prescription meds is ending, and the TTC will require all passengers to mask up. People can start a social "bubble" of up to 10 friends/family but they can't overlap with other "bubbles". Grocery stores are ending the pandemic pay bump of $2/hr. What? We don't need these people anymore? They are no longer critical? Oh, don't me started.
...I'm getting tired of keeping track.
June 17- my poor tooth ended up with a root canal which has left a lovely bruise on my jaw. Looks like DH slugged me, lol.
June 25- we bottled a batch of wine which should keep me quiet for a few weeks. Since we were out in the plague ridden world already we took the plunge and got a take-out pizza. This was our second "restaurant food" since the pandemic started.
June 26- EXCITEMENT!!! I had dinner with a friend! I packed up my supper, a bottle of wine, dishes, and a lovely gift from the Universe ...well, actually from the tee-total neighbours. They'd had a celebratory breakfast and gave me the leftover (almost-full) bottle. After eating our respective dinners-at-a-distance on my friend's deck we enjoyed the champagne with strawberries & whipped cream for dessert.
June 27 - holy sh*t. The US is reporting over 45,000 NEW DAILY CASES of covid. Keep our border the hell shut.
May 30- emergency dental assessment. Dental offices are still closed but will hopefully open next week.
June 2- I had my dental appt for crown repair. How often do you hear people say they are glad to go to the dentist? Ontario's State of Emergency is being extended to June 30th. Bars and restaurants are staying closed. Vet clinics and pet groomers are open. Sadly, beauty parlours are still closed so hair cutting at home is still a thing. In Haldimand-Norfolk 164 migrant workers are now testing positive, and one has died in Essex county. The farm corporation is seeking asparagus pickers - bring a group of 5, pay will be $25/hr per person, 7 am - 4 pm.
June 10- In the past week - short term rentals are now allowed in Ontario, so cottages are good to go. Ontario is mostly moving to stage 2, allowing hairdressers to reopen and allowing groups of up to 10 people. Now we can have small weddings and small funerals. However that does NOT include Toronto region, Hamilton, Niagara, Windsor-Essex or Haldimand-Norfolk. The mayors of both Haldimand and Norfolk protested by getting their hair cut outside where the media could get lots of photos. I cut my hair again - this is Edward Scissorhands episode 4. The Canada-US border will continue to stay closed past the June 21 end date, but the official end date has not been announced. The Canadian gov't WILL allow immediate family to reunite on the condition the travelers are healthy AND self quarantine for 14 days.
June 12- Ontario will start allowing visits at Long Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, Residential Care Homes, etc. although there is a long list of conditions that must be met first. The 30 day limit on prescription meds is ending, and the TTC will require all passengers to mask up. People can start a social "bubble" of up to 10 friends/family but they can't overlap with other "bubbles". Grocery stores are ending the pandemic pay bump of $2/hr. What? We don't need these people anymore? They are no longer critical? Oh, don't me started.
...I'm getting tired of keeping track.
June 17- my poor tooth ended up with a root canal which has left a lovely bruise on my jaw. Looks like DH slugged me, lol.
June 25- we bottled a batch of wine which should keep me quiet for a few weeks. Since we were out in the plague ridden world already we took the plunge and got a take-out pizza. This was our second "restaurant food" since the pandemic started.
June 26- EXCITEMENT!!! I had dinner with a friend! I packed up my supper, a bottle of wine, dishes, and a lovely gift from the Universe ...well, actually from the tee-total neighbours. They'd had a celebratory breakfast and gave me the leftover (almost-full) bottle. After eating our respective dinners-at-a-distance on my friend's deck we enjoyed the champagne with strawberries & whipped cream for dessert.
June 27 - holy sh*t. The US is reporting over 45,000 NEW DAILY CASES of covid. Keep our border the hell shut.
So, about those "Bonus Wages"...
Last month I got into a bit of a disagreement with a couple of people on facebook over the Ontario minimum wage. Now the grocery stores are eliminating the 'bonus wages' they've been giving to employees for the past few months, and I've got my knickers in a twist again. The grocery stores have been racking up large increases in their profits because so many people are uncharacteristically feeding themselves at home. The executives at the TOP of those food chains (no pun intended) are, and/or will, no doubt be getting large bonuses to reflect their (ahem) "superlative performance" during the crisis. What the hell? Those low level employees are still putting themselves on the front line every. single. day. And the people behind the counter at Tim Hortons? Same thing. Every. Single. Day. It was suggested that entry level jobs are not meant to pay a living wage. Yeah, sorry, I don't get that. In my opinion that means it's a VOLUNTEER position. But that's not why people go to work every day...making someone else wealthy while I work cheap? Student wages is a different thing. They're part time by necessity (ie school) and are generally supporting cell phone bills, video games, and date nights with their favorite snuggle person. So sure, they don't need a living wage - they're just learning how to show up on time and do what they're told. But adults who go to work should be making enough money to pay their rent, for God's sake. How rich is rich enough? Why is it always people WITH money who want to stop other people from HAVING money?
On a more pleasant note, I made Strawberry Orange Banana jam last night. Pandemic Preserving, ha ha ha. Here is a link to the recipe. It's identical to the recipe from the Bernardin Home Canning cookbook I have, so yes, it's safe.
