I seem to be sailing from one thing to another these days, mostly library related, with not a lot of sewing time. I'll be glad for Sunday (Mother's Day) when I don't plan to live on anyone else's schedule!
Last weekend was the library board's annual Spring Fling fundraiser. Caterers and bartenders set up, along with a band and a magician. We trustees do a lot of the physical labor, and there were about 150 people there for a great time. I don't generally enjoy those kinds of events (stand around chatting, balancing food and drink), but it was indeed fun. Some of the Friends and I sold raffle tickets which offered an opportunity to chat with people (while not needing to balance comestibles). Profits were good.
Tuesday was the annual Town vote on the Town budget, library budget, high school budget, and more. We had done quite a bit of politicking for the library budget and staffed the polls (actually a grassy knoll outside the polls) all day. It was in the high 30's and raining most of the day, but we were successful by a wide margin, thank goodness. Our board meeting the following morning was quite jovial.
Today I'm helping run some focus groups for library planning, at noon and at 6 pm. Over sandwiches, people are telling us what they think library should focus on in the coming years. It's been quite interesting and fun. I'm the note taker, while a local minister is leading the discussions. Good ideas are coming out.
In between all this activity, I've been working on a small (14" square) wool appliqued piece, a vase of flowers, my favorite theme. I have all the pieces cut out and have been basting on a few at a time before using embroidery floss for stitching. I even bought a project box to store woolens in - my paper shopping bag has outlived its usefulness. Now to figure out how to store the floss.
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