Making fabric from scraps

I hope you all get a chance to read the comments. There are some great ones, and I need to respond to them! 

One person keeps a torque wrench in their vehicle! Oh my, and the number of people who use EXCEL!!! I am very far behind the times! I'm not sure I would track some of the things people track, but hey—we each need to do what works for us!!!!

I learn so much from coming to a retreat - well, any interaction with people! They are so much smarter than I am! Yesterday, we were talking about Zoom presentations and how some people can be a tad verbose! So we investigated the ability to add a timer to the Zoom screen. Good grief—what an ordeal. After much searching, I found the settings menu, but only after I had some help. Then, for the life of me, I couldn't see the actual settings until the same person looked over my shoulder and spotted it. 

Only to realize it was on and I just needed to find the app on the Zoom screen. All is good. So I can now turn that timer on. Hmmm -- do I use it, or just give them a warning that we have X number of people and we need to get through it all in the hour? 

I had to sit down and tackle that final puzzle. As mentioned, it was only 350 pieces, so it was pretty easy to do. 

The jigsaw puzzle is done! 

However, it was marked "Family" and contained three different-sized pieces, which I've never seen before. Here's a close-up so you can see the transition from the middle-sized to the small pieces. The shapes are totally random, which helps with the transition. I can't wait to get home and dig out a new puzzle, clear off the table, and get started! But maybe not this week! But I did THREE small puzzles this week, and it was glorious! 

Transition between medium and small pieces

Here was our observation of the morning. It seemed that every time we stopped at the creek, we spotted something new. The crust of water has frozen in a rippled pattern, mirroring the water as it flowed. How cool is that? 

The creek with a crust of ice

Here is the thread situation. I'm going to make it!!!! I still have this many partially filled bobbins with thread on them. Plus, there is one on the top and one in the bobbin. I'll make it with thread to spare! And I'll be down to a manageable number of empty bobbins for this-sized machine. Life is good! Yes - I could have gone to the quilt store to buy more, but I have tons at home, and I wanted to get these bobbins used up! Actually, I can put the empties on one side and the complete ones on the other, and I can give the bobbin holder to someone here! One more thing gone! 

I still have thread! 

A few more half-square triangles got completed, and depending on the situation today, I may just finish that bag off, and it will be done. It doesn't come back to the retreat! There aren't that many left, but when making fabric from scraps, I tend not to use many enders and leaders. 

More half-square triangles

But what's the main thing I worked on? How about this? 

My soccer quilt

This is a panel I bought years ago, with three coordinating fabrics, including a wide border print. Off to EQ8 to figure out how to make the quilt to MY regulation-sized quilt - approximately 60" by 72". That didn't take long, and soon I was cutting and sewing. I just can't say the regulation size is 152 cm by 182 cm. Of course, then I would likely say 150 by 180. 

But then it came to that border print. Hmmm -- does the black section go in or out? My initial thought was that it would frame the quilt's outer edge. So what does one do? Audition, of course. 

Dark edge of the border on the edge of the quilt

Green edge of the border print on the edge of the quilt

I asked for advice -- hey, that's one of the reasons, it's so fun to be here. And I even prefaced my question by - "I know what I want to do, what would you do?" And guess what? Hands down, except for one, they all said - black inside - green outside. After seeing it on the wall, I agreed, and the black border is in. I'll use a black binding, and all will be good. 

Someone asked me what I do with the leftovers from making a quilt, especially if it's all from a collection, like this one is. Well, you check to see if you have enough fabric to make the backing. Can you believe that I did? So the backing got made. OH shoot -- I bought that solid black fabric the other day and only used a small part of it. Well, it's packed in the car, but when I get home, I'll make the binding. And then it gets moved to the "to be quilted" pile. 

The backing for the soccer quilt

What will happen to this quilt? I've no idea. Someone suggested giving it to a kids' soccer team and letting them raise money. But that requires a license and is more hassle than it's worth. I'm sure I'll find someone. 

If you make mitered corners with border prints, you know you get those triangles after cutting the corners. Well, this border print is 10" wide. So I laid them out, and once I have some of the backing leftovers, I can put a strip in the middle of this and make a small quilt. It will be very small, so maybe a playmat or the center of a quilt. I'll see, but I'm keeping all this. 

The leftovers from the border print

Once that quilt was done, it was later in the evening, and it was time to select the next and last project for this retreat. I decided to dig out the scraps of dog fabric. Can you tell that making something from "nothing" is one of my favorite things to do? I could do it all day! And each project has a slightly different method. 

Sorting the dog fabric

You can see my apple snack. There are cookies, but I'm being good. I'm so tired of eating "away" food, although we have eaten like queens, so I can't complain. I just want fruit and veggies at this point! No cookies, no sweets, just plain food - that's all I want!

Back to the dog fabric. Step One was to sort the fabrics. By the way, this bag of dog fabrics is all the leftovers from making the eight dog quilts for the vet and his staff. There are the leftovers from cutting the fronts and trimming the backs. Plus, I have this brown colored dog panel that I bought when I was in BC. 

My new dog panel

I sorted into three piles. The bright colors, the browns, and others. That is a huge step. 

One, it is easier to "make" fabric when the fabric styles are sorted. I'm making blocks, so it's not a huge task to sew a couple of seams and trim a block down. 

The second reason this sorting is excellent is that it's a huge task with a massive pile of fabric. This way, I have all the bits for each print together as I try to put like fabrics together in one block. When I need to get creative, I try to match at least value, but I do what I can. 

The other reason is that I'm making blocks with a cohesive colorway, which makes it look less scrappy!!! 

Sorting fabric into styles

Then it was time to open EQ8 again and see how many blocks, along with the panel, are needed to make a quilt. I'm back to my original tricks with EQ8. I never put the panel in the program. Why? I just need to know the sizing. For the brown quilt, I need 98 six-inch blocks. They finish in the quilt at 5 1/2."  And I'll need to put a coping strip around the panel so the blocks fit. That's OK. I'm not making the quilt today, just prepping the blocks. 

"Making" fabric with the brown dog fabric

I already have 38 blocks!!!! But I cut what I can from the "yardage," which is often just strips of fabric. I keep the smaller pieces in view, and if I'm short, I can look at the scrap inventory and grab the appropriate piece. It's all super easy!!!! And logical!

I have a pile of pieces ready at the sewing machine to be sewn, which I'll get to right after I press PUBLISH this morning. 

Pieces of fabric ready to sew

I should have no trouble finishing the components for this quilt before we go. 

The next time I touch the pet fabric bag, there shouldn't be any brownish fabric in there, and I can choose to work on the bright colors or the others! I'm guessing there will be one quilt of each category. Amazing how those cast-offs can accumulate, and you can make something pretty impressive from them. That is the kind of thing I want to present in a Zoom meeting - hopefully in January, once I give myself some quiet planning time next week. 

My presentation for this afternoon is almost complete. All the photos are saved, and I just have to load the ones I received late last night. 

Sadly, today is the day we leave, but I think we're all ready to go home. It's been super fun. Loads of laughs, so much learning that my head is exploding, and I should have made a note (perhaps in EXCEL) of all the things I want to check out in the coming year. I'm not talking about becoming an Excel expert, but there is one thing I want to learn that shouldn't take too long, so I'm trying to be very specific so I can understand it and then move on to the next question!!!

OH --- here is a mystery. I am using my iPad as an expensive tool to stream music, whether that is the radio or music. I use my iPad because otherwise, when I leave the house with my phone, it disconnects from the speaker while I'm walking. However, when I leave the house, the connection to the speaker still drops, and Spotify starts playing on my phone. Why is that? There is some SYNC feature that is causing that to happen, but what? I hope that makes sense -- Spotify wants to play music for me whether I'm on the iPad or the phone, and follows me! 

Most of my stuff is packed, which is good because then while the rest of the others pack up, I have time to go through the house - take out the garbage, ensure beds are stripped, etc. We will be gone by 1 PM. 

Have a super day!!!!

Ciao!!!

Working to quote on my dog quilts

Lol --- yes --- depending on the time of year you were here at Springhouse Retreat -- many of us have watched the corn grow! There never seems to be a lack of entertainment in the form of the fancy equipment moving in and out of that massive driving shed! I find it fascinating!

I've done pretty well at my goal of making those eight quilt tops from the dog fabric. Here is number one. 

Dog quilt number one!

I want to keep them simple and easy to piece. I want them to be approximately 60 inches by 72 inches, and I would like to primarily use the fabric I brought with me. The two that I worked on yesterday both had the same panel. I could have cut the panel apart, but that would have made things way too complicated for my task. So I added two strips of fabric to the top of the panel, then one narrower strip to the sides of all that. The final step was one border around the entire thing. Easy peasy!!! And it looks cute. 

I don't have enough of any fabric to make bindings, so I'll probably use solid black for all the bindings. That's going to be a lot of binding! I don't have any here, so while the quilts are being quilted, I can work on making the binding. 

Here's the second one. 

Dog quilt number two

They look the same, and in fact, they are the same, except the fabric for the outer border is different. 

When I did the initial sort through the bags of dog fabric, I set aside three larger pieces that would work for a quilt back. And you know what? They were exactly the size I needed for one of these quilts. So the backing of one of them is made!

The backing of one of the dog quilts - DONE

So while that one is being quilted, I can work on the other backings, or I might get some of them done here, as I have the backing fabric for the rest with me. We'll just see how it goes. 

I've already started to work on the next two, which are also from panels, and I happen to have two more identical panels. I needed a fabric to add an extra border, and we went shopping yesterday, and I got a solid grey. That was at Heart and Home in New Hamburg. 

The solid grey for a border

It's not a perfect match, but it's going to work! Then we went to a second quilt store (Ye Olde Fabric Shoppe) that is very crammed with fabric. I bought a couple of patterns - I didn't take pictures, but I'll share them another day. I had to laugh when I spotted this. I remember people saying they would not go back to Ruti's Needlebed in Mississauga (now retired), because it was so jammed with fabric. 

A fabric jam!

Well, this path was completely blocked. But as we were there, one of the staff came by and mentioned that she had to remove it from the shelf to let someone do some work. I don't know where it came from, but she was busy putting it back on the shelves. 

I had another quilt top with me that I needed to find a border for. It's an odd teal color, and I knew I might struggle to find something. I managed to find something at the first shop. We hadn't planned to go to the second shop, where they had a larger variety, but I'm happy with this. Not perfect, but close enough! I hope to get those borders on while I'm here as well. I have lofty plans — simple, yet ambitious. 

Border for a quilt

I had a troubled sleep last night. Not sure why, but I tossed and turned and then finally fell asleep. But when I got up, my brain must have been muddled because I started to calculate the borders for the next two quilts on a piece of paper. 

But seriously, I have EQ8 on my computer, so I fired that up and within a few minutes I had the measurements for the three borders. DUH!!!!

Designing the borders for the panel

And yes --- even here, the leaves are starting to turn!!! 

ACK --- fall is approaching

I did another bad thing yesterday besides going shopping, which cut into my sewing time. But it was a successful trip, so I don't begrudge that time. However, I found a 1000-piece puzzle at the house that had quilts on it. Actually, there are two. I did one a couple of times ago, so I pulled the other one. Hmm -- should I attempt this? It sat for the first day, and then I broke down and put all the pieces on the table. 

Working on the jigsaw puzzle

It's not the best trying to put a puzzle together on a round table, so I'm working from the top down. Typically, I work on the border and then fill it in!! I'm not sure where I'll go with it today, but it's a pleasant diversion!!!!

There is something to be said for coming to a quilt retreat. It's such a great place to build friendships - both with new people and people you've known for a while. Of course, I can't share anything that happens, but you know what? We are here for each other, and that's all that counts! There are fewer retreats scheduled for next year, and I'm OK with that. I will always treasure our time at quilt retreats because they are special times! Since there are fewer retreat days, I'm going to try to remember to schedule some retreat days at home. I'll be sewing - just for me!!

I see it's rather foggy or misty in the corn field this morning. But it's time to get back to work on those panels - I hope to finish the remaining two quilts from panels today. 

Have a super day!!!!

Ciao!!!!

Every piece counts!

Where is the sun? We've been promised sun for the last few days, but those clouds never even broke up enough to see an inkling of blue sky! We're supposed to get sun today -- let's hope. 

There's one big advantage to sewing at a quilt retreat. You (hopefully) haven't brought a lot of projects with you, so you have to work on what you have. There have been numerous occasions when, if I were home, I would have abandoned what I was working on. Well, the old me would certainly have done that. You arrive at a point where the job gets tough or boring, and it's easy to put it aside and work on something else.

Not so here. While I won't finish everything I brought, I have a plan for one of the projects I won't touch, and when I come next time, it'll be cut (more or less) to allow me to get it sewn. There is one more project that I haven't touched. I've looked at it and must make some major changes. It's a jewelry case, and since I don't wear a lot of jewelry but have some nice pieces, it would be fun to make a case that I could use. 

I was going to convert it to specific types of jewelry, but I think I might make it into a small case with pockets. Well, more on that another day. I'll keep it out when I get home and try to figure something out. I know this topic does NOT make sense, but don't worry. I'll show you pictures later. 

I had a bag of half-square triangles to trim, but for the life of me, I can't find it this morning. Perhaps it went to the car yesterday. That is weird. That leaves me with the 365-day quilt and three other projects, one of which I'm working on this morning. 

So all is good, and I've at least looked at EVERY project I brought -- that is probably a first for me. 

Yesterday was all about finishing the playmat quilt. 

This is what it looked like in the morning. The three panels were together, and the blue border (fabric I bought while I was here) was sewn on. Then, I had to lay out the border print to see if I had enough. This was leftover from a quilt I made before, so the border print was cut, and THREE of FOUR corners already had the miters cut. I've no idea where the fourth corner is. 

Is there enough border print?

So it looked like there was enough border print, so I started to sew it. And all was going well until we got back from the afternoon walk. I came in and began to cut and realized I cut without allowing a seam allowance. GRRRRR. 

After a few creative cuts and sewing, I had enough pieces to go around and add that final mitered corner. 

Creative cutting to keep that red and white stripe

While the joins along the sides are NOT matched -- there was not enough fabric for that, the straight lines within the border are matched. Yep -- some creative cutting and sewing was required. 

When you need blue - you get creative

And when I was done, this was all the border print left.

The remains of the border print

But I'm happy to report that the top is done!!!

The playmat quilt top is done!

I have some coordinating fabric that I was going to use for the backing, but it's not quite enough. I also have two extra panels, so I might make one more quilt with two panels and use the coordinating fabric for the border and the blue. Then the backing can be used for that quilt, and I'll find some other fabric for the backing of this one. 

I have to say that finding a solution to all this and cutting and piecing makes me very happy! It's crazy, but that's why most things take so long, as I have to slice and dice and nothing is very straightforward! But I'm OK with that. It took ALL day to get that quilt done, and I also made the binding. 

I managed to get ONE block done for the 365-day quilt. But that's OK -- I'm (hopefully) on a roll and not "scared" to work on those small blocks, so I'll cut more blocks on Monday. 

A 365-day block

Now, here's a dilemma that we have all faced. Should I mention that there's a mistake in the block? That block is 6", in case you think I've gone mad and did it in 3" size. I know the mistake is there, and it was the first seam I did and, unfortunately, had already been cut. In the grand scheme of things in this quilt, NO ONE will notice. But if I don't mention it now, someone will feel obligated to tell me. I DO NOT CARE. I've chosen to go ahead with the mistake. The colors are so close -- it's not easy to find. 

I popped out for a drive to another shop (more on what I got another day) and spotted this HUGE barn block on a barn. 

Barn block

I have taken a few pictures of what the others are working on, but I must remember to email them to me. I'll attempt to do that tomorrow morning. 

I'm down to two hours left of book five of Harry Potter. I can't wait to find out the end, even though I've read it before -- I cannot remember. 

Today, I'm working on Tequila Lime and getting myself caught up with that homework because when I'm home, I have to prep for the next round due next weekend!

It's my parent's 70th wedding anniversary today! That's quite an achievement, and I'll call them later today. 

On that note, I'm out of here. Let's hope the sun comes out and the temperature will warm up, which will mean a LOT of mud on the walk!

Have a great day!!!

Ciao!!!

It is NEVER cold in Calgary

I had to laugh several times since I arrived. Torontonians would fail miserably if they had to live in Calgary. Calgarians are TOUGH, as no one seems to dress up for winter! In the airport, many people were wandering without jackets. I get it -- their coat could be in their luggage, but even though it was a cold day, no one seemed to mind. I saw airport office staff outside with no jackets, and no one seems cold. 

Now at the hotel, people are in and out without winter gear. And some of them are even wearing shorts, shoes with no socks, or short sleeves, and I haven't heard a single person say, "oh, it's cold!"

So when I walked with my hat and scarf, I must have looked a sight! But that's OK -- I like being warm, and my body doesn't easily adjust from inside to outside. And while my colleagues complain about how hot their rooms are, I have an extra blanket on my bed!

And I overheard someone in Toronto saying they would warm their car up for 10 minutes! That is not legal in Toronto any longer. I just checked. In Ontario - you get ONE minute of idling - after that, it's illegal. Trying to reduce emissions!!! And this consumer report says that your car will warm up FASTER when driving rather than letting it idle, again lowering emissions and saving gas AND time. 

All of us noticed the no jacket thing, so whenever we are eating in the hotel dining room, which looks out the front, it's interesting to see what people are or are not wearing!

I went for a walk in the morning, and it was a challenge to find some sidewalks. And I wonder why their roads are not melted down to the pavement, as the streets are covered in snow. But I did find sidewalks, which made it much easier to walk. 

A somewhat clear sidewalk

So I followed the sidewalk until it ended. 

Until it ends 

Seriously??? There was a nice sidewalk, and it was plowed, more or less. Then it just ended! I got a chuckle out of that!

I have a couple of other random photos for you this morning. If you think people wear flip-flops in the locker room to prevent transferring icky foot diseases -- think again! This is why we wear flip-flops. 

Thank goodness for flip-flops

The gym provides disposable razors. So why is it so hard to take the cover off and throw it in the garbage instead of on the floor? The covers are clear, so you can't see them. This is NOT the first time I've spotted them on the bottom of my footwear. 

While I was away last week, my Saskatchewan panels arrived. Yeah! I really like it. 

Saskatchewan panel

And I got some coordinating fabric as well. 

Plus coordinating fabric

I asked a couple of the stores attending the meeting about the panels, and NO ONE seems to know where the panel came from. There is nothing on the selvage, and it isn't widely known. It would appear that someone made up the panel, had it digitally printed locally, and it went to a few stores!!!

Very strange, but I'm glad I have mine! 

While packing my backpack, I found this in the front pocket. Good grief -- I've no idea what those are, so they got tossed. If I had any medical need for pills, I would die within two days for not taking or respecting medications. 

Random pills

And just the other day, I spotted a video on IG of recycled art, and one was made with pills, and it was STUNNING. I am trying to find the darn thing to share with you. There is tons of art using pill containers; I'll never use enough of those to make anything! And I'm good with that!

I try very hard when I'm away to maintain my somewhat healthy lifestyle - good eating habits, walking, etc. And thank goodness I'm very independent because, with a few exceptions, I'm the only one in my crowd. But I'm OK to march to the beat of a different drum - that's what makes me - ME!

I spotted other things on the walk that I wanted to take pictures of, but my darn phone would go into that mode where you have to double unlock it to prevent accidental calls. And when it's cold, my fingers won't register on the screen. I've since unlocked the darn thing, so hopefully, I can get a few more pictures today. And it only seems to go into that mode when it's cold! I have no idea why. 

On that note, I'm out of here. 

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!

We lost the dog!

Something very weird is happening. I sent out an e-mail with a Zoom link this morning, and when I checked my inbox (I always send these to myself as well), the e-mail wasn't there. Hmmm --- so I checked my sent e-mails. Nothing. 

I decided to resend the link and saw it appear in my inbox. I made breakfast and came back, and the e-mail had disappeared? And it wasn't in the SEND box either. OK -- -what the heck is happening? I sent two Zoom links this morning -- one is OK, and the other is in LA LA land? 

I also sent an e-mail to all those who expressed an interest in the Barn Star Sampler quilt. So let me know if you want to be on that list and have yet to get an e-mail. I created the distribution list but didn't have time to double-check it against the e-mails received, and I'll do that later today. OK -- so I'll do it tomorrow.  

And don't worry -- we did NOT lose a dog, but at one point in the morning, I was looking for Lexi, and she was nowhere to be found. There is ZERO danger of her going up or downstairs, so she had to be on the main floor. I checked the sofa and didn't see her. 

No dog here

Wait a minute -- I see a black nose. 

MOM -- some quiet, please! 

She has zero issues squeezing herself in where she shouldn't be. That dog is very entitled!!!! And DH is to blame for this! 

Studio B is looking bad, so I did some puttering to help put it back in place. That sweet Murphy even offered to help! 

MOM -- -could I help? 

Some stuff is on the floor; in this case, it's still on the floor. 

Stuff to be quilted is on the floor

The tables, which are usually clear, were strewn with project debris, although it looks a wee bit better today. 

No place to work!

There was so much on the tables that I had to use the chair for stuff. 

The chair becomes a work surface

The cutting table is a disaster. 

The cutting table is much worse than usual

The ironing board, the digital cutter table, and the Zoom area. A mess!!! The best part is that everything has a home, so it will take little time when I get to finish the tidying up. 

More mess

Here are two more stacks of quilts from Diane. 

Community project quilts from Diane

More community project quilts from Diane

I had better be careful what I wish for. Remember me saying that the city people need to get out and walk the streets to see how things are? Well, I had a very vivid dream that, on a whim, I ran for mayor at the last minute, and I won! Hilarious, and I was thinking, how am I going to do this and sew at the same time! 

As I was out walking, I passed a gentleman who was snow-blowing a long section of sidewalk on the side of his corner lot. The city does NOT plow that sidewalk, even though it's right across from an elementary school. I thanked him for doing this. Maybe that triggered the mayor thing! 

OK --- so after seeing Tammy's under-her-sewing-table drawer, I got drawer envy again and ordered this from my favorite store. 

My under-the-table drawer

I have a support thing under my table, so the drawer you stick directly to the underside won't work for me. I was leery of this one and didn't think it would be too sturdy. But I ended up ordering it, and let's see what happens. It was easy to install as it came with its own little screwdriver. That's why it was almost $40!!! 

My new drawer installed

And it swings out or tucks under the table. It's actually pretty cool, and I'm glad I ordered it. Thanks to Tammy for the drawer envy!

My under-the-table drawer

I might get a couple of storage trays from the dollar store to help keep things more organized. AHA -- an errand for today, besides picking up MORE quilts from Diane. 

And thanks to Carol, I bought something else yesterday. Good lord -- I don't even need to shop - I just get ideas from other people. What did I buy? 

For those of you who live out west - well, in Saskatchewan, and you remember the grain elevators, here's a panel for you. I searched online and found a store and called them. These panels are coming in and out as fast as they can cut the panels. I left my name at one store and checked another. Sold out. But I got lucky on the third try and "stole" that picture from their Facebook page. They still had an entire bolt as it had just arrived. So if you want one, call Colette's Sewing Machines Plus in Yorkton. They had them yesterday. Quilter's Haven in Moose Jaw also sells and has a waitlist; the other store is Sew and Sews in Carlyle, which is sold out, and no idea when they are getting them back in. I even bought a yard of each fabric they used in that wall hanging. There are no coordinating prints per se; the store just matched up as best they could. 

So a BAD thing happened yesterday, and I have no one to blame but myself. Occasionally, I get a customer quilt with a pieced backing. I don't mind them, but I HATE when they are symmetrical, and you're trying to get them somewhat centered. It can never be perfect, but I try. 

Let's say that I did the math. Oh yes -- I measured the backing, measured the quilt, and wrote it down. Then I did the math and offset the top onto the backing. However, it would appear that my math skills are LACKING. Instead of offsetting it by 3 inches, I offset it by 6 inches. 

You know where this is going. I was short of backing. CRAP, CRAP, CRAP. I immediately just took the quilt off the machine and will rip everything out this week. There's no sense tying up the long arm for that job, as it'll take a while. 

The top is offset by TOO MUCH

Thankfully the quilt is not super big, and the stitching is somewhat loose. Still, it's going to take hours. I have no one to blame but me!!! 

Since I share issues I sometimes have with customers, I shared this to show that it's not just them! This is the FIRST time I've ever done this, and well, I wasn't happy, but what's the point of getting upset. It won't serve any purpose, so suck it up and rip it out!

It was a glorious day yesterday. I went for a long walk, and I was sweating by the time I got back. Of course, I was carrying a bag of groceries, but still, it wasn't that heavy. DH shoveled the driveway, but when I returned from my walk, more of that ice crust had softened, so I got rid of the rest! Now the driveway is clear and dry. 

It was a slow start to the Virtual Retreat last night, but more people got on the call, and we had a blast chatting and catching up. I got some blocks made for a project, so I was happy with my progress. 

Remember that we are on today for Virtual Retreat starting at Noon. Here's the link. 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86119598156?pwd=ZDFxcElxS0NmeTRjczdSR2FXd3N2Zz09

Meeting ID: 861 1959 8156
Passcode: 053861

I'm almost caught up on my follow-up e-mails and have two more to send and the two from today's presentations. Then I'm caught up. Then it'll be time to start all over again this coming week! 

On that note, I'm out of here!

Have a great day and hope to see you at the Virtual Retreat later today. 

Ciao!!!