I worked, productively, till lunchtime, and then quit for the day, still +3 hours for the month. Keldor was also done early, so we had lunch together, playing a game of Qwirkle as we ate.

Then we headed out, first to Robertsfors, about a half an hour south  where a package he had ordered was delivered. Then in to Umeå, where we dropped off those boxes of books I had packed up almost two week ago at my office, running into Anne, the new postdoc I met this week. I told her about the SCA, and she wants to learn to sew  so I need to remember to send her info.

Then we drove over to Torunn, who had set aside a set of reindeer antlers for us, arriving just as she was about to go take a load of stuff to donate to a second had store. As we drove I saw a car about to leave a school parking lot, and wondered "is that Drake?"

It was, and he drove to the same second hand store as we did, so while Torunn dripped off stuff we three walked through the store. Drake bought a knee board to convert into a shield, Keldor and I bought a long strip of lightning to brighten the attic, a soft sided cat carrier that is larger than the ones we have now, so they will both fit more comfortably, a couple more blue glass bowls (really, I can quit buying blue glass bowls any time I want), and a vlack long sleeved shirt for me. Torrun bought nothing, she is still trying to get rid of her late partner's stuff.

We also ran into another SCA person, whose name escapes me at the moment, who was buying Christmas decorations to fix up and make even more festive. At this news Torunn offered her a plastic Christmas tree, and got a Yes! So we said goodbye to Drake and went to one of Ingemar's storage places (there are several, there is a reason he's been gone nearly 2 years, and she's still working att reducing the amout of his stuff), and then another. She took the Christmas tree, and I wound up with a good umbrella,  a bag of hangers, a fur coat (had been his mother's, and much too small across the shoulders for Torunn), and a picknick basket. 

We gung our chatting till 20:00, and then went home, put everything away, washed the lining of the new cat carrier, played another game of Qwirkle (I lost this time), and cleaned the guest room and made the bed in prep for Clara's arrival from Pennsylvania tomorrow.

Now I have done my yoga, and it is once again 01:30, so I had better go get some sleep. 

 

- loaded car

- helped clean

- got lots of hugs

- took away food I can eat this week

- took the thawed blueberries and redcurrants

- visited local hällristningar, which also has a cool history timeline, run into L & C there

- visited A at the hospital

- grocery shopping

- dropped of Ingemar's old party pavilion, parts sorted by us this summer, to Torrun

- unloaded the car

- put food in fridge and berries on stove to make *sylt* (jam)

- Qwirkle! I won by 40 points!

- paused jam cooking to drive car to the shop for Tuesday's service/repair

- too tired to finish jam, pop it in fridge

- yoga

- sleep

Photos from the Hällristningar in an album on fb: 
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Aj9eDG9Qj/

My morning meeting in "the bunker", where I  got to see cool artefacts a retired archaeologist couple left in storage here without telling anyone. They need to go to a museum 
 

- picked up car from service

- cooked food for tomorrow 

- there were northern lights, so yoga got postponed enough to go have a look

 

After I was on the bus it was late enough for them to be there, I called and let them know that I would be late, but was on my way. They were sympathetic and understanding. I arrived at 08:30, and we finished up the exam at 09:25. Alas, that is also the time that the bus departs from the hospital. Next one not till 10:15. Sigh.

 

So I sat down in the bus waiting room and tried to accomplish something as I waited. I hadn't brought a full day of food with me, as I had planned to return home on that early bus.

 

When it was time to head out to the bus I realised that my poor eyes, which had had drops to dilate the pupils, were too light sensitive to cope with the day, and I gave up trying to work on the bus.

 

As soon as I got home I went back to bed, as a good place to have my eyes closed, and slept for an hour and a half.

 

Got up, took lunch to the computer, and discovered that I was supposed to be in a zoom meeting I had forgotten about oops! 

 

Sent a note to the organiser with an apology and explanation, and got back an immediate "we are just wrapping up" note.

 

Then I faffed around for a while doing small useful organising tasks that will make life easier, but don't actually progress my work projects. Then Keldor got home from work, and I chatted briefly with him till he went to relax in a bath (after a day of wearing chainmail at work for extra training), and I finally found the right mindset to actually start working. 

 

By the time I put the computer down I had put in an 11 hour work day, despite having missed 4 hours out of my normal working hours. I hope I don't make a habit of this but it felt good to finally be making real progress on this first data mapping project, after months of learning things I need to know to do this part of the job.