Lunar New Year baked goods at Black Star in the Entertainment Quarter.

It’s the year of the pig and I definitely haven’t let the team down with my celebrations this year.

New Year’s Eve is traditionally observed with a Reunion Dinner where there are meant to be traditional auspicious foods served.  However.  I was working last night and I use the meal as an excuse to eat whatever Chinese food I crave.  There just has to be a noodle dish of some description.  This year, in true late adaptor form, I ordered our dinner via Uber Eats.  It arrived on bicycle which is the only way to get things done in our neighbourhood on a balmy summer’s evening and we have enough leftovers for dinner tonight.

Beautiful cherry blossoms featured at the QVB.

So did the four pairs of scissors I gathered to help.  The super sharp pairs were good for trimming stray plastic once the books were wrapped while the larger scissors just got the job done when it came to cutting lengths of wrap beforehand.

Things were going so well until I came to book number seven.  A spiral bound notebook… 

And I almost forgot the best trick to get rid of the bubbles.  A ruler.  I managed to ‘slide’ the air out from under the plastic using the edge of a ruler.  I do remember pricking bubbles with pins back in high school too.  And the collages I used to cover my files in before the contact when over the top.  I mostly went for glossy magazine inspired collages which was probably a warning for things to come in my adult life when that disposable income was disposed of rather quickly at the altar of fancy handbags….

How has your book wrapping been going?  Have you managed to find librarian grade book covering this year?  I’m planning an Ebay order for next year.

Be well.