The Ridge
It was a beautiful morning on Sunday, Oct. 11th here in Canada. The sun made an appearance on schedule and even though Bill said things looked a little icy, we didn’t really have much frost. It was 2C/36F at 8 am. I sat with my tea and read blogs, catching up on how our friends who write are doing. I sent a message to siblings to see if and when they might be going to see Mom. No point in us overlapping visits since only 2 are allowed in her room at a time.
Coming home from town, this patch of colour still catches my eye
Donna
answered pretty soon after and so we agreed to meet at Rockwood at 10. It isn’t
that we ‘need’ to have someone else there with us but it makes the two hours
pass easier. Plus, there seems to be lots to talk about right now. There really
was no change in Mom but we were present when Chaplain Dianne came in to chat
and then offered a prayer for Mom. 😊 I thought that was very nice. She has had many conversations
with Mom during her stay.
It was
before noon when Donna and said goodbye and headed home. Our original plans for
dinner had changed for personal reasons so with the two small hams I’d
purchased for today, Donna and Gerry invited us to their place for a small get together.
I had some cauliflower to cook up so put a casserole together and added a
strawberry rhubarb pie (I couldn’t make it for the $4 it sold for!) to the
cooler.
And then on Baptist Church Road, the view that I love
Bill didn’t
think he would cut grass any more this fall but he had to start the mower to
move things around in the shed. Since it was running, he carried on and cut
some of the key areas while I was in Durham. He had his shower while I heated
the hams and prepped the casserole. It is wonderful that we have such a sunny
day and a shame not to be with some family members today.
Seems
fitting that Mom has ‘brought’ us together on the special weekend. Because of
her, we have so much to be grateful for. The rest of the day is a bit of a blur
but we enjoyed a lovely meal in Hanover, just 6 of us. Six of us who have been
in the safe healthy presence of each other for weeks. We stayed around in their
sitting area until around 8 when we bid adieus to our hosts and drove home. I
had a little more to drink than normal so really hoped this wasn’t the night to
get a call from Rockwood. ☹
Our combined supper was wonderful!
Donna made a packet Curried Bean Sweet Potato Soup (yummy!)
carrots, roast potatoes and roast beef with gravy
I took original and brown sugared ham, cheesy cauliflower casserole
and the pie
Donna had bought the same rhubarb strawberry pie so we didn't need mine
With that, I consumed some of the Australian wine that I took
A wonderful
day all around and we’re very thankful for the blessings we have and are
experiencing even though some of it is sad.
Thank you
for stopping by! Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends and family!
What a grateful attitude you have,Patsy, every day, it's so refreshing I am the same way and become weary of folks that complain more often than find the good in this world.
ReplyDeleteAppreciating your mother is precious, mine has lived in heaven for several years now, and I am so grateful for her ongoing wonderful influence in my life .
As prepared and ready as you are for her passing it is still heartbreakingly sad, thank God you have Bill.
-Mary
What a beautiful time of the year to spend time with family. You will draw strength from one another. And the food looked delicious.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving! A shared meal is always a treat, glad you were able to get together.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you in this week ahead. Take care and stay well.
So glad that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a nice visit with your Mom.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.