Some Errands, The Rain Returns

The Ridge

On Tuesday, May 12th Bill had the day off. He had an appointment in Markdale for a follow up ECG on his heart murmur. It was for 8:45 am so I opted out of an early 6 am cleaning at the Mat and went with him. It is such a nice hospital and I waited outside of the Imaging Room while he was taken care of.

Good morning!
This is a bad picture but
we were thrilled to see our geese
had babies.

We left there just after 9:35 and drove the 40 km to Owen Sound for our appointment at Service Canada. We had our paperwork all filled out and our pictures in hand to renew our passports. Today, it took 20 minutes for the young lady to finish processing and send it off.

It was so surprising that I
wasn't prepared with a camera.

When we left there we walked through the mall to the Bell store. We've been talking about upgrading our phones for a year so this was as good a time as any to check it out. Especially since the two staff had no customers inside. 

Waiting for Bill

We left the store with new phones about an hour later. You all know the joy of that, I'm sure but we were quite pleased with the cost and the fact that our monthly service payments are less than what we started with. 

I was quite impressed with this
hospital.

We are not great at all the transfer stuff so glad she did it for us, however, I had to download an app that was lost and Bill has to set up the Wyze security cameras again on my phone. Not sure what is going on with that but he'll figure it out.

Waiting at the Bell store for our
phone transfers

Back home, I went in and cleaned the Mat. It was busy with 4 customers, in and out, so I finished and got out within the hour. Today was a cool day but a couple of degrees warmer than yesteray - well 3 degrees. We had frost on the vehicles and the grass this morning.

By late afternoon, we reached 13.3C/56F and Bill drove over to turn the pump on at the Acreage. It was to be the last night below freezing so we could get water now from their well again. He got a bladder of water and by the time he returned, the rain had begun.

Lunch was yummy.
Deep fried onion rings for me!

It didn't last, which is good. for supper, after lunch at A & W we opted for grilled cheese sandwiches. It fit the bill. We watched a couple more episodes of Bosch before switching to NCIS and NCIS:Origins. 

Supper

Bill is back to work tomorrow, closer to home so he can take Black Beauty. Yay! This was a good day, with more things taken care of. The rain returned and is expected to last until 10 pm.

The view from the hospital.
It wasn't busy this morning.
Good night.

Thank you for popping in.

They've Arrived! A Lazy Day for Gibbs and I, Birthdays

The Ridge

On Monday, May 11, it felt good to stay in bed. Although, it only lasts until 7:30 at the latest and then I'm moving. Bill leaves at 6:30 so after bidding him adieu, Gibbs curled up beside me at the window and we dropped off again.

Good morning!
This little visitor made my morning.

He is still such a cuddlebum in the morning, what would I ever do without those morning kisses and snuggles? 🐶 The sun was shining brightly in our east facing window and the sky was mostly clear blue. Deceiving though, it was only 1.67C/35F and not to get much better all day.

Visiting me through
the window.

I hopped in the shower as soon as I got up so I didn't get lazy. With no where to go today, I tend to do that. Woops! I made my tea and set it on my craft table...and promptly forgot about it! LOL I was distracted by our first Baltimore Oriole visit! 

He was right there, first on my clothesline and then on our ladder! He made a couple of trips around the Suite, landing once on Black Beauty, before coming to the oranges in the feeder. He seemed to be happy to nibble there for a while before flying off.

He came back for the grape jelly.

Once he disappeared, I went out and added some grape jelly for him. I was so excited! I'd heard about them visiting St. Thomas and Clinton, even Montreal so it was bound to be our turn. This is not my picture, but what came up on my emoji search.

They are so stunning.

Needless to say, I sat in my chair with Gibbs and when 9 o'clock rolled around, I remembered my tea. LOL I reheated it and enjoyed it all the same. Bill and I have 2 daughter's birthdays today. His youngest, Jess, and my oldest, Bridgette, celebrate the same day. What a coincidence!

Chicken on a bun

So, with those wishes relayed, I started reading one of my very few 'health' books. I wanted to refresh my memory on Barry Grove's theory on diabetes and cholesterol. He makes so much sense to me and has the research to back it all up. I enjoy flipping through the pages.

It has a lot of nice short stories.

On my 50th birthday, my sister Donna gave me a small book with little stories and I came across it yesterday in my 'special' book cupboard (along with Barry's). I smiled about the gift and read through some of the heart-warming, feel-good tales.

We walked to the mailbox
Gibbs waits for me to head back.

For lunch, I reheated the last pieces of chicken and sauce and had it on a warmed bun. That was very good. It will be pork tenderloin for supper with a side. I finished my 5th card, those are the ones I prepped a few days ago. Not sure what is next. Maybe more earrings.

First, Gibbs and I walked down to the mailbox and brought up the Canadian Tire flyer. He actually walked right to the road with me this time. It felt really cold when I first went out but on the way back, not as bad. Still, 6C/42.8F is not warm! Thankfully, we didn't have the strong winds.

Finally! My 3 little daffodils
have bloomed in the midst
of the periwinkle.

I made my tea and got the tools out for making earrings. Bill messaged that he would be home before 5:30 so I finished 2 pair of earrings and then sat with Gibbs to watch a new series that one of my fellow bloggers recommended. 

My new earring display
holder.
Two new pair of earrings added.

Scarpetta, 1st episode in and I'm interested enough to go on. The author, Patricia Cornwell, is familiar to me as well. for supper, I had mini sausages and pancakes on the menu. Bill was quite happy about that. They were good. We cleaned up and I put on Bosch. Time for a re-boot. 😉

A nice change for supper.

It was a good day, nice and sunny and I guess if it had been warmer, I would have been outside doing something. Bill is done with the Guelph job, Billy can finish it tomorrow while Bill and I take care of a few personal things. 

Happy Birthday, Bridgette.

Happy Birthday, Jess.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit today. Comments are welcome.