The Ridge
On Wednesday, Aug. 5th we had a leisurely awakening. No work for either of us this morning and Gibbs let Bill sleep until close to 6:30. I waited until 7 before I found myself fully awake and got up too. There was a possibility that Bill would have work after lunch - to be determined.
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| Good morning! Gibbs watches our every move, would love to know what he's thinking. |
Because of that possibility, he went out around 8:30 to cut the berm. The grass was getting quite long! I saw him move to the back field when he finished and wasn't surprised. He was done back there at 9:15. Inside, I had washed and dressed for our eye appointment in Markdale.
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| Yet another Moonflower (almost missed) in the small garden |
These are just checkups to see if our prescriptions have changed from last year. When Bill came in, he showered and we were leaving the Ridge at 10 for the 15 minute drive. Leaving early is a natural thing for us but Bill also remembered that there was a detour we'd have to follow.
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| A new conversation with Gibbs. "Yes, Mom, you did good, Daddy can finish" |
Close to Markdale, we did have to veer off the highway and cut around on a country road to get to Grey Highlands Eye Care, arriving at 10:20. It is never busy and the friendly staff, Maddy in this case, took us in right away. I was first and happy that my prescription has not changed. Yay! No glasses required.
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| Oh yah, Bill says, "they'll be easy to pull out" 😂😂😂😂 Those flags weren't budging today! |
Bill was happy with the same results and although we both show tiny signs of cataracts, they are not in any way a disruption to our sight at this time. We'll just continue with the regular16-mth checkups (that is what our OHIP (Ontario Health Ins. Plan) covers, to keep an eye on them.
Back home at 11:30, since Bill had heard that Billy could use his help today, we had lunch a bit early. Another quesadilla for me, using summer sausage instead of bacon, and it continues to satisfy me. It's one way to use up those cherry tomatoes! He changed into work clothes and took Ptooties to Owen Sound.
Here comes Pokey
I also changed from my dress into shorts and tee and went out to see how successful I'd be with SB (Sputter Butt) cutting grass. I managed to get 15 minutes out of her/him before it died on the spot. I had at least covered the areas that Bill cannot get to with the rider and that short time had me way over-heated. I just can't handle working it it anymore!
Front field.
Where's Gibbs?
He's in all 3 pictures.
Who says he doesn't like water?
Gibbs and I sat on the patio, in the shade, enjoying the wee breeze when it graced us. It's a hot day, no complaints, but we know it will bring more rain by the end of tomorrow. Then the rain won't know when to stop, such is Ontario weather, it seems. 😏 I was cooled off in about 30 minutes and debated what to do.
For such a hot boy, he sureran up the lane quickly!
I had no ambition for much of anything. Not even reading so Gibbs and I came inside to start my blog. Clouds were moving in so it was quite comfortable in the Suite with windows open and the overhead fan running, sending the heat out.
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| Shade is his friend. I didn't blame him at all! |
It wasn't long, however, that the clouds cleared and the breeze died. It made me kick myself for not closing up and turning the a/c on. I started to work on a new quilling project but I wasn't coming up with anything other than greeting cards so that's what I did.
At 4, Gibbs and I walked down to check the mailbox and I realized just how hot it got out there. Wow! The humidity is awful. I tried to gather our Canada flags that Bill put in the fence posts at the road but the mounting sticks (or the posts!) have swollen and they won't budge. LOL
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| This snooze allowed time for his belly and feet to dry. Little goof, running through the water. |
Bill was home at 4:30 so just a 3 1/2 hr. day for him. He changed and went right out to cut the front field. That way he doesn't have to think about it for the weekend, which could be busy enough.
For supper, we'd agreed on cheeseburgers. I forgot to thaw bacon so we'll skip that tonight. They were still good and when I was too full to finish the last couple of bites, Gibbs had some burger too. 🤭 We chomped on more watermelon for dessert.
Coming home from Robin's
I had a message that Robin was looking for a couple pair of earrings and to talk to Bill about a side job. So as we prepared to head in to her place, Donna and Gerry popped by on their way home from the Acreage. He brought us some wood and a barrel from their dismantled dock, which Bill said he could use.
Robin liked the earrings and she and Bill discussed the job she needed help with. We had a nice visit with her and a few chuckles watching Mildred and her rubber chicken before we headed home at 8:30.
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| My grandson, Jake and his girlfriend, Carmen are ready to share their news. |
Today was a good day. I know I can't handle the heat as well these days, especially working in it, so it took me a while to cool off. The evening was dropping off from the 27.78C/82F to a pleasant 17.22C/63F with a cooler day and some rain tomorrow.
Meet the babes!
Good night!
Thank you for the visit today!
