The Ridge
On Saturday, June 27th it was 7 when I got up. Bill and Gibbs had been up and out and Gibbs was curled up beside me. I did my exercises, got up and made the bed. Bill had pulled the bag of dirty clothes out of the closet and already had them sorted. Not many this week, with him not working.
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| Good morning! A lovely sky from last night. My favourite is bottom right. |
He left for the field around 7:30. I left with my tea to-go and the basket of clothes. There were 3 customers this morning when I arrived, one couple and a single lady. She took her clothes to hang and I wasn't far behind her with a clean building to report.
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| Three lovelys today |
As I was walking out, Renee, the homeless (?) gal, came in and plopped her stuff down. The couple said the radio was blaring when they arrived at 7 so she'd been there last night before closing. LOL It's easy enough to remove the radio but it's not up to me.
At the end of our lane, this
quilted sky greeted me.
At home, I hung our few clothes and because the grass was very dewy, Gibbs laid down on the gravel instead. He was in a good spot to keep an eye on Mom and our surroundings.
My fussy protector.
(although I don't blame him not liking
the wet grass)
You may have laughed at my 'short and sweet' comment yesterday as I don't seem to know HOW to do that! 🤭🤭 I'll tell you that I was overwhelmed with your responses!😍💕 Thank you all for such kind words, you may be sorry! Ha ha.
Shouldn't take long to dry.
Beautiful sun and heat galore.
Just a slight breeze.
Around 10, Donna messaged that they were at the Acreage so I drove over to pick her up. Today, there was an estate sale at the Anglican church. I've been 2 years in a row and it's by donation. Today was different but prices were ridiculously low. A daughter-in-law selling off the mom's belongings.
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| Our rose bush from London has started blooming. |
We each found a few goodies. A hammer, multi-head screwdriver and red round table cloth for tomorrow for me. From there we stopped at two more sales and again, found something small at each one. We're doing good!
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| A family drive to the Acreage for water. |
A pair of striped jeans, a slate F*R*I*E*N*D*S sign, and a silicone baking pan. Lastly, I picked up a medium-size garbage can for the shed - for Bill. He mentioned wanting one a couple of days ago so perfect timing!
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| Not using his collar lately, it is new and calming for him when we do on rides. 👍 |
Bill put flags down at the fence
along the road today.
All patriotic for Canada's upcoming
159th birthday.
Madame IP cooked 8 eggs for deviled eggs tomorrow and while they were cooking, Bill got home. He wanted to get a bladder of water and then relax so we all drove to the Acreage. Donna was napping when we arrived so we sat with Gerry until she walked up front.
No one was more surprised than me
when I took the foil off the pan.
A cake! Mind you, it was still gooey
in the centre, like a lava cake,
but perfect for what I needed. Yay!
Back home, I used Madame IP again to bake a cake. Whaa??? This is from a French vanilla box mix and I followed a Youtube video so I didn't mess it up. Pretty basic instructions but the 25 minutes didn't cook the inside perfectly. Didn't matter, I was making a trifle for tomorrow's dessert and all I needed were chunks of cake. 👍
I just needed chunks of cake for
the trifle.
I finished the eggs, put them in the fridge and let the cake cool before layering the trifle. I'd never made it before, as simple as it is, but it looks pretty good to me! I took it to the Bunky fridge as ours is jam packed full! Bill didn't stop as he said, but emptied the bladder of water into the trailer and my rain barrel.
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| I've never made Trifle before so I hope it tastes okay. 🤞 |
Then, he cut my area of grass and got the weed trimmer out again to tidy up a few spots he missed the other day. 💕 For supper, he grilled a top sirloin grilling steak, a baked potato for himself and inside I steamed some broccoli for me. The steak was delicious, the broccoli was passable. 🤷♀️
We cleaned up the few dishes, ran the dishwasher and as I wrote my blog, Gibbs slept under my chair, and Bill cleaned the trap from our toilet. It seems to get a calcium build-up and needs a good cleaning in order for it to hold water. He also cleaned the sink and counter top for me. Time to stop, dear! 🤣
The steak was perfect!
Tomorrow, I have a list of things to do to finish getting ready for our company. That's when he'll do what he loves for the morning. It's a lot of work, it seems, but totally worth it to have a fun day with Bill's sisters and their husbands. We look forward to it every year.
We reached a heated 25.56C/78F at its peak today and only dropping to 15C/59F overnight. A hotter day tomorrow so windows will be closed and the a/c set to run. It's all better than cold and rain! This was a great day, getting out with my sister again is top notch! 💖
We had surprise visitors after supper.
Pictures tomorrow and of the pretty
moon and sky.
Gibbs is kapooped!
Good night!
Thank you so much for stopping by!
