Another Busy Day

The Ridge

On Saturday, July 11th I woke up at 6 when the boys got up.......that surprised me after only 6 hours sleep. For me? Unusual. However, I turned over until 6:30 when I did a few stretches and rolled out of bed. I slept well, solid and if there were dreams, I don't remember them.

Good morning!
These 4 Moonflowers were photographed
last night at midnight when we
got home.

The air coming in through our Suite's windows was nice and cool(ish) but with the heat still hanging on for a few days, we closed up and set the a/c to come on around 23C/74F. I left for the Mat at 7 and Bill closed windows and probably left around 7:30. I don't know, I wasn't here. 🤭

After cleaning and laundering our 2 small loads (hot weather, less clothes), I went to fill a water bottle. Gibbs watched me hang a few clothes on the line and then went where he had a better security position. He couldn't see me but he could monitor any suspicious entries. 

They don't take long to dry in
this weather!

It's quite a nice day, just the right amount of a breeze, blue sky and a few white fluffy clouds. There wasn't a lot to do outside but I got my markers out and 'painted' my new sign. I'm not sure if I will get out with my crafts tomorrow but want to be prepared just in case. 

On duty, in the shade.

I had lunch alone, knowing that when Bill isn't home by 12:30, he's either eating with the boys or he's had a big breakfast at the field with them. They spoil each other and I think it is great! They have such a great connection. At 1:30, the clothes were dry so I brought them in, folded and put mine away.

Bill pulled in about 15 minutes later and had a quick yogourt. (I was right, Dave bbq'd egg  McMuffin sandwiches for them all soon after they assembled.)Because our 'incorrect' meter on our fresh water tank was reading less than 4 gallons of water last night, he went to the Acreage for more.

It's a lovely day.
Wanted to see my sign from a distance.

Gibbs and I stayed home, seems like I've been go-go-going all morning. 🤷‍♀️ Maybe kicking my heels up last night is catching up with me! I'll definitely had a lay down before we leave this afternoon. Yup, we're helping at the Legion today for their Anniversary dinner. 

I will finish the centre
before my sale tomorrow.

I know I dropped off trying to read a few pages of my book and around 3:15 got dressed in my Lion's t-shirt, shorts and waited for Bill to return. Once he was also dressed accordingly, we drove to the Legion for the requested 4 pm. 

Our flowering raspberry bush
all trussed up is now flowering.

There were 11 volunteers today and by the time Bill and I arrived, food was cooked so we helped 'prepare' by filling dishes, water glasses, cutting and plating pies and whatever needed to be done before 5. There was quite the hustle in the kitchen.

I finished the last of the egg salad.

Roast beef, mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli & cauliflower salad, bean salad and coleslaw w/rolls. 6 of us served 120 guests their meal and then they feasted on apple, pumpkin, berry and 3 varieties of cream pies for dessert. It was a great success.

Bustle in the kitchen

Then the part no one likes but is necessary. Clean up. The volunteers all got a free meal and it was delicious! 

So much food was leftover,
meat, potatoes , carrots and gravy.

That's a lot of dishes and once things are washed and appropriately drip-dried, the biggest challenge was finding counter space to set things. It all worked out and my first time in such hubbub. 

We left for home by 9 leaving just Roz, Brian and Terry to finish with the last of the water glasses. The 10 minute dishwash cycle was good but when you have nothing left to do but wait, put away, wait, put away, no point in 5 of us staying.

The sun was just setting as we turned
onto Baptist Church Road.

It was a rewarding experience, and I  got a wee sense of what Nancy K does often.  Gibbs was happy to see us and we were pleased to see that Mike had come out to spend the night in his trailer. We don't see him often! I was too tired to finish my blog and by 9:30, I was in bed and soon asleep.

A scruffy little boy Gibbs.
Only a few weeks old.
Good night!

Another great day for the books, busy but good. Thank you for the visit.

Crazy Day - Time is of the Essence

The Ridge

On Friday, July 10th Gibbs let Bill sleep in until almost 6:30. I don't know about him, but I had a great sleep, waking up when they got up enough to realize I had another stupid dream. LOL Funny what the mind does when you let it run.

Good morning!
Winding down, only one
Moonflower today.

When I came downstairs at 7, Bill and Gibbs were in his chair, relaxing. Gibbs stays up with me until I get up to make the bed and then joins Daddy - and often goes back to sleep. No work today, at least not for Mike and Billy. He got 3 good days in this week so he was happy.

He had his breakfast and at 8:15 drove over to cut the grass next door. At 8:30, I went out and cut the area of grass here that Bill can't get to with the CC. The battery died as I was finishing, good grief, it doesn't seem to last long anymore. 😟

When Bill came back and stretched
out in his chair for a few minutes
before lunch,
Gibbs knows the word 'snooze' and
joins him.
💗

I was so hot, already, when I finished just after 9 that I went into the Bunky, opened windows and cooled down sitting at the puzzle. It took a while, my arm kept sticking to the pieces on the table. Gibbs couldn't get comfortable either, inside with me, outside in the shade and eventually, I let him inside with the a/c set to come on.

A 3 part photo op.
Bill went out the lane.
Gibbs is in his usual postion,
listening to Daddy drive away.

It's where I know he is safe and happy enough, up on the bed. I made good progress but no sneak previews of the puzzle, no help to anyone who may be doing it next! Bill came back home around 11:30. The grass was done and he is feeling better about the mudding and sanding he is doing indoors.

He can tell by sound which
way the vehicles are going.
Wait a minute, Daddy turned right.
His head adjusts to the right.
Still relaxed.

We came in for lunch and with his little snooze buddy beside him in my chair, relaxed until 1 pm when he drove back over. We both will have showers this afternoon and we struggled with our late day timing. We have to be at C the A for 5 pm. 

Then.......what? That's
Daddy's truck turning in next door!
He perked right up on his little
'elbows' to get a closer look.
Funnier in person, but still cute.
It's like he saying 'What the??'
🤭

We are usually there until 6:45 to fully complete the ticket process. We don't usually eat until we get home so we'll need to figure that out before we want to be at the Legion for 7:30(ish) when doors open for our night out. We're not 'later' kind of people and want to get a decent seat of our choosing. 

Hence, the timing thing. It's 12:30 and we've still not figured it out. Do we dress before we go? Do we eat at Goodchild's Mobile Eatery and risk slopping food? Do we eat something at 4, before we go? Will there be time to come back and dress? Aargh! Who thought a date night would be easy??

Sorry Derek, but I didn't care for
your BFT. 

We decided to get dressed and leave at 4:15, go to the food truck, get take out and drive to the Curling club for as close to 5 pm as possible. It worked out great since the club didn't open until 5:10 and we had time to sit in the shade and eat our supper. Bill enjoyed his fish and chips, I didn't like my fish taco.

Too little fish in the bottom and too much runny coleslaw on top which cooled the fish off totally. I won't do that again and helped Bill eat his fries which were delicious! Live and learn, right? We didn't win but that's okay, the $7,800 is still up for grabs. 

This was early, it did fill up a fair bit
and the band just started. 
Always early dancers when the music
is good.

We came home quickly to let Gibbs out and I changed from my bulky crossover purse to my more dainty but very suitable purse from my sister, Gayle's honeymoon. (1971??) the Legion opened doors at 7:30 and, along with a few others, we were two of the first 10 people in the door.

This band is great and tour
all over Ontario, Manitoba,
Ohio and Nevada. At least,
those are their upcoming show dates
now. Tickets were really reasonable,
$25 each.

From previous events, we've learned not to sit too close to the front aka speakers and hit the very back row. Mystic Highway was AWESOME! All CCR tunes which meant that with the exception of 4 songs, Bill and I knew them all. This was inspiration for us to get out on the floor a lot! 😀

I know 4 people who
thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

Dancing - one of my favourite things and although it isn't Bill's, he was keen to get up as often as I was. Maybe 65% for his wife and 35% his own desire but whatever, I love him even more for the grooves, shakes and moves that he shared with me on that dance floor. 🥰 Enjoy the music with me.

We sat with Kat, Deidter and Doug with Lynn, Jim and Harriet not too far away. It was a wonderful evening out. We were home just after 11:30, turned the a/c off and opened windows before heading up to bed. 

When I have a couple of adult beverages later in the day, I've learned to drink water so finished a glass full before joining my sweeties. 

It's been a day, a great one once we figured out timing etc. We had a high temp of 27.22C/81F and even warmer over the next few days. Here's one last video. If I hadn't been up dancing, I would have recorded more. Deidter totally stole the show 'running through the Jungle'. Loved it!

                               Good night!

Thank you for coming by. Happy Weekend!