My Mind is a-Buzzin'

The Ridge

On Saturday, Sept. 5th I woke up very surprised that I slept so soundly with so much going on in my head. Gibbs let us (Daddy) sleep in until 6:30 and then it was Bill who made the first move. They will be able to do that this coming week as Bill has taken the week off work. 💕

Good morning!

So we were up and had clothes sorted into 3 loads. One load was for our chair quilts which I've forgotten twice now! I left the Suite and Ridge at 7, forgetting the empty water bottle. Duh! If it isn't one thing it's another! I'm sure Bill wasn't too far behind, leaving for the flying field. 

2 Moonflowers
(Bill's job will be to count them
each day when I'm away)
He has the list. 🤭

It was a foggy morning but the forecast called for clearing. In town it was less so and I went with the plan to hang the clothes on our line for the first time in weeks. The quilts I would dry since they take up more room on the line. 

Turbine Lane 
and at the corner it looks like a fire
at the end of the road BUT
look closely.
See the geese?

There was one customer, a younger man than I usually see, very nice and we had a nice chit chat before I left him folding his families clothing. Back home, I left Gibbs inside while I hung things, the grass is dewy and it felt damp and cool. 

In town, it was clear.
This is my drive home with wet
clothes, thinking 'oh brother'.
It did clear soon after hanging them.

I had first thought that I would drive back into town for the 11 am parade but I changed my mind. I saw it last year and it would be a madhouse at the town centre plus at the Community centre immediately afterwards. So, I stayed here with Gibbs and put a few things in the back of Ptooties.

Lots of dew droplets on the line

I had some liver and eggs for lunch, and shared with the little guy. He loved it, of course! At 1:00, I drove in to the fair displays to see how my entries did. I did pretty good. Out of 10 entries, 8 were awarded placement. I didn't expect that. The pictures say it all.

Could you resist this?
I couldn't

Cuddling in the hammock
and at the picnic table.
I'm going to miss him this week
and I bet he'll miss me too.
🥰💕

A new visitor today.
Mr. Goldfinch

I took pictures of each one and then walked around at the other displays. My head was pretty big at this point and after a cha-cha with the Mayor (🤭) on my way out, I headed to get a water bottle filled. Mark's store isn't open on Saturday and the machine was marked 'out of service' so Bill can get it this week.

Here are my winners.
8 out of 10.
6 - 1st
2 - 2nd
2 - thank yous

He drove in from the field around 2:30, 2 minutes after me. Good timing! He had a good morning with the boys. 

It's quite a job setting it all up
Kudos to the Agricultural Society!

There were quite a few tables as well
of produce, flowers and baked goods.

I was excited to share my news and he was all ears, proud of his Quiller. Well, he's a flyer, so.......😂 It was only 5 but by the time I put stuff away, we agreed to start supper.

The clouds were moving out
by 2:30

Bacon, cheeseburgers on the grill and they were perfectly cooked tonight. Yum. We topped it off with a celebratory Chapman's Black Cherry ice cream cone. Cheers! I fueled up Ptooties this morning and this afternoon, the LCBO satisfied my vacation needs for alcohol. Probably more than I'll drink but that's okay.

When picking up our entries,
they encouraged us to take the little
lady scarecrows beside our items.
They're cute!

After cleanup, Bill went to the Hangar. Gibbs watched him and then sat behind me in my chair to make sure the Ridge was secure and we were safe. The sun rules the sky and although there's a breeze, it's been quite a lovely day. I hope you can say the same. It's a long weekend and the weather seems to be co-operating.

Yummy!
Good night!

Thank you for popping in.

Checking off my List

 The Ridge

On Friday, Sept. 4th it was nice that we all slept in. Gibbs and Bill didn't move until 6:30. I had rolled over at 6:10, found a comfortable position and just waited. I was slept out but it sure is great to not have to get up and move too quickly.

Good morning!
2 Moonflowers.
Look at how that pistil and
those stamens are reaching up!

We were both off work today and I had a few things on my list to do. One was to clean and vacuum Ptooties. Maybe Saturday I will take her in for a car wash, we'll see, she isn't too bad. Two was to open my suitcase and double check my clothes. Three was to pack up my craft stuff, so it was out of Bill's way........just in case. 😉

Looking like a lovely day,.

Bill had one thing on his list (teehee) and that was to work on his planes. It was to be a nice day so he was able to bring his big one out of the Hangar and work out in the fresh air. When my car was looking her best, I came in and packed things up, into some semblance of order.

While I was up checking my garden,
Gibbs relaxed.

I brought my suitcase in and did the check through, without changing anything! I did add shoes to a separate bag and finally decided on a 'toiletries/cosmetic' bag. I will choose a few earrings as well and it should all be good to go. I've even remembered to put in a walking stick for any hobbling!

Ptooties right up tight so I
could reach the central vac
hookup in the basement.

We had lunch together, kind of, I had my quesadilla using the last cooked meatballs because I had no bacon thawed. It was messy........of course, but very tasty with some sour cream dobbed on top. Bill nipped in to town to the hardware store and dropped his jigsaw off for Andrew.

Bill enjoyed his day with
his planes.

At 4:30, we drove in for the early Catch the Ace, stopping at Eckhardt's Shell again for tickets. Roz and Brian will not be in town tonight. We, as a committee, got the next 2 week's tickets ready to go and although we didn't win the $634 tonight, the Ace is still out there and that is exciting!

My tomatoes and peppers are
90% done. These plants still have
some veggies on them. Some of the plants
were tossed over the fence.
Must soon be fall.

We were home by 7:20 after dropping the new tickets off at the Shell station. We'd agreed that a simple supper of tomato soup would suffice and it was quick, easy and tasty, filling that wee hole in our bellies. What a lovely evening, with many clouds to add dimension to the sky.

Just soup and it was enough.

I heard that the judging for the fair entries was complete so I'm anxious for tomorrow afternoon when i can get there to see if I had any luck. First, I have jobs to do and then I'll check it out. 

The sky going in to town

We reached 22C/71.6F by this afternoon and even though some places had some rain, right in town, the Ridge remained dry except for maybe 10 drops.

Coming home, it was much
prettier.
Almost beckoning.
Good night!

This was a nice day with a few things taken care of. Thank you for stopping around.