Do We Need a Loan? (🤣🤣)

The Ridge

On Sunday, Aug. 30th I was up and in town by 7:15 with the dirty laundry. Dollar Store Dave was inside as was a younger couple whom I've not seen before. He was quite pleasant, she was non-descript, appearing miserable.

Good morning!
The overnight rain did a number
on my 1 Moonflower.
This was early too!

Hmm, Dave said after they left that he thinks they went camping and left their shoes outside over night. Both had shoes and sweatshirts in the dryer. 🤭 Woops! They had phones so obviously didn't check the weather reports. 🤷‍♀️

The air was so still when I left for
the Mat.
The flags were all wet-stuck to the
poles.

They were all gone and I was left to finish our 3 loads by myself. One load was towels and bath mat, since it was to be another 'possible rainy' day. It sure wasn't adequate for a craft sale! Oh well, I DID check the weather forecast so knew this last night.

No, not a homeless person's cart.
I won't even share how much this
all cost, trust me - a lot!!

So, I was home by 9, we put our clothes away, I changed out of my work clothes and we drove to Guelph's Costco. It was time to start the stock up for winter and it was that kind of day. Apparently, everyone else thought so too. Traditionally, it was jam-packed!

It was after 12:30 so we stopped
in Fergus for lunch at A & W.
Our favourite, Cheddar Bacon Uncle Burger
combo. The onion rings today were great!

We almost needed to take out a loan to pay for the cart full we had but there are many things we will not need to buy again for a minimum of 6 months, maximum of 1 year. We were prepared for a large bill, as it usually is. We won't need to go back this fall.

On the way home, and all day,
this is the most blue sky we saw.

Back home, in Durham, we fueled up Ptooties but our hope that prices would have dropped this morning did not come to fruition. Still $1.63/litre. Oh well, she was thirsty and took almost $75. We got the groceries put away, Bill found room for the bulk stuff and he and Gibbs had a snooze.

I noticed a lot of white
popping up in the yard and fields.
Should be called Fungi Alley!

Bill went for water at the Acreage and when he returned, we calculated how much toilet paper, kleenex and paper towels to take south. The rest will be stored in the Bunky in non-penetrable containers so the mice can't get at it. 

Different varieties too

For supper, since we had a big lunch, it was blt & cheese toasted sandwiches. Enough to fill the wee gap and they were tasty. Just one fry pan to wash by hand and a quiet evening. Last night I watched a rerun of Return to Me with Minny Driver so not sure what I'll find tonight.

My favourite is what Google lens
calls Spiky puffball.
🤭🤣
They are like yellow sponge inside.

This was a good day. By supper time, dampness in the form of a misty rain had moved in and that brought the temperature down. Should be a good night for sleeping again.

Supper.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.

No Commitments Today at All!

 The Ridge

There was no rush to get up and moving on Saturday, Aug. 29th so Bill took his time getting ready to go flying and I took my time coming downstairs. It was still just after 7 when we saw each other for our good mornings. There is no such thing as sleeping in here. Even on weekends.

Good morning!

However, I did forget one thing I wanted to do.........and didn't realize it until late in the afternoon! So, Bill left for the flying field arouind 7:30 and I sat with Gibbs to finish my tea. I needed a shower.......well, I didn't 'need' a shower but it was time to have one. 🤭

Not a day goes by without a good
laugh with this little guy around.
I could hear him scratching the blanket,
and he disappeared under it.
When he heard me laughing, I had
to take a video of what he did next.
Volume on.

Then, I got the central vac out and did the floors. I like the Dirt Devil but the bigger one does a more thorough job and I can use an attachment to reach under the slideouts. With that done, Gibbs was happy and relaxed again, I sat to start a new book.

Then, this morning. He watched
Daddy leave. 'They' watched, I mean.

Bill took the weed trimmer
to the field for some clean up.
It was too windy to fly anyway.

This one is a good one right off the get-go so it will be done quickly. It's called The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel. I was hooked on the first 2 pages! I didn't do much else all morning but just before noon, we went outside together.

Until he saw the poinsettia,
Bill thought it was a wedding card.
That inspired me to use the
bells on my next card.

Not too bad,

I did a bit of weeding around the wood pile where I have a few Moonflowers and decided that maybe I'll give those to Donna. It isn't the best place for them, since the wood tends to shift at times (thanks Chippy!) and rolls down, threatening the delicate plants.

Pretty clouds out there
but there were a lot of gray clouds
today too.

For lunch, since Bill had texted me a picture of his lunch with the boys, I made one of my stuffed, messy quesadillas. Yummy and filling. 

You might get tired of seeing them,
but I have yet to get tired of eating
them. This one had an egg in it too.

Back into the book and I had a hard time putting it down. I moved to my craft table and made another card for either a wedding or anniversary.

These were on the berm.
When I used Google lens, it said
Mini Puffballs. (?)
They did look like it when I broke one
open. 🤷‍♀️

My garden fare today.
My first red pepper!

I debated about holding a sale tomorrow but now it looks like rain in the forecast all day! Duh!! I guess I won't be doing that. I have the Mat to clean and laundry to do anyway so probably just as well. We might take a trip to Costco since the day will be a write-off.

Even those not fully bloomed are
gorgeous!
They all have 5 petals but this one only
has 3. Interesting.

The areas weeded today.
I think there are 4 Moonflowers
in the left picture.

It was a lazy afternoon, my boys snoozed and then Bill went out to dump our black tank. Gibbs and I went out as well and I did more weeding down the garden by the corral fence. Gradually, I get my 'weeding groove' back and with the ground damp, it's easy.

I can't get enough of this little
bum. Sound asleep beside his
Daddy. They both sleep better when
in separate chairs.
🥰

We didn't get rain today but a couple of times when the wind picked up, it seemed like it might. It was very mild though and the wind felt refreshing. We all had a 20 minute rest together in the hammock, Gibbs loves it and the fact we are all together. 💖

We noticed this tent caterpillar
nest when we were in the hammock.
Bill cut it down and burned it with
the few critters that he saw.
Ewwww, I hate them!

For supper, we had grilled sausages on a bun and our last cob of corn each. It has been very good this year, no matter where we bought it. The wind has died after supper and Bill walked down to the Hangar.

While Bill barbecued, Gibbs knew
Uni(corn) can't go outside so
patiently waited at the door.
He didn't put her down.
Now that's love.

It has been a good day. I hope you can say the same. Oh yes! I forgot to tell you what I forgot to do today. I had planned to go into Durham this morning to another church trunk sale......but it never entered my mind. LOL Saved $$, no doubt, but likely missed out on something REALLY good! 🤣🤔

My smoked sausage looks burnt
but it was perfect!
Good night!

Thank you for popping by! It was a great 23C/73F day!