Getting Good at Being Home

The Ridge

Happy Sunday, Apr. 26th! We woke to a frosty morning but just a light frost was evident on Ptooties windshield by the time I was ready to take her out. It was around 7 when I got up and moving. Bill and Gibbs had been out and back in already.

Good morning!
A picture on Baptist Church Rd.
at what I call Turbine Lane,
on my way to work.

I made my tea, grabbed a banana and some yogourt and went in to clean. I took our towels and bath mat in to wash so they wouldn't need to be done on next weekend with everything else. There was only one customer in the Mat when I arrived, Dollar Store Dave.

A pretty sky, a lovely day

Two others arrived and left during the hour and a half that I was there. I emptied the L & F and washed those items as well. It was a full load. LOL I also grabbed the dirty cleaning rags that Ron had continued to throw in the 'to be washed' pail. 18 of them! I guess doing laundry isn't on his list. 😂

I weeded the front garden before
my plants got going too much.
Bill hung our Mexico purchases
on the gate wall.

I put down my 90 minutes and finished drying the clothes and bagging them. They didn't completely dry so some came home to hang on the line with our towels. 

Also, along the fence before the
tiger lilies went crazy in their growth.

It was another beautiful day here on the Ridge. The wind was cool this morning, early, but the sun was so powerful that we didn't notice.

Gibbs saw our neighbour's
from this vantage point, so we waited
and watched as he protected us.
😂

We bustled around bringing a few more items out of the outhouse for hanging and Bill began working on the pump system from the pond. He's  determined to get it working this summer so we have water to wash vehicles and water plants. 🙏

This little piggy went
back into the pond for drinks
today.
What a character!

We stayed out for a lot of the day, Gibbs doing his usual supervising and security duty. I did go through the Bunky again and brought a few of Bill's work clothes in and checked out what books I had out there. 

A couple of rhubarb patches
are coming along.

In the Suite, we have a 'book' cupboard that is full of books, cd's and dvd's. Bill and I haven't been reading as much over the winter as we were at the beginning of our travels so I removed most of those and stacked them on my shelf in the Bunky.

Bill is happy on the days he
can hang our flag.
Our new neighbour, Adam, drove his
quad over in the field behind us.
What a unique way to 
introduce ourselves! 
😅

It was around 2:30 when we both said, that's it. We were done for the day, time for more enjoyable things. Bill went to the Hangar and I came in and finished my craft project. 

Should I say that he was
a very nice man?
Remember the chickens?
He brought us a dozen eggs.
Obviously, some of his chickens
are Easter Eggers.
I learned something today!

Bill came up at 5:30 and began grilling sausages for supper. I cooked a piece of pepper squash and mixed up some coleslaw.

This is the healthiest snapper
we've seen yet on the property.
Very prehistoric looking, right?
Gibbs stayed well away from him.

Bill had his sausage in a bun but I stuck to veggies with mine. It was very good and filling. The dishwasher cleaned up for us and we watched the episode of Sheriff Country that we missed on Friday night. This was a great day, a few more things off our list.

Bill worked for a while on
the water pump connections.
I have faith he'll get it working
soon. 

Bill made a lunch as he is back on the job tomorrow for one week to start. One of Mike's employees is on vacation so asked my sweetie to start a week earlier than he'd planned. No worries, things are coming along here. Gibbs and I will miss his presence around here,.

The turtles were enjoying
the sunshine today, too.

We reached 18C/64F, dropping to 6C/43F overnight. Goodness we need it stay warm for longer than that! Today is Bill's sister,is celebrating a birthday today so we called her this afternoon. 

My supper tonight.

I hope her card, the one with the lady in the dress, arrives before too long. Happy Birthday, Carol!

I finished my first canvas
board today.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by.

Saturday on the Home Front

The Ridge

On Saturday, Apr. 25th I took my time getting up, so it was around 7:30 when I came downstairs. There was nothing going on for me today until after supper. It was a cool night but we were warm inside, under our duvet.

Good morning!
Gibbs snoozes on my chair back
and I have a nice view while crafting.

We had some gusty winds overnight and rain as well. We didn't need either but by mid morning, the rains had stopped. Bill went to the Hangar and when he came up at noon, I discovered that he was purging. Too much 'stuff', so he was making room to work in there.

Just a walk around my big
garden.
These 2 trees were a foot high in 2016
when we moved up here.

I wasn't feeling too warm and we didn't want to run the furnace, so with the Blue Flame heater on, I just stayed inside and worked on my hobby. Gibbs isn't fond of the rain so he was happy to stay indoors with me. 

Gibbs and I walking the lane.
You see how that goes.

I worked on one of the printed canvas boards that I bought at the Dollarama. I'm liking this for a change of pace. It is getting creative juices running. 😃 We had sandwiches for lunch and Bill went back out and I resumed quilling.

One of our pretty birch
trees had snapped off and I didn't
notice until now.
Unless last night's winds did it.

The sun began breaking through the clouds around 2 and after my cup of tea, it was a half blue sky. Gibbs and I bundled up and went outside. Well, I bundled up, the wind was very cold. 

The water in the front field has
abated quite a bit but it is still
sloppy to walk in.

I walked to the end of the lane, Mr. lazybones didn't come too far but teased me by running to the water for a slurp from the pond and then running up the hill. Little goof. As I've said before, I laugh every day with him.

A dirty little piggy on our mat
waiting for me.
💗

The sun was in his eyes.

For supper, we had beef pies, coleslaw and Bill  had fries. It was all very good. It was a good day for a movie so I watched a couple. I was expecting to go with Robin tonight to take her van to Shelbourne for a safety. 

Supper was filling,
quick and tasty,

When I messaged, her friend had taken it for her earlier so I was off the hook. I wouldn't have minded helping but just as happy not to have to make that drive tonight. It was a relaxing evening. No clouds left, it will be another cool night, 0C/32F, so no sunset to record either.

Good night!

Thank you for spending the day with us. It was a good one.