The Ridge
Friday, June 19th, I'm still very messed up with my days. When Bill isn't working the odd day, it throws me right off. Mind you, I'm happy for him when a day off comes his way, he deserves it. He worries about money more than I do so always has mixed feelings.
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| Good morning! I wanted a nicer sky today and I got it! |
I left at 7:15 to clean the Mat. Duty calls me! I went first through town to fill a water bottle and then back to the laundromat. Turning left onto Durham's main street can be a challenge, especially in the middle of school bus time and on a Friday. This way, there are no left turns.
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| As long as they keep showing up, I'm going to be taking pictures. |
One of my regular guys was there, we can tease each other which indicates we've known each other a while. 😉 I felt very popular today with regulars and my very favourite one was back! Trudy hasn't been in at the same time since we returned home and I've missed her and our chats.
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| While waiting for Bill to call me to help, I put in the last 20 or so pieces. Tadah! Elvis is IN the house. (lots of them) |
Trudy is my friend who sells her homemade, pattern-free crochet creations and Tony's dog treats frequently at markets in the area. She is a real sweetheart and we clicked on our first meeting last spring. We caught up while I cleaned and she and her son did their laundry.
Bill had to run into town for
some caulking and when I looked
out, well, this is what I saw.
When I left, it was on the note that she may join me at the lot on Sunday with her canopy and goodies. That would be awesome, she's never set up there before. 🤞Bill was getting ready to go outside when I got home.
This side of the Bunky has
never had eaves trough.
This side has always had a
partial one with a loose
downspout into our rain barrel.
It was a cloudy morning and cool so our jackets were necessary. He went out to work on the eaves trough for the Bunky and I was finding small things to do, keeping myself available to help him when he needed me. On his job, he has done a few of this type of work so is quite adept at it.
Bill got the new ones ready
to be installed.
While he prepped the eaves, I began pulling weeds around the Bunky. I ended up pulling irises, bulbs and all out of the gardens. They are getting so overgrown and infringing into the lawn area. Enough already! I pulled the invaders out of the ground.
Pulling those invasive irises
made a world of difference.
It is much neater and still lots
of flowers for next spring.
That was such an improvement and not too difficult with the wet ground, that I moved to the big garden to weed and then to the outhouse to do the same thing. Gibbs was our supervisor and very efficient at his job. No complaints so I guess we did it all to his satisfaction. ðŸ¤
Other than holding the eaves at the
opposite end, on the opposing ladder,
I didn't help much so get at my
weeding.
When I finished that, and we finished hanging the eaves, it was almost lunchtime. Bill hopped on the mower and cut some grass up around here before coming in to eat. He had his work sandwich and I had the last taco to clean up a few small dishes from the fridge.
A picture here of each side of the
Bunky with new downspouts
in place. The black pail will
be my 'rain pail', one I can easily
dump when it gets full.
He went back to cut the fields and I tackled one of my least favourite jobs. The barbecue. With no pressure access to water readily at hand, it was a bit of a process but by the time I finished, a couple of hours later, it was 80% cleaner and I was 80% dirtier. LOL
Then I moved to the outhouse.
It had way too many irises there
as well. Not now!
I guess I only got a picture of one
side completed.
They both look great, brown is
the right colour.
I was finishing in the shower when Bill finished cutting and came in for his. I feel really good about all the things we accomplished today. I have a few small areas of grass to cut tomorrow where the big mower won't cut but I'm grateful Bill did much of it for me. He knew the bbq was no treat for me to do.
In the big garden at the top
of the laneway, I love finding
Jack. He is already at his Pulpit.
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We relaxed until 5:15 and drove to our C the A gathering. We had leftover ham and scalloped potatoes for supper when we got home. I had Madame IP reheat them and in 15 minutes we were eating. That is the quickest way to heat up leftovers!
No pictures of the Weber bbq except
for this one. I was too greasy to
even think of touching my phone.
It's done and Bill is pleased.
Gibbs got one of his Yak cheese
bones from Quartzsite and wasted
no time getting attached to it.
He'll bury it a few times in the house
over the next 2 weeks.
See it in his paws?
It has been a strange spring day again. Bill said that it feels more like fall and he's not wrong. Especially when the sun wasn't out much and the winds were strong.
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| Clearer skies on the way home from town |
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| The laneway is really filling in. We'll need to trim a few overhanging branches before our friends visit. |
The sky mostly cleared by the time we left for C the A and when we got home, it was clear blue. Warmer than it had been all day.
Just as good the second
night. Leftovers are great!
Summer will soon be here, Sunday, and it will all change, right? ðŸ¤Today reached 17.7C/64F but felt much cooler.
This was a great working day and although Bill has a busy day planned, I will be puttering around here, preparing even more for Sunday. Your comments of support are overwhelming, thank you.
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| I captured a pretty sunset tonight but too late to include. Check back tomorrow. Good night! |
Thank you for stopping around.
