Wee Bit of Work, Lots of Indoor Puzzling

The Ridge

It was nice to see clear skies when I opened my eyes on Sunday, May 17th. I knew we were in for a nice day here. I had plans to plant my dahlia bulbs and Bill carried out his plans to go flying. He was hooked up last night to his cargo trailer with batteries for planes charged.

Good morning!
Last night's sunset
didn't let me down.

This would be his first time so I knew he would be gone for the morning. I fought to get my voice working this morning although my throat was feeling pretty good, just phlemy and the constant trying to clear it. After Bill said goodbye and left, Gibbs and I did our stretches and came down.

My dresses from Temu.
Perfect fit, less than $10 each
and I'm very happy with them.

As much as I would have loved to go out and sit with my tea, I knew better. The blackflies were out in full force. So, we sat inside and at 9 went out to plant my dahlias. I was garbed in long pants, light jacket and my netted 'tilly-style' hat. They were all around my face!

Gibbs does like his shade.

I leave a bag full of the bulbs, dug up last fall, with Donna. They are in such large clumps that it takes muscle (haha) to break them apart in smaller groupings. This year, I found new locations and will see how that goes. I hope they do well because I like the idea of how they'll look.

A visitor enjoying breakfast

I was happy to get into shorts and a tee and get the darn hat off. It was very warm, just how we like it but I had to go into the shelter of the Bunky. Gibbs didn't seem bothered but when we came inside to change, he had 2 nestled in his long hair. Buggers!

Of all the bushes and trees,
this is the only one with pink blossoms.

I worked on the puzzle until noon and made another poached egg. I'm hooked on these but I only have one 'really good' egg left. 🤭 I went back to the puzzle and Gibbs was happy to stay indoors. He came out again before Bill got home around 1:30. 

While waiting for Bill,
we braved the blackflies.

He still barks but 'sits and stays' well until the vehicle is parked - if I am persistent. It was around 2:30 that Mike drove in. He was slow, obviously waiting for the geese to cross. Good thing we have signs up at the road! Bill helped him get set up and went to the Acreage to get hin a bladder of water.

When Bill went to the Acreage
to get water for Mike's trailer,
Gibbs waited on 'his' hill to wait.

It's nice that he has a place to go on a weekend. We have an extra Amazon firestick that we give him when he comes so he'll be good for the night. I stayed inside after saying hello and worked on the puzzle. I didn't want to share this cold. 

I planted dahlias in this new corner
that I created a few weeks ago.
I hope they grow, they'll look good here.

Seems I'm good for the morning and then late afternoon, I get worse. For supper, for lack of any bright ideas and  abition to make much, we had omelettes and toast. Bill was perfectly fine. Tomorrow, I'll pick up buns for burgers when I'm in to clean.

He has a perfect view of the laneway.

My waiting spot is at
the puzzle.

Cutting it short, we had a good day. The weather is perfect reaching a high of 27.22C/81F by 3 pm and we'll only drop to 17.22C/63F overnight. No duvet required! 

Mr. B. Oriole comes
every day.

I hope our fellow Canadians are enjoying their long weekend too.

Supper, simple and good.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping in.

 

Didn't Pan Out - Good!

The Ridge

On Saturday, May 16th we were up and sorting laundry by 7 am. The forecast for the day was that we would have rain by 11 and although the sky was clear first thing, it was very dark to the west. Bill loaded the clothes basket in Ptooties and I left at 7:15.

Good morning
after this gorgeous sunset.

I wasn't sure if he was going flying this morning but he checked the wind speed and decided to stay home. He had grass to cut and wanted it done before the rain. I stopped to fuel up and take advantage of .05¢/litre off my fill up. A deal for the weekend.

Keeping tabs on both Goose families

When I finished at the Mat, I drove across the block to Riverside Park for a DDH Plant Sale. This is the horticultural society so I hoped maybe someone would be offering tomato or pepper plants. I was disappointed to see very few sellers and all perennials. I turned and left for home.

The sky was cloudy for
a while this morning.

There were 3 garage sales in town that I stopped at and found a couple of things. One was Robin's friend, Cindy, who was using Robin's garage for her sale items. I found a nice 1,000 piece puzzle that had to come home with me. 

Books from Robin

For $5, I picked up a little
tool kit for myself.
Replacing the one multi-screwdriver
that I've had for years.

Bill was finishing the front field when I returned and when Gibbs and I walked down a bit later, I retrieved a package from Temu that was in the mailbox. That was fast! When we were walking up the lane, Dragonfly delivery service pulled in with our new phone cases from Amazon.

Nothing of interest at the plant sale for me.

We don't buy these or the screen savers from Bell or kiosks anymore. Ridiculous prices! For $20 each, we have nice hard cover with built-in screen saver. Mine's orange but it is on my phone so I can't show you. 🤭

The cows in the north field across the road.
Bill cutting in our south field

After a walk down the lane,
he collapsed. Time for a tummy rub.

The day was spent with me working on the new puzzle in the Bunky on my 'new to me' table. Loving the setup. Bill went to the end of the lane and did the necessary adjustment on our mailbox. We needed to bring it up to 45" and he did it quickly. 

Mr. Ruby Throated Grossbeak
visited today.
He likes grape jelly too.

He worked on setting up his planes in the cargo trailer so it is ready for the morning. He'll be happy to join a few of his pilot friends at the club. As for me, I felt much better this morning and had no real sore throat while in town. 

Gibbs and I had a fire this afternoon.
He's on security duty.

However, my voice had changed octaves and on occasion, it disappeared in the middle of a sentence. By late afternoon, I felt a little rougher so I went for a walk as far as M's. It is quite windy today but it was a blessing. The black flies are out.

Bill went back and forth
from mailbox to Hangar to the Suite
with Black Beauty
and Gibbs was the best boy,
sitting waiting without running
to the truck. 💕

The walk felt good but my head was feeling quite full. I didn't want to lay down so made a tea and went back to the puzzle. 

The table is perfect, large enough
for 1000 pc. puzzles.

The mailbox has been raised.
The arrow points to our home, almost
hidden in the trees again.
M's home, no cars, no trailers.
Just plain weird to see.

When Bill came inside, I followed a few minutes behind and went upstairs for 30 minutes until it was time to fix supper.

One rhubarb patch is doing well.

Bill deep fried fries, I cooked fish filets on the stove and air fried onion rings. It actually all worked out that everything was ready at the same time. That is rare. 😉 Supper was good, the onion rings are delicious!

This is how far I got today.

Bill went to the Hangar and I finished my blog and will catch up on CIA and Ponies. It was a great day! We reached a wonderful 21.11C/70F and by late afternoon, the sun ruled the sky. We'll be dropping to 9.44C/49F overnight which will be comfortable.

Supper was very good.
Good night!

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