Get up and Go, Some Meal Prep, Company

 The Ridge

On Monday, Oct. 5th it might have felt a bit odd for Bill not to be getting up for work. Maybe not, he's had enough days off this summer, it seems. We were both still up early, before 7. I didn't have to clean the Mat today but we did have appointments in Hanover (20 minutes away) to have bloodwork done. 

Good morning!
A great way to start.

It was a slow start and we left in good time to be 10 minutes early. However, as often can happen, they were running behind so our call ins were about 10 - 15 minutes after our slotted time. No worries, we had no where to be and others had to wait an hour to be called in order. 🤷‍♀️

A couple of pretty fall pictures on
our drive to Hanover.

We have doctor's appointments (standard procedure before travel) in London next week so want this done ahead of time. From there, we drove to the Walmart mall and I dropped Bill off at First Choice Haircutters for a haircut. His curls were showing!! 🤭 I went over to start on some grocery shopping.

For lunch, I made us egg omelettes
on English Muffins.
Yummy.

When Bill came to meet me, I was almost done and we checked out together. A stop at the Independent Grocers for Gibbs' and my yogourt and then the Dollar General for a few things we found to bring home. We really wanted some 'formed' paper coin rollers but having a hard time finding them.

My Dahlias aren't ready to give
up yet. Soon, I'll have to dig them up,
ready or not.

We scooted home for lunch and Bill and Gibbs snoozed upstairs and I began making a Bread Pudding for dessert. I'd promised him one for his birthday and we had some bread we don't like......perfect way to use it up. I had to dry the cubes in the oven.

The bread pudding looks good
before baking.

It looked pretty good by the time I finished and since I'd taken a 2 lb. pork tenderloin out of the freezer last night, began searching a way to cook it in the oven. Remember, I'm relearning that whole process again! I found a recipe for pinwheels, stuffed rolled loin so that's what I went with!

When I started pounding and rolling, I realized just how much meat there was!! Holy cow! Bill was outside, after getting us water at the Acreage, now cutting grass for the last time. I ran out to see if he minded having company for supper. 

Before cooking, I seared
each pinwheel in oil for 3 minutes
each side.
They only needed 20 minutes in
the oven after that.

It was 3 pm and short notice for anyone but I called my sister, Donna. She was out until 4 but called back and they happily accepted the free meal offer. Not having to think about supper is a bonus for any of us! I'm glad so prepared potatoes, cauliflower and corn. 

Donna and Gerry enjoyed
the meal.
We enjoyed their company

Our company arrived shortly after 5 and I had the food on the table 15 minutes later. Everything was done on time but I forgot to get a picture. The pinwheels were excellent and the bread pudding, oh my, with that rum sauce? Dee-lish-us!!

I forgot a picture before
we'd all had a piece!

When Donna and Gerry left shortly after 7, we'd had a nice meal and conversation together. Bill washed the pots and I dried with the dishwasher doing its job on the rest of our dirty dishes. This was a good day even though we had bloodwork done. It wasn't a dentist! 😉🤣

Nor a picture of these
when they came out of
the oven.
I'll make them again.

Today was a truly bitter cold day. The wind was gusty all day, strong enough to mess any head of hair and send hats fluttering through the leaves. We only reached a high of 11.11C/52F and looking at a low of .55C/33F. Brrr.

A pretty sky again tonight.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.

A One Job Day.........or Two! Sky Pictures

The Ridge

It was 6:30 when I dragged myself out of bed this morning, Sunday, Oct. 4th. I slept like a log last night, finished a couple of episodes of my show and went to bed. I think the early nerves of the last couple of days over the harvest show tired me out!

Good morning!

I really did enjoy the flutter and flurry of the day, once it arrived and the pre-jitters were done and overwith. Thank you to all my commenters, your support is like a warm blanket. 💝 I feel encouraged.

The sky was beautiful 
this morning - the
whole way to town.

I'll be going through my bookmarks and coasters for the owner of Chicory Common this week and see if she is still interested in selling them over the winter. 🤷‍♀️ She offered when I last set up behind their store. I need to get my head wrapped around that option.

Before I left the Ridge

Bill took his cargo trailer to the field to meet up with the guys although the day wasn't looking too promising for flying. Turned out, he and Dave (whom I've nicknamed Gibbs) were the only two who showed up, stayed in their trucks beside each other and shared a muffin or two. 😉 Sometimes, that's what friends do.

Doesn't the Suite look pretty?

I drove to the Mat, a few minutes after Bill and took our laundry for the week. Dollar Store Dave was waiting for his to dry and another customer was doing their laundry as well. They both left before I did and I did a final look back to make sure all was cleaned.

This one takes the best 
picture of the day prize though

It had rained a wee bit while I drove but the sunrise and partial rainbow had me snapping photos! Gorgeous! On the way home, it had stopped and was done for the day. Bill was home about 20 minutes after me and I had managed to unload my crafts from Ptooties.

Down Northline, do you
remember this tree from previous
years?

This morning, I started a Messenger conversation with my 2 children to try and pick a day for a meet up before we leave. The summer has flown by and we're down to the wire. Thankfully, we have a date! Thanksgiving Sunday it is, yay!

And headed into Durham,
this partial rainbow.
Bill was in Hanover and saw the
other end too.

We had lunch together and that's when Robin asked if I could clean today. Hmm, it was already 12:30 but she had a last minute booking for tonight and wanted to check before she answered them. Of course! She delayed their check-in until 3:30 giving me enough time to clean and leave with half hour to spare.

Sitting behind Mom,
a daily ritual. 
Just checking the property.

Bill had put a few things away at home and was inside with Gibbs. Earlier, I placed an order on Amazon for a couple of items to be delivered Thursday. I'll tell you later what they are. It was 3:30 when I got home and went up for a snooze within minutes of walking in the door. I felt zonked! 

Some blue sky later, on
my way to Williamsford.

It wasn't a cold day but not warm either. We talked to Marilynne this morning, who has been in and now out of hospital for a respiratory infection and congestive heart failure. She sounds so much better, definitely on the mend. She turns 91 in November so is doing well. We'll go see her on Monday.

Then sitting  beside Daddy.
I think he's half asleep.

Supper is simple. Chicken pot pies, store bought, maybe one day I'll make my own! Maybe.🤭 Our meat pies were good, should've cooked them another 5 minutes, maybe they would have come out of the container easier! 

Supper filled our tummies.

We cleaned up the dishes by hand, there weren't enough to use the dishwasher. We reached 17C/63F this afternoon and saw the sun quite a bit. It was a good day. 

Good night!

Thank you for stopping by.