The End of April but Not the End of the Cold

 The Ridge

On Thursday, Apr. 30th, I was awake when Bill got up and they went outside. It was 5:45. Too early for me. It is a morning to clean but I was waiting until 7:45 to go in. Then when I was finished, the accountant's office would be open.

Good morning!
My drive home.
Baptist Church Road.

It worked out perfectly. I parked Black Beauty in front of his office and waited the 15 minutes until they opened. I was FIFO. (First in, first out.) Bill owes big this year but at least I get a nice chunk back this year. It won't cover his but better than last year.

Bill's Hangar is lonely.

From there, I backtracked to the water store to get a jug filled. Mark and I shot the breeze for about 15 minutes until Lion Brian came in to fill jugs. Woops! Better get out of the way. 😀 I left there and stopped at Impact Tire to buy my C the A tickets from Jackie. She was busy........(teehee) in the back.

Gibbs is ready to go down to 
the mail today.

Then one quick stop at Robin's to drop off the plaques I made for her bnb's. I'm sorry I didn't get to see her yet. She's headed out in the morning. That was it. My morning jobs were done and it was only 10:30! Gibbs was waiting for me at home.

He has to be first back up the hill
too.

It was a cool morning but if you could stay out of the wind, the sun was gorgeous. Still too chilly to hang around outside though. Just ask Gibbs. 😀 A couple of times through the morning and afternoon, we walked down the lane. I'm trying not to be a wimp!

The run to the top and
then the rest.

I had lunch and started working on my winter trip book. Usually I wait until mid summer but Donna mentioned that Walmart was cheaper than Photobook so I thought I'd try it. It was, and they always are, tricky to get into it but I've almost finished.

Supper was good

Bill was home at 5:15 and I caught him up on the Income Tax stuff. He paid his o/s taxes online and I started supper at 6. Leftover meatloaf, reheated in Madame IP, corn in the microwave and rice on the stove. Thanks again for the reminder, it was great with mushroom soup added.

The clouds have filled the sky.

I cleaned up the dishes and Bill made his lunch. He'll be asleep in minutes. 🤭 I finished my blog then my book. 

So, not expecting a sunset.

It was a cool 8.33C/47F today and will drop to 1.111111111111C/30F overnight. Frost on the windshield in the morning, dear. 

My boys sleep together
So cute.
Good night!

I had a good day, and hope you did too. A shout out to my brother-in-law, Gerry today. Happy Birthday!

Thank you for dropping by.

Spring Has Departed - No, Wait. This is Ontario.

The Ridge

Right now, do I wish to have a little bit, just a wee bit of that Arizona heat. On Wednesday, Apr. 29th Bill was up with Gibbs at 6 and then preparing for a work day. It is cold, yes, but not raining, so they are able to work on their out-of-doors job.

Good morning!
This is how our day looked
until late afternoon.

I didn't have to clean this morning, so said my goodbyes from the warm bed. Bill had the furnace on, as most mornings he does for a couple or three cycles. It warms the floors nicely where the fireplace or Blue Flame heater do not. 

This is behind Bill's Hangar.
Remember the 'pond' Gibbs played in?
It's gone.
Soon, Bill will be able to get to those
broken branches, it will be dry enough.

Gibbs hung upstairs with me again, knowing Daddy was not downstairs. He watched him leave from our bedroom window and then curled up at my feet. I had my tea and then hopped in the shower. Today, I had a date! 😉 

Also, our front field is drying up.

I took Gibbs out for a piddle and sniff and then I drove B.B. into Pat's for a visit. This was the best day, so far, for us to reconnect. Yesterday, she gave me great news. She was able to attend the Ladies clothing exchange on Saturday after all! Yay! I'm pretty sure it will be all 3 of us 'musketeers' again.🤞 

This little cutie was entertaining.
So many of Gibbs' traits.

Pat, Bella and I had a really nice visit. If it was an outside kind of day, I would have taken Gibbs but decided to have a more relaxed visit this time. He and Bella would make a roller rink out of her house, methinks. 😂

Is this a bossy look?
you bet your *** it is!

When she dropped her bone,
I got a look. I know what she wanted.
😂She's a little cutie pie.

It was great to see her and after a cup of tea and wonderful chit chat with my Buddy, 2 hours later I headed home. I wasn't home 20 minutes, eating lunch, when I got the call that our Income Tax was ready. The same I.T. that we were clearly told would NOT be ready before the deadline of Apr. 30th. 

Bill will be working tomorrow, so I will pop in to pay the bill, have the staff e-file them and bring our paperwork home. I need to fit in a visit with Robin before Friday, so maybe in the same trip I can do that. She's heading to Manitoba for 10 days.

Back home, after lunch,
I shelled one bag of pecans from
the freezer.
Thank you Paw Paws Harvest Host!

So, I sat and shelled one bag of the pecans (pe-cahns) 🤭 that I picked up from Paw Paw Pecan's Plantation. They've been tucked in the freezer. Out of one bag, I got 12 oz. of fresh, tasty nuts and that's a savings of about $20. I'm quite pleased that only about 10 had to be discarded.

Finally, we've seen Chippy at the seed block.
It is almost gone, piggy Grackles.

Before I made my tea, I made a pan of meat loaf for supper. Madame IP to the rescue again. One of Bill's favourite meals. He could probably eat my meatloaf and his fries every night of the week! 🤫 I have some potatoes to fry up for him as well and coleslaw to eat.

Some pictures around the pond.

I do believe she has a nest there. 

Gibbs and I then walked down the lane where he managed to sneak to the edge of the pond and come up with dirty feet. What a little mutt! Bill messaged before 3 that he should be home around 4:30. Well, that will be nice! Beats 6 o'clock! It was 4:15 when Ptooties came up the lane.

The Blue Jays make an appearance
occasionally,

We caught up on each other's news and at 5:15, I put the meatloaf in to bake. Bill and Gibbs dozed until it was ready at 6. Madame IP does such a great job, exactly 25 minutes baking plus beginning and release times. I fried up the leftover potatoes for Bill and mixed up coleslaw for our side.

This is a better picture from my
big Canon camera.

It was a great meal, with leftover meatloaf for a couple or three more nights. Funny thing, it has been dull all day, no real rain, no real wind, but no sunshine until about 3:30. Then the sky cleared right out to prepare for a very cold night. Great. 😢

Doesn't look like much but
it was filling and I had a keto brownie
for dessert.

I tried to reach Robin about a pop-in visit tonight but she must still be out and about. I won't get to see her before she leaves after all. She's such a busy lady! I'll drop off her plaques at her house tomorrow so she has them. 

We watched Survivor together at 8 and then I found a movie to watch. It has been a good day. It was so nice to catch up with Pat, she looks great. We reached a chilly high of 8.89C/48F, dropping to 1.666C/35F. Brrrr. The ****flurries were mentioned.

Good night!

Thank you for coming around.