A New Month Begins on a Low Key

The Ridge

On Thursday, Oct. 1st we woke up in our own bed. I can't honestly say that we slept any better but I did sleep well and woke with a little snuggle bum right next to me. It was early, only 5:15 so we went back to sleep.

Good morning!
I can count on 1 or 2 fingers
the number of times I've seen a
cardinal this year.

Bill heard yesterday that he would be working today in Port Elgin so he left the Suite around 7. I was happy that, although yesterday was busy, it meant that I didn't have to clean the Mat. Thank you all for the birthday wishes for my hubby and I totally agree that Gibbs is a character.🤭

When I saw what he was doing,
I was fascinated.
Picking up seeds and feeding them
to his mate.

The weather today is such that I'm happy to be indoors. The forecast for the day is wet, warm, wet, warm and more wet. The rain isn't to be heavy just steady. Bill put the windows in the door on Tuesday since the nights are getting cooler and we don't need the screens now for a while. 

I've included a few short videos for you today. I'm not sure which one is the best so you get them all!

So, with today's warmth, Gibbs and I opened the outside door to let more light in. I was feeling anxious about Saturday so decided to focus on gathering things together and make notes of what I had. I sorted earrings, added any missing labels (made by Patritia) and bagged them in the same size baggies.

It was a tasty lunch!

Then, I counted my greeting cards and put them aside as well. It was almost noon so I cooked some bacon, eggs and fried zucchini with a roll. That was quite good, just ask Gibbs who had a bit of egg too. 

After cleaning up, I wanted to make something with an autumn theme so settled on a canvas board for the backing. 

It came together better than
I expected.

Gibbs and I walked through the misty day to get the mail and then rushed back when the spatters became a little more threatening. It still didn't pour at all today but the forecast is possible for it tonight around 9ish. Bill was home at 3:30 and informed me that he will have his last (LAST!) workday with Billy tomorrow. 🥰 Sorry, Billy.

                     Even when she was on the ground,

                                          he fed her. Amazing!

We had baked chicken thighs, corn on the cob, potatoes and rolls for supper. This oven (except for the turning on process) is doing me proud! The thighs were done perfectly in exactly the right time! Yes! (fist pump here) It was all delicious and we waited 30 minutes for a piece of Robin's dessert.

Supper was perfect!

There's a movie coming up on the screen that I haven't seen so I'll be watching that when I'm finished. We had word during supper that Jess made it back home to Alberta safely and that was good to hear. Easton and Hadley, who were staying with and aunt and uncle, would be happy to have Mom back. ♥️

We reached a high of 18C/65F this afternoon but with no wind, it was pleasant. I hope you enjoyed your first day of this autumn month.

Things are a'changin' here too.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by.

Well, Another Happy Birthday Treat!

The Ridge/Carriage House

On Wednesday, Sept. 30th it was my hubby's turn. Bill turned over another page in his history and although not a 'special' year, aren't they all anyway? I think so, life is so short (just ask a puppy dog), and we never truly know what is around the bend. We welcome every single birthday.

Good morning!
This was the view from the
Carriage House kitchen window.
Beautiful!

There are two favourite pictures
today.
This is one of them.
Bill is going to meet Jess at the Mat.

With that in mind, after spending a lovely evening in a newly renovated bnb at no expense, we could think of no better way to relax and wake up to another birthday celebration. What's happening today? We were in bed last night around 10 and with only a couple of wakeful moments, we all slept until 6:45!

This is the second one.
Oh my, he's killing me with
those brown eyes.
"I'm staying here alone?"

It was weird not having the ceiling clock to tell us the time so Bill checked when he got up. It was quite a good night's sleep. I got washed and dressed while Bill made a pot of coffee and boiled the kettle for my tea. I had the Mat to clean so left at 7:30 to do that.

And a lovely picture of
the birthday boy and his youngest
daughter.

Bill's daughter, Jess, (maybe I told you this), flew in Sunday from Alberta and was driving to Durham for a day's visit with her dad on his special day. We are both very happy to see her! She arrived around 10:30 and Gibbs welcomed her (pure Gibbs' style) into 'his' domain. LOL

My Eggs Benedict was
delicious, so were the home fries.

We caught up briefly until 11:45 when we drove to Mama'Z Diner for lunch. I had a yummy Eggs Benedict with home fries. Back at the bnb, Gibbs was overly happy we didn't leave him for very long and that we returned to him. 😂 

Jess wanted a picture of the three
(well, 4), bless her heart.
It isn't the clearest photo but
it's a good one.
💕💕

The rest of the afternoon was more catching up and it was wonderful to sit and relax without the little ones taking her attention away. Best visit in a very long time. 

Back home, our little gentleman
looks comfy.

It was quite comfortable sitting at the bnb and Robin said we could stay for our visit. Jess left after hugs and kisses around 4 for London. She flies home tomorrow. We washed and changed sheets and towels, cleaned up and left before 5.

I went up for a nap and it wasn't
long before I had a snuggly
puppy behind me.

Gibbs was happy to be home, running around the Ridge like a fool as soon as he got out of the car. We unloaded and Bill and Gibbs promptly had a snooze. My eyes are very heavy as I write this and with a simple meal of leftover lasagna and rolls for supper, I decided to grab a bit of shuteye too.

The sun sets

Leftovers were good

I heard Bill on the phone 30 minutes later but just didn't want to move. He was receiving FB messages, texts and phone calls all day so left him to respond accordingly. When I did come downstairs, I felt chilled and that's usually the case when I doze in the afternoon.

When Bill paid for our meal,
Mama D asked him what we were up to
today. He told her his daughter came for
his birthday.
She gave him a piece of coconut pie.
Nice!

It certainly wasn't a cold day but it did rain a wee bit, lightly, just before Jess left. It was a mild 19.4C/69F today and only dropping to 15C/59F overnight. A good night for sleeping. The sky was very pretty to the west and south so had to slip out for a picture.

Some sky performance

Looking south

After cleaning up dishes, Bill made his lunch and that was it for our day. Jess made it back to London safely so we could relax and settle down for the night. It was a great day and Bill thoroughly enjoyed this birthday.

Looking west.
Good night!
(back to a king bed) 🤭
Happy Birthday to my Sweetheart.
😍

Thank you for your visit too!