The Summer Days are Stacking Up!

The Ridge

On Tuesday, June 2nd I heard my boys get up at 6. Bill has an inner alarm, like many I suppose, so is always awake before his phone goes off. I never think that I drop back off, it feels like I'm awake and aware. Not true. When I looked at the clock after Gibbs had come back to bed........it was 7:15!

Good morning!
Last night's sky.

I had no where to be or I know I would have been up earlier. My own inner clock kicks in too. Bill was coming upstairs for my goodbye kiss as I was making the bed. He'd be in big trouble if he went without that! 😂 And he knows it.

Sharing my share and he
leans his head on my back,
waiting for my attention.

I made my tea after he left and had that same euphoric feeling of *sigh, I have a day off*. I have more of those since M's passing, I would normally be 'semi-on call' in case he wanted to go to town. I admit that these days off are nice.

This morning, I had the plan to trim the last apple tree that I want taken down. Our clippers broke, my long-armed ones but are still usable to clip, just not extend. Well, they were usable. I think I finished them off doing the tree. 

The goslings are growing.
Four adults here. 🤔

I loaded the wagon and transferred the trimmed branches into the dump trailer. After putting that away, I put Gibbs inside and put on long pants, gloves and a ball cap. I sprayed myself and crawled through our fence to the neighbour's.

Their rhubarb patch is
huge.

Anne and Adam gave me free reign to help myself to their humongus rhubarb patch. She doesn't like the fruit and he doesn't have an opinion. He says he will probably dig it all up. Wait!! It is getting close to going to seed so I pulled myself a full bag today.

I sat at the picnic table and cut it up, disposing of the leaves in the compost bin. Maybe 8 or 10 cups worth will be nice to have in the freezer. Bill said I'd better ask Adam to let me know before he destroys the plants and we'll go over and snafoo some for here. The more I plant, the better chance I have of it taking off.

That's us over there,
picture taken from the field behind
their property.

The sun is gorgeous and there is a decent wind, gusty at times, but this makes for a lovely day. Gibbs and I walked down earlier and deposited a couple of greeting cards and a sympathy card for Benno in the mailbox. Hopefully the cards will be on time. 🤔

Lots of rhubarb

I brought the rhubarb in for rinsing and made myself a coffee. I surprised myself that there were 16 cups, now all bagged in 4 cup lots and in the freeezer. I'll go once more for another batch before it has all gone to seed.

Ready for the freezer

Bill called earlier and relieved me of a job I had to do tomorrow. Black Beauty has a recall on her rearview camera so I was to take her to Harriston tomorrow afternoon. He is going to take her first thing and Billy will pick him up on his way to work. Yay! Thank you both!

Gibbs and I walked again for the mail but there was nothing important. Gibbs wasn't in the sitting outside mood so he went in the Suite and I sat out in my gravity chair for an hour or so. I was very comfortable and it reminded me of Quartzsite, with no bugs. 🤭

Lazy bum sat on the steps
while I walked for the mail.

Gibbs came out with me at 3 and we waited just a few minutes before hearing BB slowing down and turning in the lane. Gibbs still go nuts with barking at his return but he waits with me until Bill is parked. Sometimes he needs curtailing, he gets so excited.

Gibbs waits on the shaded
step while Bill grills.

I planned burgers for supper and Bill readily agreed so I let them have their snooze while I went back out and played games on my phone. It's a time passer and hey, I was outside! Shortly after 5, Bill grilled our bacon cheeseburgers with Gibbs keeping a close eye.

And the bacon cheeseburger
is on my plate.

They were very good, no surprise, and filling. He made his lunch and I worked on this post. It was a really nice day. Getting to sit out in the sun was a plus for me. I do like being out there. 23.33C/74F is nothing to sneeze at.

Bill is happy that the chorus frogs are finally starting to quieten their songs but they aren't gone for good yet.

Last year on this day,
we had a full meal.
Now I want corn on the cob!
Good night!

I hope you had nice weather too. Thank you for popping by.

Finally! I Feel Safer!🤭

The Ridge

On Monday, June 1st Bill was up at 6 with Gibbs and remained downstairs to get ready for work. I got up just before 7 and got ready as well. I left the Suite with our chair quilts and big towels for the Mat. There were two customers in and boy was the place a mess!

Good morning!
This is up on the berm where my clothesline is.
Last night, after supper, I watched a fox with a white
tipped tail walked casually through here.

I think the 'dog' people were back again. Dryer sheets, loose socks, papers, overflowing recycle bin with lots of garbage in it. I had to run 3 washing machines just to clean them and then run 2 others that had notes on them 'out of order'. LOL

If the day wasn't bright enough,
Nancy's (our) quilts change that.
We love them!

They weren't out of order, the one door wasn't closed tight and the other was questionable. The $ was in and it was left. Too bad someone else wasn't there to use it up. I just pushed Start and away it went - empty.

When I came back from town,
I noticed Bill had glued our sign
back together after my oopsie.
I might need to touch up a spot
on the left with my paint.
💖

I left there by 8:30 and came straight home to Gibbs. The day was turning out quite lovely and I was hopeful to get out later. We stayed indoors until noon though, I worked on my quilling and we went out after I ate lunch.

I easily run out of ideas for lunch
but today fried zucchini, half sandwich
and feta cheese was it.

I pulled the pecans (pee-cahns) out of the freezer and took containers out to shell them in the sun. I was flabbergasted that there were no 'you-know-whats'. Sssh. I had sprayed with my girlfriend's homemade bug spray but it doesn't usually do the trick.

Me at the picnic table enjoying
the sun.
Gibbs on the step, Security, enjoying
the shade.

Gibbs sat under my chair for a while then moved to the shaded steps until he went inside. I carried on and the crushed the shells for mulch in my garden bags. Then, I sat and enjoyed the heat for a while. Finally! I thought to myself.

Let's go get the mail!
He's all gung ho until we get to the lane.
Then there is too much to smell
and he slows right down.
🤭

I wanted to sort through my gifted papers so I knew what I had and took them all out to the Bunky. Donna makes her own greeting cards in a different form so I've offered her some paper, whatever she needs/wants. This way, I can show her easily what I have.

I love our gate flags.
It just finishes it all off.

Gibbs and I walked for the mail, which was just a Canadian Tire flyer, but a nice walk. He poked along and waited in the shade until I rejoined him. 

This black pipe is for the water pump.
Bill shortened the stretch this year even
more than last year.
Still needs something, he'll probably take
it in to get it checked out. 

I came in for my tea and it seems the bugs were making an appearance. I stayed inside, it was after 4 and soon time for Bill to return.

I'm really feeling positive about
this location for my vegetables.
They are getting a lot of sun, and then mid-
afternoon, they are getting natural shade. 
I wonder if a rain barrel up there would make
my life even easier? 🤔
Would it get enough rain.........hmmm.

It was closer to 5 when he pulled in. For supper, we had Italian meatballs, rice, a vegetable and some homemade sauce from Sharon May. It has been in the freezer and was the perfect amount. It was a yummy meal!

Supper.......I really enjoyed it!

We cleaned up the pots and Bill made his lunch before running the dishwasher. Today, we reached a perfect high of 21C/70F with clear blue sky and respectable wind. I didn't have to bring Bill's flag down. 😉 I quite enjoyed the day.

A couple more cards finished.
I need to write a short message on
the front. One for a birthday
and one for a wedding, maybe?
Good night!

Thank you for your comments re Marlene. I hope Benno gets a chance to see all your condolences. Thank you for your visit today too.