The Ridge
On Sunday, July 19th Gibbs woke me with a kiss at 2 minutes to 6. He laid his head right beside mine on my pillow when I whispered 'it's not time, go back to sleep'. Bill was still sound asleep and our special boy knew enough not to disturb him. 💕

Good morning!
6 Moonflowers to greet us today.
Something has been nibbling
on a couple. 🤔
We all woke and got up before 6:30. I wanted to be on the move to town before 7. With the 2 loads ready to go, I was walking in the Mat door at 7 on the nose. One customer was already inside loading his machines. He said he likes to get in and out asap and I applaud him for that.

I was happy to get off the hill!
Clothes are hung, once the sun is away
from the trees, they'll dry quickly.
By the time I finished washing floors and loading Ptooties, it was 8:10. I had stopped at the bank on the way in but the ATM was not working. I later heard that the internet was down around town. It's like the bugs were waiting for me on the berm.
I hung the clothes swatting and grumbling as they found niches under my hair and behind my ears, obviously managing to get in a bite here and there. Get lost!! Since it was just 8:50, I knew I had time to hop in the shower before leaving for my sale.
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| When I returned to town, Derek Goodchild told me they were pulling out for the day. Seemed funny not seeing him there. |
Things were a bit different, vehicles had moved because Derek was moving out with his food truck today for an event. It worked out fine, I still set my table up near the sidewalk and Ptooties back almost in her original spot from my first day. 😉
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| Kelly was shy to have her picture taken but agreed to this to display my earrings. She loved them so I'm happy. |
It was a perfect weather day for a sale. Not too windy, not too hot, and I enjoyed just relaxing with my book. Kelly from the hardware came and bought the pair of daisy earrings I made and gave me a tip when she paid. Earnings were not amazing but I wouldn't have made them had I sat home. You win some, you lose some.

Spending a couple of hours
with my sisters at the
Acreage.
I packed up at 2, went inside Chicory Common to use the facilities and bought a very expensive but delicious Pineapple-Banana smoothie. Kay made it a large one, saying I deserved it for sitting out there today. That was sweet to say.

Our country drive back home,
it was a lovely sky.
When I got home, Bill was ready to go to the Acreage for water. I heard earlier that my other sister, Gayle and her husband, John, were coming to visit Donna and Gerry this afternoon so we could squeeze in a visit as well.
Gibbs was the best little boy again today in the car. With his collar on, it's like he's a different puppy so we only use it for car rides. That seems to work well. We stayed for a couple of hours and returned home around 5. Bill transferred water to our tank and grilled double burgers for each of us.

Our family is still hanging
around.
I didn't really need that much but these patties were thin and we wanted to use them up. Yes, it was way too much for me so half a pattie got cut up and Gibbs can have pieces over the next day or two. We had my homemade cheesecake with raspberry sauce for dessert. Holy cow, I'm full!
Bill went to the Hangar, Gibbs crashed on the floor after watching him leave and I worked on my blog. With nothing on my agenda tomorrow, this blog will get posted in the morning. I feel exhausted and it's hard to focus! We reached a pleasant summery 21.66C/71F today with sunny skies.

Raspberry sauce on cheesecake.
Yum!
Good night!
I had a great day and a lovely visit with my sisters. Thank you for stopping by!















