Amidst the Warnings

The Ridge

On Thursday, Sept. 2nd we were all up by 6:30. That includes me! I don't have to clean this morning but Ptooties has an appointment for an oil change at 8 am in Hanover. I made my to-go tea and tucked a book under my arm. 

Good morning!
Mike's trailer is back.

Bill was leaving at 7:30, with Black Beauty, so we followed him, Ptooties and I. He turned off at the roundabout to Murray's and I carried on, arriving with 8 minutes to spare. They don't open their office until 8 so I waited until the light came on inside.

The other night, Bill was
sending smoke signals.

I was 'iffy' about the weather, not sure if rain would fall as soon as I headed out to walk up the street to Giant Tiger, which is why I took my book along. As it turned out, I wouldn't have made the walk anyway, not because of rain, but because they were so fast! I was out of there in 18 minutes!

1 Moonflower today

My first stop was Independent for yogourt for Gibbs and I and a nice sized pork tenderloin for $9 (couldn't resist the price). Then I drove back to Walmart for the things we can't get at Costco. it was still a good haul but will stock our freezer for a couple of weeks.

The sky has been funny for days, no
difference this morning.

A quick (well, kind of) hop into Dollarama and then Giant Tiger, right next door, and I was on my way home. GT has their fall clothing out and I'm not ready for that so shopped their summer sales racks instead. 🤭 I was pleased with my purchases.

I told him I'd follow him
anywhere. I'm still doing it.💘💕

Back home, it was still looking like it could rain but then it cleared for a while and the sun made multiple appearances. There is talk of a major thunderstorm around but until we are closer to 4 pm, we don't know what areas are threatened. Fingers crossed everyone is missed! 🤞

There's Ptooties up on the hoist.

 I had started a Michael Connelly book and 4 chapters in (I'm slow!) I realized I'd read it before, and checking my Goodreads, it was Feb. of 2021. I could read it again, it's Bosch and Ballard and I wouldn't remember it all anyway.....but I chose not to. Instead I pulled out a Janet Evanovich story called The Bounty. Not one of her typical Plum stories.

Checking for mail.
There wasn't any.

Bill was home at 4 and he and Gibbs proceeded to have their snooze. I started supper, a baked spaghetti and meatball casserole. Something else new, so yes, Bill is a real guinea pig these days for my new recipes! I have the a/c on today so using the oven on this hot, humid day is not an issue. 😄

He's pretending he doesn't see me
Makes for a great picture. ♥

I bought a container of 8 nectarines on the sale shelf at Walmart for $3 so cut some up for dessert. They were fine with only 2 soft spots on one fruit. I always hesitate buying fruit because I am often the only one eating it.......but cut up in a dish, Bill likes them too! Funny, huh?

This was the worst it got.
We were very fortunate.

Supper was really good and a recipe to keep tabs on to do again. A nice change to regular spaghetti and meatballs. We changed into our Lion's tee's and drove to the Durham Fire Hall for a photo op. They like as many members to show up as possible. 

Delicious and leftovers!

"We", the collective 'we', donated $1440.00 to the Durham Hospital Foundation and the Fire Department donated a nice amount as well. 

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The drive into town.

I'll try and snag a picture of the group later once it's posted on the site. We also walked to the 'new' splash pad that the club contributed to. It's nice!

We're happy to be part of this team.

It seems the storms have passed and all is well, although my sister in Clinton is still without power. 🤔 It's a lovely night and before we went to town, we turned the a/c off and opened windows. 

Gibbs agrees, a nice day.
Good night!

It's been a nice day and Ptooties is ready for next week - almost. I will vacuum her on Friday.

Thank you for popping in!

Bit of Work, Real Packing, Handsome Little Boy

The Ridge

On Tuesday, Sept. 1st, I started off the month by not hearing my boys get up at 6. No earplugs either! I was sound asleep. I know I was awake a bit through the night and almost opened my little window because I was warm. I didn't though and fell back to sleep.

3 Moonflowers today
They're just not giving up!
The bottom one is Donna's. 🤭

I was out the door with my to-go tea at 7 and walked into an empty laundromat. The Lost & Found had clothes in it as did 3 washers. That means the clothes in the washers were left here last night and not yet retrieved. One was still owing $2.00 so it hadn't even been started.

First of the month, Gibbs gets his
heart pill until November.
His flea & tick pill is every 3 mths.
We forgot on Aug. 24th so today was the day.
Bill had to cut it up into his food, tricking
him. He ate it!

I dropped 2 loonies in to at least finish it. If they are still full (which I doubt), on Thursday, I will dry them and take them to Rethreads. Back home, I had 2 1/2 hours to kill so went upstairs and began pulling out the clothes for Ladyfest. 

The weather is the 'iffy' part. 
Shorts, capris, jeans, long or short sleeves?
So, I take some of everything!

We are staying a week so I know I will go overboard. 🤷‍♀️😉 Women's perogative and all that. I may swap things out over the rest of the week but they will be packed and out in the Bunky. Out of sight out of mind. I don't have room inside to leave them.

It was mostly cloudy all morning.

Gibbs had a grooming appointment at 10 so at 9:45, we drove in to Kate's Bath and Biscuit shop. She was ready for him and told me he'd be ready at 11:30. To me that means she isn't busy today, it usually is 2 hours with other pooches to tend to.

There he is, our handsome boy.

Back at the Suite, I got the suitcase out. It won't upset someone this way and I packed most everything in my one rollaway. I have a second bag that works well (& expands) for the rest. I'm driving 3 of us so there will be room to take as many as we need. 

Walking the lane, this Yellow
Woolybear caterpillar crossed my path.

I can't recall if I told you that this bnb is in Southampton, ON, near the water. The host books for a week, at least that was the offer (maybe because school is back in?) so we took it for the whole 7 days. Makes sense since we are paying for it.

He sure looks different!💕💖

The suitcase went to the Bunky for now and it was time to get our handsome little boy. Much better, he was a woolly mammoth when I dropped him off. She does an awesome job and to this day, I don't know how they do it! Worth every penny!

This blackish wild grass is very 
pretty but we thought we'd cut it out
last fall. LOL

I had an egg salad wrap with a tomato and cheese on the side for lunch. During which, I finished my book. I was sad to turn the last page, it was such a good story. Gibbs and I walked to the mailbox but we were too early, she hadn't been by yet.

(okay, men, you can skip this part)

I went online and placed an order for some face cream from a small Canadian business in Ancaster, ON. I've noticed more spots and rough patches (for lack of a better word) on my face and although I usually only apply coconut oil, it is quite annoying. 

The Sedum is starting to take
on its fall colour. I've been waiting.

This product is 100% natural with no chemicals and I decided to splurge. The reviews are very good and the Tallow Twins (the name of their business) are very likeable and seem very sincere. Don't tell me it's age, everyone says that but not everyone experiences the same things.

We can change the outcome on our own, if we are willing to try. 😉 Sounds like I'm defending my decision, and in a way I am, to myself, but I'm the only one who matters here. it would be nice to notice an improvement!

Having a snooze with Uni
after a big day. He likes Kate though
and walks into her shop proudly.
Bless his little heart.

Bill got home just before 2, changed his clothes and followed Billy (kind of) to Mike's to pick up his trailer. He hasn't had it here for over a month. Once home, he did a little online searching for an rc related item before having his snooze. I decided to sit at my table and try for some seasonal earrings.

I should have closed things up today and put the a/c on, all of a sudded, today was a humid mess! I couldn't get cooled off but it was too late by mid day to do anything but 'suffer'. 🤭For supper, we had fish, fries and onion rings. You know who had what, right?

I tried some Hallowe'en earrings,
my pumpkins are too small but I'll
offer them at a discount. 
😉

Nothing fancy, just fried fish, deep fried chips and air fried rings. It was all very good. After we washed the used pots, Bill made his lunch and tried to trick Gibbs into taking his last Bravecto (flea) pill. No way will he take it like he takes his heart pill. 🤷‍♀️

Supper was good.

It has been hot and muggy today with a fair bit of sun and no wind. We reached 27C/80.6F but feeling like 35C/95F. We had a good day! A couple of videos of our little one showing off his new cut.

                                I didn't know where

                                      he went but soon found him.

                                                   Good night!
                             

Thank you for the visit on this 1st day of September.