I Think This is the Day!

The Ridge, Priceville, On

On Thursday, Apr. 16th I never heard Bill and Gibbs get up around 6 or whenever it was. Gibbs didn't want to come back to bed with me so Bill closed the door to the bedroom and they sat together at the bench seating at the table.

Good morning!
Around 1 pm, I was thrilled to see
our Suite coming out to the front.

It was close to 8 when I got up, washed and dressed. Was today going to be the day? We went to bed last night thinking this to be true. Positive thinking, right? We both went inside just before 9 and made a coffee and tea and Bill came out even more positive than ever.

Ready to go to our 'real' home,
Gibbs?

The Suite was done and closed up inside, after a couple of test runs on the slide. Byron did replace a section of the floor under the fridge and cabinet and added some steel platings where the rollers go back and forth. I think I've got that right. Needless to say, it looks like a good job.

We had lunch from the food truck; polish sausage on a bun for Bill and a 2 patty burger for me. They were both pretty good and filled our tummies for the time being. I cleaned up everything we'd touched, trying to leave it as we found it but couldn't sweep the floor. They'll need to dump tanks anyway.

Not much to take pictures of along
the route home, it was raining,
so this is going down the hill into
Durham, 10 minutes from the Ridge.

By 12:45, we were out and it was a treat to see our home coming around from the back. Now, just a matter of time to wait for the painful part. It's probably going to hurt, our estimates are usually way lower than reality but we'll pay it and under cloudy, sprinkling rain skies, we'll take our leave.

Raindrops on the windshield
spoiled this pretty picture.

By 1:30 we were on our way. It was a wet drive home but completely uneventful, just the way we like it. We were pulling into Durham by 4:20 and into our laneway at 4:35. There is soooo much water laying and our neighbour to the west, has a pond across the end of his entranceway. 😓

Durham has one stoplight in the
centre of town.
We turn right here.
Because the wiper got in the way,
check out what Google Photos did for me
in the same picture below.

I don't use it often, but it
has a feature that almost completely
removes objects. I love it!

Our lane is high enough, the guys had it built up when we moved up here, so it was dry but the pond on either side wasn't too far away! When we got to the top of our lane, there were no puddles on the gravel parking area like usual but the fields were wetter than we've ever seen. At least it's not white!

Turning onto Baptist Church Road
then onto our road, Northline.
Fresh gravel is always nice, means
no potholes right now.

This neighbour just purchased this
property this past winter. I'm sure
he is bummed about this mess!
Good thing he drives a pick up truck.

We were sad to see many, probably 10 trees with broken branches. Some are not a surprise but some completely are. There will be major cleanup on the dirst dry day. Bill backed into our spot beside his stoop with mere inches to spare and we were hooked up to power within minutes.

Bill opens our gate, checks the lane
and look at the water in our front field
where he cuts. Won't be doing that for a while!

Dot had previously offered us water for our tank anytime we needed it and today was one of those days. So, we all drove over to get those wonderful neighbourly hugs. Gibbs was happy to see her and Caper and then did the typical 'ignoring' thing that he does. LOL

Lots of branches down on
the smaller trees around our 
sitting area and top of the lane.

We were warm, dry inside, the air was calm and around 14C/57.2F. That's okay, Bill hooked up our Blue Flame heater for the overnight low of 8C/46.4F in case we need it. I'm just happy to be back in our own bed and with our usual surroundings. 💖

The area around Bill's Hangar
is very wet too.
I'm glad we cleaned out so many
areas last summer for brush.
It will look so much better in a few weeks.

I had made sandwiches at noon in case it was late when we arrived here so they served well for our supper with some chips on the side. There weren't a lot of dishes, but a few bowls, cups and silverware so we ran the dishwasher. It has been a while since we've been stable enough to do that.

Over at Dot's to our east, I took these
pictures from their porch. Top two
show our Suite up on the hill.
She missed us all winter, it would be
weird not seeing the trailer.

Caper and Gibbs
get reacquainted too.
"Do you remember me?"

Bill walked to the Hangar - I'm sure he was itching to go reunite with his planes. 🤭😉 I'm also sure it is so jam-packed in there, stored for the winter, that he won't be down there long. I'm also anxious to get into the Bunky/SheShed but not until it warms up some.

 

Here we are until the fall.
Our view looking north down the
lane to our road.
Bill isn't as happy as I am about the
loud chorus frogs but with windows
closed, he'll be able to sleep.
🤭🤭

It's been a good day. We have a hefty bill to pay off but that shouldn't take too long with us working our part time jobs. We're so very happy to be home!

                       I had a larger video of Gibbs going

                                crazy but it wouldn't play. Too big.

                                              Good night!

Thank you for following along on our journey to the southwest again this trip.

One Day at a Time - Maybe Tomorrow?

London, Ontario

On Wednesday, Apr. 15th I woke from a good sleep but my legs were feeling a bit chilled. I'd only brought our flannel sheets over from the Suite and one chenille bedspread. So, Bill was up at 5:30 and turned the fireplace on. We have no propane in here but we do have power. 

Good morning!
These are last night's
sunset pictures.

The unit warmed up nicely and it helps that the outside temperature was still mild and warming up by the hour. It rained heavily through the night, Bill said, and there are puddles as evidence. 

We went inside CanAm for a fresh coffee and tea and finished the last 2 donuts for breakfast. At least they are out of the way now! Bill was in and out of the shop a couple of times trying to get a feel for when things might be finished. It was around lunchtime that we learned it would not be today. 😓 

Much of the afternoon was like this.
This is looking northwest.

We had bread, butter and cheese here in the Ember so made ourselves a sandwich. Supper would be another expense so we save where we can. Gibbs and I went for a walk and the front grass area is sopping wet so we have to steer him to a higher, drier spot for his business.

I played more games, did some eye exercises (how I'd love to get rid of glasses!) and made a couple more Worry Worms. We chatted with Gerry and heard Donna in there as well. Nice to hear their voices. 

Looking south towards the
storm and winds.
These rv's are getting a nice wash!

We spoke to our insurance company about coverage for the work being done but the damage does not qualify. We had already figured that would be the case because we can't pinpoint what caused the problem, but it was worth a try. 

Like yesterday, we just hung tight in the little Ember. There were sporadic sprinkles of rain and yet more were coming later so Bill and I took some items inside to the Suite, swapped out some clothes for tomorrow and I made a cup of tea with their Keurig.

When we left the lot, we
drove through a huge 'puddle'
across the lane.

Sure enough, we were back in the trailer around 4ish and the rain started, heavy at 4:30. There are warnings of very strong winds coming across from Cleveland towards Leamington, Ridgetown and St. Thomas, along the lake. I hope everyone is prepared for this. I hate wind! 

The news inside was that our Suite would be ready in the morning, so that is great for us. We are more than ready. Nipping out to pick up supper at Timmy's (yes, a duplicate from the other day) could be a challenge so we waited until the rain had abated and around 6, drove back to Tim Horton's in Lambeth.

I think this is my favourite.
Herb and garlic cream cheese,
bacon and mozzarella.

This time, I got the Bacon Everything Flatbread Pizza for a change. Oh my goodness! They have a winner with both these pizzas. Two meals for $7.99, sold! It was just as yummy. Bill had his Supreme Stack sandwich, loaded with roast beef slices, bacon and cheese.

From there, we drove to another friends' home. We haven't visited Helen and Gary for a number of years, but Bill has bumped into his fellow flier a few times at the Forest City Flyers field just down the road from us here. It was a great visit for over an hour and the stop was well worth it. 💖

Gary and Helen
long time friends 

Back home, just as darkness was descending over us and it was still mild at 8:30. Gibbs looked after the 'temporary' house really well with Miss Piggy. I finished my blog, and it wasn't long after 9 that I planned my nighttime retreat to the bedroom. 

Back at the Ember,
Gibbs indicated he wanted to go to bed.
He needs to be boosted up, it
is so high.

This was a mild, wet day of 22C/71F and the same overnight, warm and wet and 13C/55.4F.

So, 2 years ago, we were in this same
spot on Apr. 15th, 2024.
Almost the same sunset.

Good night!

Thank you for your visit. Home tomorrow..........yay!