It's Almost Like a Rebirth!

The Ridge

Yes, what a weird title. On Sunday, Sept. 20th, Bill and I seemed to wake at the same time. We were in bed by 10, tired out, and I dropped off immediately again. I'm feeling so blessed that it is almost crazy that I was experiencing such pain on Thursday and Friday.

Good Morning!
I found this hilarious last night
when my opponent played
that word!
Top left of the board in
bright yellow.

I woke up feeling just as good as yesterday and I'm good to go. Bill wanted to help Gord out if he could so drove, early, to the Acreage and got enough water in our bladder to top up our fresh tank to last us for a week +. We're spoiled, it's easy to get so we don't skimp as much as others who are off grid.

On my way to town, the
pond view stops me again.

I noticed a message from last night, after we went to bed, from Gord that he found a pump and was going to get it on their way this morning. I informed Bill so he was able to come back, transfer water and go flying after all. He would have stayed home if they needed him. 💕 That's Bill for ya.

It was pretty cloudy this morning
so I had no intention of hanging
clothes on our line.

I headed into town with 2 loads of dirty laundry and with just a couple of customers, it was fast and I was out of there with laundered and dried clothes by 8:45. On the way out of town, I dropped 2 bags of Lost & Found items plus our older duvet and covers that we no longer need at Rethreads door.

Sad when harvest time ends as
we know what is coming.
Some people love fall, me, not
so much.

Back home, I put my clothes away, had my yogourt and put another couple of items in the exchange bag. I played my games at the Mat, waiting for our clothes to dry. I was done my 4 words in 5 minutes!! Speed Gonzales this morning! 🤭 

And the fun begins!
Sister Donna, Roz, Pat, Shelley, niece Wendy and
others I don't know.

It was a cool start to the day again but by 11:30, the sun was out warming the Ridge up nicely. Taking advantage of the free power, I turned the inverter on and unplugged. Let the panels take over for the day. The forecast is for 18C/64F, I think we'll make it before a drop off tomorrow. 

Lots to choose from
and lots of choosers!
🤭

I had my mid morning coffee, changed and headed out to pick up Pat and Donna at 12:30. Gibbs won't be alone for long and Bill would be home soon after I leave. As it turned out, I met him before I got into Durham so the little guy would be happy. Sort of. Bill went right over to the neighbours after dropping the cargo trailer.

Much of my bag of jewellery went in
a cloud of smoke. I'm so happy
when young girls/teens attend.

I feel bad that they had even more trouble but between Gord, Kyle and Bill, they jerry-rigged it all up so they would be able to go and have access to water from the taps. I hope they have a relaxing time at the ploughing match, since they've looked forward to it for months.

Joanne always puts out a great
snack spread for us.

The clothing exchange was very busy for the first hour and a half. I was happy to see that Shelley and Roz from my Lion's group of friends were there ahead of us. Everyone had equal opportunity to find goodies to take home with them. Pat, Donna, Gayle and I stayed pretty much until the end, and at 4:30, we left.

Her dip was, as always, awesome!

Bill was just settling down for a late snooze, after puttering for the afternoon. I feel exhausted, that's what 'shopping' does to me! No pocketbooks were required today yet 'new to us' clothes will replace those we are tired of or never wore. 

Although the sun did make many
appearances throughout the day,
the clouds pretty much took charge
by late afternoon. We did reach the
forecasted high.

For supper, we had tacos and then after cleanup, Bill made his lunch for tomorrow. I've had a great day, a lot of laughs and generally a good time. Joanne puts out a really nice spread for us to snack on and she had a total of 22 guests today.

Yum, they were messy but good!
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by!

 

Where do I Start? 🤷‍♀️🤔

The Ridge

On Saturday, Sept. 19th, since our plans changed last week, I had absolutely nothing going on today. Bill was up and downstairs preparing to leave for the field in a few minutes when I first woke. First a bit of a lead up. 

Good morning!
This is what greeted me when I
came downstairs at 7.
Stunning!

Gibbs has been scratching lately, (which we put down to the normal season woes and give him an Aerius each morning) and he goes through the ritual each night when we are settled, trying to sleep. 

Because I'd been having a tough enough time finding a comfy position the last 2 nights, I put my ear plugs in. If I didn't hear him or feel him, I had a better chance of dropping off. 

And in our own back yard, beyond
the cut berm, the wild asters
are also lovely.

Before I went to bed, I broke a common sense rule of mine 'no pain pills' (I hate taking them!) and took extra strength Tylenol and 2 gulps of pickle juice. I found a position easily and slept amazingly well. I don't recall moving at all, if I did, and when I woke before 7, I felt nothing. 🤔

It started out cloudy and calm

I rolled over and ............ no pain. I did a few stretches, not trying to mess with anything, got up, made the bed and ...........nothing. Wha??? I don't know what causes sciatica out of the blue and I don't know why it stops out of the blue. I've just had the 2 worst days and today, no pain.

Don't get me wrong, I am SO grateful, relieved and happy that I can move normally again. I had my tea with Gibbs in my recliner, I sat in my dining chair, I had my shower and repeated it all over again and ......nothing. Woohoo! Again, thank you for your wishes, the power of friends? 🥰

Let's make relish!
I only had half the amount of tomatoes
that the recipe called for, so
had to do my best to cut it in half.

The gardens were going to wait and it was so chilly outside this morning that I had no desire to go outside anyway. I added a couple more items to my clothing exchange donations, loaded the bag in Ptooties for tomorrow and decided to make green tomato relish.

You're on your own here, Mom.
You don't need any supervision.
(little does he know!)

Gibbs and I went up and stripped the plants of any remaining vegetables, many teeny but most just small. I pulled the plants out of the garden bags and tossed them over the fence into the weeds. 

So, while the veggies 'steeped'
or 'pickled', I got out some of
my quilling supplies. I put my craft table away
too soon, apparently.

It was an all day process, letting the salt seep into the mixture for 5 hours. I'm fairly new at this canning thing so just did what it said to do. I had an egg/veggie/sausage quesadilla for lunch and it was around 1 (I think) that my pilot returned from flying. The low winds allowed him to have one good flight.

I received part of my Amazon order
today, Quilling cones but it was the first
time I noticed this cute quip on the
packaging.
Clever! I love that!

He made his lunch and had a snooze with Gibbs. I had my quilling out on the table and after making 3 pair of earrings yesteray, I decided to make some cards today for the harvest show. I've said before that I can never have too many greeting cards. This time, I'm focusing on Christmas.

Meanwhile, my relish
is simmering.

For supper, I plugged back into power, we've been unplugged for a few days, to use Madame IP for pork ribs. I also made stewed rhubarb for dessert, another bag that had been in the freezer for a while and needed to be eaten. I washed small potatoes to boil and prepared a cob of corn to share.

Earrings for the Harvest show.
Those are Santa hats and holly, in case you
were puzzled. 
🤭

The day did warm up, but not until the clouds moved off. It was 7C/46F last night and we pulled our Blue Flame heater out to take the chill out. By 3 pm, we were around 17C/63F so much nicer. We are all saying the same thing, the weather is changing, some getting lots of rain, some, like us, getting cooler days.

For some reason, Picassa wouldn't
let me rotate this the proper way.

Bill went next door at 5 to offer help to Gord, who was having difficulty with their rv. They were hoping to be on their way out for a few days by now. It's awful when things don't go as planned, especially when you've looked so forward to it.  Supper will be on hold until he returns.

Gibbs doesn't growl unless he sees
something he doesn't recognize.
I had to look to see what was out there.
A very rare sighting up here.
There goes Peter Cottontail!

I finally messaged at 7:40 to see if they were having any luck......suggesting he come home to eat and go back if he had to. They were at a standstill so he came home, having lost track of time.🥴 Madame IP kept supper warm at least and the corn didn't take long to cook.

Wow! Two whole jars of
relish! but I made them myself
and I don't have room for many more.

Good night!

After clean up, we did dishes and watched tv. I have a busy day tomorrow so hope......well, you know. Have a good night!

Thank you for the visit.