Don't you Hate it When.............

The Ridge

It's Saturday, June 20th and we are soon going to be in the bowels of Summer. I'm trying not to laugh at that, because Spring never really earned its name this year, why I do expect this season will be any different? Positivity! That's why.

Good morning!
Let's start with a few of last night's
sunset pictures.

We were up and mobile in the Suite as usual for a weekend. I didn't have to clean so my morning was lazier than Bill's. His was pleasure, so that makes the motion smoother somehow. 

I bounced around inside from
windows to door and this guy
never moved. So very tired!

He had hooked up Black Beauty to his cargo trailer last night so just had to make a coffee and go.

It just got better and better.
Gorgeous!

Gibbs and I watched him leave from the kitchen window. I don't have to stretch across the hutch to see him like the little bum. 😉 I finished my coffee, Gibbs and I had a bit of yogourt (he gets a tsp. of the plain brand) with me. It's good for him and he loves it, expects it.

Gibbs watches Daddy leave
with me.
Top picture, he can see him at the
Hangar.

I did a bit of paper quilling while it warmed up outside. The temperature was just 9C/48F when we got up. The blue sky I first saw began disappearing behind groups of scattered clouds, keeping the air cool until about 11 am. Gibbs and I went out at 9 to 'practice' set up for Sunday. 

Maebeme agreed that maybe
eyes would help.
I agree!

I popped Ptooties' hatch and pretended I was at the site. How to best display what I have etc. I will be taking my rollup table from inside the Suite but for this morning, used our round table. I may change things up when I get there, depending on my space, but for now I am happy with my choices.

One today.
I counted 18 more buds.
Wowsa!

I took pictures to assist me tomorrow and counted the number of creations in groups. Earrings, book marks etc. If nothing else, this is exciting to see everything I've made over the last year. I packed it away, in the hatch, leaving room for the laundry basket. Yes, first thing tomorrow I have to clean and do that.

He has been washed, believe it or not.
Free of debris, he was getting
a new coat.
He's over 10 years old so it's time.

Next, I got out the off white spray paint I bought and gave our little boy a good coating. It won't take long to dry so while it did............well, here is where the title of today's blog takes effect. 

What a difference already.
But I'm not done although
I could stop there and please
most of you.
😃

Don't you hate it when someone says they'll do something and then doesn't do it? On the other hand, don't you hate when someone says they won't do something and then end up doing it? Not one is worse than the other, I guess. I apologize to you all because I am in the latter category today. 

It was the perfect day for
what I was about to do.
See Gibbs on the step?

It has been driving me nuts, as you probably knew it would. The dreaded corral hill garden. I'm embarassed to call it a garden these days but with all those tall weeds etc. growing up through the evening primrose, I could stand it no more. 

Up I went and although far from a decent job, I pulled the weeds. Much of the time, I just swooped across the top of the primrose with my hand, gathered and pulled. Not many roots came, but I wasn't even trying for that result. It looks better and when Bill trims around the perimeter, it will be better still. 😀

I hadn't cleaned up the pile of weeds
yet, but at least now, the primrose
has a chance to sprout and turn
the garden yellow.

Gibbs was on duty, in his little bed on my discarded jacket so when I finished, we sat together while I played my online games. Bill drove up the lane just before noon hour and dropped his trailer down at the Hangar. He volunteered for Lion's duty at the bbq tent for the ballgame this afternoon.

As most of you probably do,
when I walk around, I notice weeds
in every garden and stoop to pull them.
I was cleaning this area by the end of
the wood pile and found 3 more
Moonflowers!

I opted not to today. He left w/o eating any more than a yogourt cup since the boys had eggs, and peameal bacon for breakfast at the field. How nice that they now have a bbq to do that! I know he really enjoys their get togethers. 😍 

After he left at 12:30, and I finished my poached egg on toast, I started my blog and then went out to cut some of 'my' grass. There isn't much to cut, thanks to my Sweetie, but I'll clean up what I can and then see about giving the little boy statue some colour. 🤔

I rested with Gibbs.
He'd been there most of the day.
When the sun found his bed,
he moved under the table
until I moved it to shade.
💘

Famous last words.  I cut the grass in our patio area and then took the mower to the corral and cut up on the hill as close as I could to the fence and to the edge. Without falling back down! 🤣It will save him a bit of time when he goes up with the weed trimmer. It's the least I could do to help.

I couldn't have been happier when it was done though. Didn't bother Gibbs at all as he sat in his bed the whole time and watched me. After drinking what seemed like a gallon of water and I cooled down I got my paints out. Let's see what we can do.

The top of the corral hill is 
cut now. The long stuff is where 
Bill will have to use the weed eater.
I can't reach it with the mower.

I started small, the frog, the water and the lily pad but I won't show it until it's done. I'm no painter so at least when it is in the garden, no one can get too close! At 3, I stopped and put things away. There was a bit more grass in the corral I wanted to cut so did that (now that I had a break) and put the mower away.

For a couple of weeks, each time
I walk to the outhouse or shed,
Mr. Grackle squacks at me.
I knew he must have eggs in here.
I thought they'd be hatched by now,
but I see Mama looking out at me.
🤔I'm always as quick as can be.

That was my outside work done. Inside though, at 4, I had 2 quilling projects to finish before tomorrow. The flower one that you all liked, thank you, needed Mod Podge and the monkey wasn't done yet. I didn't want to overdo it so stopped here, I think it was enough. 

Bill was on his way home just after 4 but went first to the Acreage to get a bladder of water. We were reading 0 and even though we know that gauge isn't right, we are really low. I finished creating and put things away to fold my table up. Sure looks different in here with only chairs in that space.

From one monkey to another.
Gibbs saw the car door open so
hopped in.
Goofy boy.

We had grilled cheese sandwiches for supper and finished the last 2 pieces of pie. We've had confirmation for our Canada Day dinner.......one of Bill's sisters and hubby can't make it on July 1st. That's a first! So, we all agreed on Sunday, June 28th. We're just glad to be able to get together.

We cleaned up and Bill went to the Hangar. I will finish my blog and watch more Jack Ryan. This was a really nice day, in every way. I'm hobbling a bit already tonight when I get up out of my chair, my fingers and my upper arms are a bit achy. I worked hard today!🤭 

Not burnt, the seeded bread
is just darker.

We reached a pleasant 20.55C/69F today with plenty of sunshine and very little breeze. It sure makes a difference when the wind is almost non-existent. I hope you've enjoyed your Saturday. Get ready for summer soltice!

A cute memory from June 20, 2021.
Little Easton sitting on Jazz.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.

 

Well, This was a Busy Day!

The Ridge

Friday, June 19th, I'm still very messed up with my days. When Bill isn't working the odd day, it throws me right off. Mind you, I'm happy for him when a day off comes his way, he deserves it. He worries about money more than I do so always has mixed feelings.

Good morning!
I wanted a nicer sky today
and I got it!

I left at 7:15 to clean the Mat. Duty calls me! I went first through town to fill a water bottle and then back to the laundromat. Turning left onto Durham's main street can be a challenge, especially in the middle of school bus time and on a Friday. This way, there are no left turns.

As long as they keep showing up,
I'm going to be taking pictures.

One of my regular guys was there, we can tease each other which indicates we've known each other a while. 😉 I felt very popular today with regulars and my very favourite one was back! Trudy hasn't been in at the same time since we returned home and I've missed her and our chats.

While waiting for Bill to call
me to help, I put in the last
20 or so pieces.
Tadah! Elvis is IN the house.
(lots of them)

Trudy is my friend who sells her homemade, pattern-free crochet creations and Tony's dog treats frequently at markets in the area. She is a real sweetheart and we clicked on our first meeting last spring. We caught up while I cleaned and she and her son did their laundry.

Bill had to run into town for
some caulking and when I looked
out, well, this is what I saw.

When I left, it was on the note that she may join me at the lot on Sunday with her canopy and goodies. That would be awesome, she's never set up there before. 🤞Bill was getting ready to go outside when I got home. 

This side of the Bunky has
never had eaves trough.

This side has always had a
partial one with a loose
downspout into our rain barrel.

It was a cloudy morning and cool so our jackets were necessary. He went out to work on the eaves trough for the Bunky and I was finding small things to do, keeping myself available to help him when he needed me. On his job, he has done a few of this type of work so is quite adept at it.

Bill got the new ones ready
to be installed.

While he prepped the eaves, I began pulling weeds around the Bunky. I ended up pulling irises, bulbs and all out of the gardens. They are getting so overgrown and infringing into the lawn area. Enough already! I pulled the invaders out of the ground.

Pulling those invasive irises
made a world of difference.
It is much neater and still lots
of flowers for next spring.

That was such an improvement and not too difficult with the wet ground, that I moved to the big garden to weed and then to the outhouse to do the same thing. Gibbs was our supervisor and very efficient at his job. No complaints so I guess we did it all to his satisfaction. 🤭

Other than holding the eaves at the
opposite end, on the opposing ladder,
I didn't help much so get at my
weeding.

When I finished that, and we finished hanging the eaves, it was almost lunchtime. Bill hopped on the mower and cut some grass up around here before coming in to eat. He had his work sandwich and I had the last taco to clean up a few small dishes from the fridge.

A picture here of each side of the
Bunky with new downspouts 
in place. The black pail will
be my 'rain pail', one I can easily
dump when it gets full.

He went back to cut the fields and I tackled one of my least favourite jobs. The barbecue. With no pressure access to water readily at hand, it was a bit of a process but by the time I finished, a couple of hours later, it was 80% cleaner and I was 80% dirtier. LOL

Then I moved to the outhouse.
It had way too many irises there
as well. Not now!

I guess I only got a picture of one
side completed.
They both look great, brown is
the right colour.

I was finishing in the shower when Bill finished cutting and came in for his. I feel really good about all the things we accomplished today. I have a few small areas of grass to cut tomorrow where the big mower won't cut but I'm grateful Bill did much of it for me. He knew the bbq was no treat for me to do.

In the big garden at the top
of the laneway, I love finding
Jack. He is already at his Pulpit.
🤭

No pictures of the Weber  bbq except
for this one. I was too greasy to 
even think of touching my phone.
It's done and Bill is pleased.

We relaxed until 5:15 and drove to our C the A gathering. We had leftover ham and scalloped potatoes for supper when we got home. I had Madame IP reheat them and in 15 minutes we were eating. That is the quickest way to heat up leftovers!

Gibbs got one of his Yak cheese
bones from Quartzsite and wasted
no time getting attached to it.
He'll bury it a few times in the house
over the next 2 weeks.
See it in his paws?

It has been a strange spring day again. Bill said that it feels more like fall and he's not wrong. Especially when the sun wasn't out much and the winds were strong. 

Clearer skies on the way home
from town

The laneway is really
filling in. We'll need to trim
a few overhanging branches 
before our friends visit.

The sky mostly cleared by the time we left for C the A and when we got home, it was clear blue. Warmer than it had been all day.

Just as good the second
night. Leftovers are great!

Summer will soon be here, Sunday, and it will all change, right? 🤭Today reached 17.7C/64F but felt much cooler. 

This was a great working day and although Bill has a busy day planned, I will be puttering around here, preparing even more for Sunday. Your comments of support are overwhelming, thank you.

I captured a pretty sunset
tonight but too late to include.
Check back tomorrow.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping around.