Saturday on the Home Front

The Ridge

On Saturday, Apr. 25th I took my time getting up, so it was around 7:30 when I came downstairs. There was nothing going on for me today until after supper. It was a cool night but we were warm inside, under our duvet.

Good morning!
Gibbs snoozes on my chair back
and I have a nice view while crafting.

We had some gusty winds overnight and rain as well. We didn't need either but by mid morning, the rains had stopped. Bill went to the Hangar and when he came up at noon, I discovered that he was purging. Too much 'stuff', so he was making room to work in there.

Just a walk around my big
garden.
These 2 trees were a foot high in 2016
when we moved up here.

I wasn't feeling too warm and we didn't want to run the furnace, so with the Blue Flame heater on, I just stayed inside and worked on my hobby. Gibbs isn't fond of the rain so he was happy to stay indoors with me. 

Gibbs and I walking the lane.
You see how that goes.

I worked on one of the printed canvas boards that I bought at the Dollarama. I'm liking this for a change of pace. It is getting creative juices running. 😃 We had sandwiches for lunch and Bill went back out and I resumed quilling.

One of our pretty birch
trees had snapped off and I didn't
notice until now.
Unless last night's winds did it.

The sun began breaking through the clouds around 2 and after my cup of tea, it was a half blue sky. Gibbs and I bundled up and went outside. Well, I bundled up, the wind was very cold. 

The water in the front field has
abated quite a bit but it is still
sloppy to walk in.

I walked to the end of the lane, Mr. lazybones didn't come too far but teased me by running to the water for a slurp from the pond and then running up the hill. Little goof. As I've said before, I laugh every day with him.

A dirty little piggy on our mat
waiting for me.
💗

The sun was in his eyes.

For supper, we had beef pies, coleslaw and Bill  had fries. It was all very good. It was a good day for a movie so I watched a couple. I was expecting to go with Robin tonight to take her van to Shelbourne for a safety. 

Supper was filling,
quick and tasty,

When I messaged, her friend had taken it for her earlier so I was off the hook. I wouldn't have minded helping but just as happy not to have to make that drive tonight. It was a relaxing evening. No clouds left, it will be another cool night, 0C/32F, so no sunset to record either.

Good night!

Thank you for spending the day with us. It was a good one. 

First Day Back at the Job

The Ridge

On Friday, Apr. 24th I was awakened when I heard Bill and Gibbs get up at 6:25 or so. I knew I had to start my cleaning job this morning but I also knew that I set my own hours. With that knowledge, I rolled over and went back to sleep until 7:05.

Good morning!
My cloudy drive to town
this morning.

It was a bit after 7:30 when I drove into Durham to clean the Mat. The place was empty and I fell easily back into the rhythm of the job. There are 14 dryers and 20 (?) washers to wipe down and empty lint trays for. It isn't a hard job, and sometimes it can be more of a challenge than others.

I'm in and out within an hour, usually, unless one of those 'times' presents itself. I jot down my time and lock up. Today, before I even went in the door, I stopped across the street at the Ultramar gas station to fill Ptooties. She was thirsty and I was able to take advantage of another .7¢ off per litre.

I looked out the Mat window to the
north and it looked like rain was
imminent.
It never came until after 8:30 pm.

Back home, Bill was ready to go to Owen Sound so I quickly changed out of my 'work' tee and we headed out. We'd filled out our application for our new passports online and wanted to get that in motion. You never know how long it will take to get them back. 

Then on the way back from
Owen Sound, Bill took the back way.
I love this country road.

We went first to CAA where Bill gets a free passport picture and I get mine for $10. We look like convicts, with no glasses and no smiles, but who cares? They always turn out terrible. We arrived at Service Canada and waited for 2 hours for our number to be called. Not thinking, we should have made appointments. Duh!

At 10 minutes before they closed for a 30 minute lunch (2 staff only on duty), we were called in. She quickly checked our apps over and told us we were 11 days too early. Our old ones don't expire until May 4th, 2027. Crap! Oh well, we'll make our appointments for sure for that one and hang on to our $$ a little while longer. 😂

Gibbs was happy to see us
but when he went out to piddle,
he just wanted attention.

Back home, we were hungry for a late lunch so Bill made a sandwich and I fried a couple of eggs with toast. Our supper will be late so it wouldn't bother us. We relaxed inside, Bill and Gibbs dozed, and I watched videos online and started my blog post. 

Rub my tummy, please.

It isn't a really warm day, although about 16C/59F. The winds and clouds are controlling the temperature today. We are expecting some rain around 9 pm, overnight (oh just great) and into tomorrow morning. Still better than the other stuff that the eastern and western provinces are getting!

Gibbs went out with Bill around 3 but the little guy wasn't long and he was back on the stoop to come in with Mom. He definitely loves us both. 💗 I didn't feel like going out today, so I sat at my table and worked on 2 greeting cards that I'd started. 

It's not perfect, but I like how it
turned out.

I knew Bill was busy in the Hangar so when the cards were done, I sat with Gibbs in the big chair until 5. We left the little guy in charge and drove to the curling club for Catch the Ace with the Lion's Club. Tonight, we were helping count the sold tickets.

Deidter is such a character,
always has us laughing at these
gatherings.
Because our C the A collections are
going to the hospital for an X-Ray
machine, this is his costume.

It was a fun night, the first one for this sumer's draws. Deidter tries to come up with comical outfits and performances as Nella records the live drawing. It went well, we received a lot of 'welcome back greetings', which was very nice. We didn't win, but that's ok on the first draw! Congrats, Darlene!

Lights, camera, action!

Back home, I grabbed a couple of our Mexican blanket purchases and we went for water at Dot and Gord's. Gibbs was happy to go as well and see his friend, Dot. 💕 It was great to see our neighbours for a visit. 

Then we went to get water
at Dot and Gord's.

They both chose the same blanket and against protests, we left them with it. They do so much for us, we wanted to give them something so they know that we appreciate it. It's from Gibbs too! We had toasted tomato, cheese and lettuce sandwiches for our supper and a piece of fudge. 

I re-watched a movie called Max, and listened to the rain that started around 8:45. It has been a good day and I'm back into the groove of one of my part time jobs. We reached 15.56C/60F this afternoon at its peak. 

These tomato sandwiches were
delicious in a bun!
Good night!

Thank you for popping in.