The Ridge
The day started out pretty quiet, on Thursday, Aug. 27th with Bill getting up to the sound of the alarm. Even Gibbs sat up with 'what is that noise?' and waited for Daddy to kill it. 🤭 He left for work a few minutes after 7, walking down the lane to meet Billy.
Good Morning!
We watch Bill go off to work.
I relaxed and finished the last chapter and a half of my book. I tried hard last night to read those last 6 pages but it wasn't happening. It gave me something to look forward to first thing though! It was an awesome book, if you like John Grisham, get it, you won't be sorry.
Well, hello Mr. Blue Jay!
Haven't seen you in a while.
Are you debating a south journey or
are you staying home for the winter?
Robin had messaged that there would be 4 guests coming in today to her bnb, staying for 4 nights. That is such good information, allowing me to be sure there is enough water in the fridge, at least for a couple of days. Enough coffee pods, t.p. and paper towels.
Funny, these pictures.
I took the left one and a message
popped up saying 'clean your camera lens'.
So, I listened, then took the one on the right.
Guess my Samsung is pretty smart!
When I walked in at 11:30, they didn't inform her that they left early so I'll bet they rushed out right at 11. That impression came from how they left the place. Not dirty, except for the bathtub, but messy and proof of inconsideration for the host.
Entry to the house.
The arrow points to where they left
the still damp towels and sheets.
Who does that??
Pictures will show. Mats all over the floor, dishes left in the rack to dry, water all over the bathroom counter, 7 bath towels used (there were only 5 guests for 1 night ??) and they'd emptied the dryer of what I'd put in (obviously to use it, which is fine) but instead of putting the damp things back in, left them piled on a chair. I just don't get it.
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| Every light in the house was left on |
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| On the left, dishes drying in the rack. On the right, 2 tea towels hanging on the chairs. They took them out of the drawers, why not use them to dry the dishes? |
I took the pictures to show Robin, she needs to know who is disrespectful and who is pristine (which most are). I took care of business and lastly, brought sheets and bath mats out for drying and washing at Robin's. She asked me to water her many plants so I did that last and left around 1:30.
Then there's the bathroom.
The reflection on the counter is from
laying water.
They should be ashamed.
Stopping at her place to set one of her Marketplace items out for a customer, I put the items in her dryer and set it to run. She will be home tomorrow so they won't be sitting in there long. Back home, Gibbs was patient and surprisingly quiet when I pulled in. Sometimes, he barks, sometimes he just waits, like today. 💕
Nothing special, just
a Christmas card.
(it looks better in person)
I'd snacked on cheese and a smoothie with my coffee so wasn't hungry when I got home. I finished my Christmas card and started on another one. Bill fixed my quails so I put them with the other 2 items for the memoir entry.
One is a vase we bought in Mexico our first year and the third are my Elvis earrings from 2018. Nice memories. Gibbs and I went out, and I stacked a few things together in the Bunky for LadyFest. Things I didn't want to forget. I haven't even started packing clothes yet, with no place to put them.
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| I put this pan on the bottom of the oven to help distribute the heat. |
Bill was home early, around 3:30, so that was nice. I decided today to create something different for supper. A chicken, rice, bacon casserole, to be baked in the oven. It is cooking now so fingers crossed it is a success. It was pretty easy to prepare. 🤞
The sky was actually starting to clear
a bit.
Well, that backfired, my crossed fingers. I'd put a foil cookie sheet on the bottom to help distribute the heat (it was a suggestion on RV forum) but that almost completely stopped the cooking process. So, realizing that after 45 minutes, I removed it and 15 minutes later we were eating. 🤔
It turned out great
and I learned not to mess with
a new oven. 🤭
Bottom line, the casserole was delicious! Better yet, there are leftovers for another night. We cleaned up the dishes, Bill made his lunch and that was our day. We didn't get any warmer than 19C/66.2F under cloudy skies and we did get some rain, but not a lot.
I think we'll get a lovely sunset
tonight. You'll see it tomorrow.
It was a good day and more cash goes in my bank account. 😉 Today, we celebrate another sibling's birthday. Three this month! Gayle, 3rd oldest in the family, is next on the list.
I thought a nice picture of her
with Mom would do nicely.
Happy Birthday, Gayle!
Good night!
Thank you for popping in and always for your comments.
