Not Much Going On Today

The Ridge

The title of today's blog post couldn't be truer. It is Saturday, May 23rd and from the moment we woke up it has been cloudy and dull. The rain started around 8:30, lightly but still rain. 

Good morning!
He didn't move much from thjis all day.

It was quite windy (again) and although the temperature was 12.77C/55F at 7:30, it had dropped to 7.22C/45F by early afternoon. LOL I guess the forecasters can't be called 'wrong' as it came close to what they said to expect. 😟

We had visitors up on our lawn
this morning.
Seems like their parents were on vacay
and this couple were babysitting.
😂

There really isn't much to be said about today, since neither of us did anything outside - well, except for Gibbs. He was out a few times to do his business. Speaking of Gibbs, he was acting a little different today. 

Bill went through our files,
Gibbs slept on

Was it the weather or the fact that Mom and Dad didn't go anywhere. He slept on me, by himself in my chair, on Bill and repeat, repeat, repeat. Highly unusual. I sat at my quilling, Bill went through our bank statements and filing cabinet.

I sat at my desk and made a couple
of projects.
Gibbs slept.

He managed to clean out a lot and I dealt with a frustrating creation. Good thing that I love the hobby! We had chicken noodle soup for lunch with p.b. sandwiches and it was quite yummy. 

The turtle needed
some creative juices but
I got it done.

It seems my cold has decided to hang on as I dealt with a runny nose and lots of sneexing today. Just when I thought I was finished with it. For supper, I deep fried a couple of chicken thighs, fried up leftover potatoes and some mixed veggies.

Rainy and dull all day

The chicken turned out great for my first time doing it that way. We had black cherry ice cream for dessert and after clean up, watched tv. The rain came and went but the winds never let up and the sun never appeared. Wash out day except for watering my garden.

Supper was very good.

It never hurts to have an inside day together once in a while and we're looking for better days ahead. We made an appointment for Gibbs to get his heart work test, meds and flea & tick meds this week. Need to look after the little guy.

Last night's sunset

Still last night.
Good evening.

Thank you for your visit. 

Sunny All Day? So Many Goslings!

 The Ridge

On Friday, May 22nd we all got up a bit earlier. Gibbs and Bill at 5:45 and me at 6:45. Because of Bill taking Ptooties in to Hanover, and because of her damaged passenger windshield, he wanted to leave early and take his time. 

Good morning!
A lazy picture, taken from my
recliner so not very clear.
Last night's after glow.

I wanted to see him off and that meant I was able to be in to clean the Mat earlier too. I had one regular, whom I didn't recognize and haven't seen yet this spring, but he knew me and we chatted about how he was impressed with the way I detail the machines. I guess Ron doesn't do that. 😏

Last night while watching tv,
this little family walked through our back 
yard from the berm.

When I left there, I drove to get a bottle of water and then scooted home. It sure didn't seem like as nice a day as we were 'promised'. The clouds moved in right quickly after Bill left at 7 so I wondered if him switching us to solar was a good idea. 

Gibbs was so tired last night,
he konked out on my lap.

It did improve by 10:30 or so but it was windy making it a longer wait for the warmth to appear. Gibbs and I went out at 11 and I prepped the garden 'plots' by adding some more of the top/potting soil to them. I couldn't stop there, so before lunch, I got all 12 plants in the dirt. ☺️

This is the morning sunrise.

Such a good feeling, as my fellow gardeners know. I'm a lazy gardener compared to many but this felt good. They will get full sun so I may need to put a shelter up there at some point. Hmmm.🤔 This is where I first had a garden and it did well so🤞.

We are confused with how many
goslings we actually have on the Ridge.

It was lunchtime when we finished (Gibbs and I) and Bill and I chatted about some news I received earlier this morning. I'll share it next week, you can wait. I am still digesting it myself. It's all good, no worries. 

Getting close to home.

Bill was waiting at Donna's place until Ptooties was finished.  They couldn't go any further on the job, the mudding wasn't dry, so once she was ready, Billy would take him and he'd be on his way home early. That's always nice, especially on a Friday. he works hard, that man of mine.

Across our front field this morning,
I counted 16 children and 6 adults.

For my lunch, I had the last hard taco with leftover ingredients from the other night. Gibbs and I went back out and I watered the plants. By now the sun was out and it had warmed up nicely. We walked to check the mailbox, which was empty, and on the way back, I gathered broken branches from along the lane. We have enough for another trailer load, maybe tomorrow.

My vegetable garden.

I had a taco for lunch today.

Bill was home before 2 and Ptooties was proud of her new windshield and wiper, which got broke in the incident. We'll need to visit Marlon Brando to get a new sign in Mexico this winter......that got split in half. 😕 

New windshield and new
wiper.

Bill didn't want to 'sit and rest' (surprise, surprise) so got the mower out and cut the berm grass. While he did that, I finished filling the 'plots' to use up much of the last bag and fed the plants with some water from the rain barrel with Miracle Gro added. They look great now!

My short irises popping up

Bill carried on with the trimmer and sure made the place look spiffy. We are expecting some rain tomorrow so won't have to think about it for a few days at least. I came in after trying to sit outside with Gibbs. I was done for the day and I hoped Bill soon would be.

Sitting on Main St. while Bill
nipped into the bank I saw
this sign.
Orange and Jalapano Liquer?
Ewwww!

I wanted to be outside but with my netted hat, it just isn't the same. The little buggers (sorry, that's what they are!) were all around my face. Gibbs came in right behind me so he'd had enough too. We did reach about 17C/63F and it was quite pleasant, even with the winds. No full sun either.

At 5:15, we were cleaned up and drove to the Curling club to count tickets and $$ before tonight's Catch the Ace draw. We didn't win Barrie's last night, but someone did. They found the Ace of Spades and pocketed $265,000+. How nice that would be! Congrats to the winner!

Driving home after the
Catch the Ace draw.
Still unlucky.

I was able to give Kat the craft supplies for the Youth Program and she was delighted and said they would use it. We were home by 7 and had grilled cheese sandwiches. I perked mine up a bit with a sliced tomato and it was all very filling.

Tasty and that was supper.

We watched the finale of Sheriff Country tonight and carried on with Bosch. So much that I don't recall and what I do, is not an issue seeing it again. I do enjoy the characters. This was a great day and it's Friday so Bill has a couple of days off.

This is my phlox 3 years ago.
May 22, 2023.
Good night.

Thank you for stopping by!