My Winter Book, Quiet Day at Home

The Ridge

On Friday, May 1st, the month came in cold. Surprised? Not me, after all the up and down over the last month, I'm not expecting warmth to come and stay any time soon. Call me Mrs. Negative but 'show me the heat!'

Good morning!
Gibbs spends a lot of home time doing
exactly this.
Security duty is hard, you know.

So, life isn't all about the weather, right? I kissed Bill goodbye at 6:45 and he was on his way to work. This job is close to being finished, perhaps 3 or 4 more days, depending on how that blessed weather co-operates. 

A bright spot. 
I better get the feeders out.

Gibbs and I came downstairs at 7, the little guy is understanding a bit better now and slowly makes his way down to where I am. With my errands done yesterday, the only thing I had to do today was finish my book. I tried last night but got watching my Thursday night programs. 9-1-1 & Elspeth.

Just a walk down the lane.

So, with my tea on the go and Gibbs in my chair, I managed to get it done. I made a 2-day batch of steel cut oatmeal for a change and it was quite tasty. Very filling though so I only had about 1/2 cup today. It was still early so I began making a cheesecake.

Somehow, through the cold, the
evening primrose are still
rising in the gate garden.

I prefer a nut crust rather than craham crackers so crushed pecans, a switch off from almonds. Mainly because now I had lots! The ones in the cupboard, were old so I used them up first and topped up with fresh ones to make 2 cups.

Rather than a plain NY style cheesecake, I opted to add some apple pie filling. We'll see how that turns out. It's been a while since I made one and a while since I've done one in Madame IP. With no choice, I hope she doesn't let me down today. 🤞

Pussy willows are all over
The Ridge

After a later lunch of egg salad sandwich, I waited until the cake was done before Gibbs and I bundled up and walked down the lane for the mail. We were too early, or she was late, because she came by about 30 minutes later. Gibbs told me so. 😂

Again, the raise and now
I'm the Kind of the Castle.
Another spot for Security duty
he visits often all summer.

Well, the cheesecake is nothing to write home about. It didn't seem done in the time listed on the recipe so I popped it back in for another 10 minutes. That improved it a bit but I have to admit that not all things can be baked in an IP.

The rhubarb slowly looks
like it might amount to something.
More primrose, the only thing
blooming right now.

I got ready to go to Catch the Ace in the event that Bill wasn't home on time from work. We had to be there for 5 pm tonight. Bill drove up the lane at 4:40 and we were walking into the Curling Club at 5:02. Now that's a fast turnaround! 

No win for us tonight and we wasted no time afterwards chit chatting as usual. Bill was tired and hungry so I made toasted tomato sandwiches for our supper on my seeded Carbonaut bread. They were good! 

Stop, drop, roll and get
a belly rub from Mom.
💖

It was a cold day, but still a good day. With a high of 6.67C/44F today and a low of -1.1C/30F, we'll be happy for the extra blanket tonight!

The clouds are moving out tonight.
The reason for such a cold night.
Brrrr!
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.

The End of April but Not the End of the Cold

 The Ridge

On Thursday, Apr. 30th, I was awake when Bill got up and they went outside. It was 5:45. Too early for me. It is a morning to clean but I was waiting until 7:45 to go in. Then when I was finished, the accountant's office would be open.

Good morning!
My drive home.
Baptist Church Road.

It worked out perfectly. I parked Black Beauty in front of his office and waited the 15 minutes until they opened. I was FIFO. (First in, first out.) Bill owes big this year but at least I get a nice chunk back this year. It won't cover his but better than last year.

Bill's Hangar is lonely.

From there, I backtracked to the water store to get a jug filled. Mark and I shot the breeze for about 15 minutes until Lion Brian came in to fill jugs. Woops! Better get out of the way. 😀 I left there and stopped at Impact Tire to buy my C the A tickets from Jackie. She was busy........(teehee) in the back.

Gibbs is ready to go down to 
the mail today.

Then one quick stop at Robin's to drop off the plaques I made for her bnb's. I'm sorry I didn't get to see her yet. She's headed out in the morning. That was it. My morning jobs were done and it was only 10:30! Gibbs was waiting for me at home.

He has to be first back up the hill
too.

It was a cool morning but if you could stay out of the wind, the sun was gorgeous. Still too chilly to hang around outside though. Just ask Gibbs. 😀 A couple of times through the morning and afternoon, we walked down the lane. I'm trying not to be a wimp!

The run to the top and
then the rest.

I had lunch and started working on my winter trip book. Usually I wait until mid summer but Donna mentioned that Walmart was cheaper than Photobook so I thought I'd try it. It was, and they always are, tricky to get into it but I've almost finished.

Supper was good

Bill was home at 5:15 and I caught him up on the Income Tax stuff. He paid his o/s taxes online and I started supper at 6. Leftover meatloaf, reheated in Madame IP, corn in the microwave and rice on the stove. Thanks again for the reminder, it was great with mushroom soup added.

The clouds have filled the sky.

I cleaned up the dishes and Bill made his lunch. He'll be asleep in minutes. 🤭 I finished my blog then my book. 

So, not expecting a sunset.

It was a cool 8.33C/47F today and will drop to 1.111111111111C/30F overnight. Frost on the windshield in the morning, dear. 

My boys sleep together
So cute.
Good night!

I had a good day, and hope you did too. A shout out to my brother-in-law, Gerry today. Happy Birthday!

Thank you for dropping by.