On Sunday, May 13th, I rose
to a sunny Mother’s Day at 6:30. I’d been tossing and turning since 5:30. A new
bout of shingles on my waistline yesterday makes certain positions
uncomfortable. They will be better by this afternoon. I slipped out of bed
without waking Bill but no sooner was I downstairs making my tea and he went
from sleeping noises to sitting up on the side of the bed. He wakes up quickly.
We had our drinks together and he
read blogs while I finished mine from yesterday. I was not in the proper state
of mind last night to do my pictures. With my exhaustion, we’d added a Caesar
before dinner while sitting outside at the fire so you get the picture. It was
very good though, we haven’t had one in a while. I was in bed by 10, wasting no
time at all dropping off to sleep.
Can't tell if this is Fred and Ethel or Desi and Lucy |
But I'm pretty sure this is Fred patrolling the east pond where Ethel sits (somewhere) |
Bill went outside and started more
puttering. There are always things to do up here on The Ridge, some smaller
than others so there is really no ‘end’ to the things we can get in to. While
he worked in the storage shed, I put my garden gloves on and went about weeding
some more and then transplanting some of my irises. They don’t need too much
attention, they root so easily in very little earth.
At the back of the bunky, my shelf waits for ornaments |
And this one on the east side too |
Around 10, Bill said he was feeling peckish
so I went inside and made breakfast. While cooking, my daughter, Bridgette,
made her obligatory phone call to wish me a Happy Mother’s Day. Whether I’ll
hear from my son is always a guess and if he misses, there will be some reason.
I never expect it anymore and often am surprised. After dishes, he went back
out I moved around the property doing odd things.
After some personal touches |
Brenda, do you remember this? It was at your garage sale years ago |
I have 2 ‘knick-knack’ type shelves
on the outside of the bunky and always put the stuff away for the winter. I
pulled the 2 buckets of ‘garden things’ (pretty official name, eh?) and took
care of that. I rehung my sunflower thermometer and re-stabilized the metal
weather vane on the cedar post. Lots of little things like that got done but it
wasn’t long before I decided that I was done for the day. It is my day, after
all!
One of my seating areas I planted some irises at each sides of the bench You can see daisies in the pot and chives plentiful |
This old birdhouse needed attention so instead of replacing the missing board on the roof, I stuffed it with dirt and more irises We'll see if they root |
My puzzled garden frogs got placed for the summer Only 2 showing in this picture |
Around 1:30 we took a drive over to
the Acreage to see Donna and Gerry. Bill had a satellite cable for them and we
thought we’d say hello to their company. Donna’s 2 girls and 4 grandchildren
were out to spend the day with them. We had no intention of staying very long
but someone twisted our arms (ha ha) and Bill had a beer before getting
involved in helping Gerry with a few trailer things.
Clemson and I walked the lane at the Acreage |
Well, they couldn’t get
the satellite to work so it was after the girls and families left at 3:15 that
Bill drove Clemson and I home to pick up his toolkit. He went back and I
lounged in the sun with my book.
The turbines changed direction a few times today and at one point there was such little wind that they stopped |
It was around 4:45 when he returned
but he felt good that he was able to help them get things working. While Bill
was there and I was here, Donna was able to get some of her dishes washed and
put away in the cupboards. I’m hoping they stay out there overnight to christen
it. Wink wink, nudge nudge. Ha ha, at least they are having supper in it
tonight.
There was very little breeze for the best part of the day At 70F/22C it was perfect! |
Bill cleaned up the shed and put the garden
tractor in for the night and then lit the barbecue for grilling. We had planned
on strip steaks from the butchers for tonight’s supper so I got them ready
while he cleaned the grill. I fried up the last of the leftover potatoes and a
can of mushrooms. Yummy, it was such a great Mother’s Day meal! During the day
today, I also heard from 2 of my step-daughters with good wishes on my special
day. Thank you, Jessie and Krystal.
Thank you dear for a wonderful steak tonight We even had some banana cake and ice cream for dessert |
Once dishes were done I put my lounge
chair and blanket away, closed the bunky and took a walk down the lane. No
turtles on the log tonight, I wonder if something spooked them before I got
there. This has been an awesome day from beginning to end. We watched a couple
of episodes of The Voice as they counted down the contestants and set to record
Madame Secretary at 10 pm. I doubted I’d be able to stay up.
You know by now that I love the pond reflections The sun is slowly setting |
I hope all of you Mom’s have had a great
day too and you at least got supper cooked for you! Thank you for stopping in
today. If you feel like leaving a comment, it would add to an already terrific
day!
Glad you had a great Mother's day and were able to enjoy this wonderful weather as well.. More great weather to come again.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it still some up and down temps until the end of May but this is nice. As long as there is sunshine. :)
DeleteGlad you had a great day! Everything looks so nice at The Ridge! Very homey and inviting! Dinner really looked awesome, I can taste that steak right now :))
ReplyDeleteThank you, it was almost perfect. It could only have been better if my kids were able to visit. :D
DeleteThat sounds like a nice relaxing day. I love the shelves on your bunky. What a great idea!!
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderful day. Thanks, and surprisingly the things I put on them actually STAY on it. :)
DeleteI like that arbor with the bench, so inviting to sit down. You are both doing nice additions to the property. Bill's rack for the kayaks, your nice decorating touch with the selves and lots of flowers soon to emerge. The steak dinner looked as if prepared from a restaurant and I bet it tasted just like one too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the nice things you said. Soon the flowers will be out for sure. Our steak dinner was delicious and you're right, just like a restaurant meal!
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