White Wonderland, Family Visit, Storage Barn, Oh Yah! We Voted!

On Thursday, Oct. 18^th Bill and I got up just after 6:30. Once it brightened up outside enough, we opened the blinds and found more brightness than we like to see in the form of white snow covering the grass. There was a skiff more that must have fallen overnight since Bill had cleaned the steps off 3 times before bed and they were lightly covered.

Morning view from my window

The strong winds we’ve had for the last couple of days have dissipated, thank goodness, and there is a promise of ‘some’ sunshine today and a high of 5C. With any luck everything will be back to normal tomorrow and we’ll get our mat folded up dry. We drove Clemson into the Bath and Biscuit for his haircut and made sure to put his sweater on him. He’d need it after he was clipped.

I love it when things like this happen
As if my own smile needed a boost this morning

Black Beauty wasn't smiling

Our lane was looking mighty wintered

I had a small list of sale items at Foodland to pick up and then we dropped around to Rob and Pat’s to wait for the remaining time to get Clem. Just in time, Rob was hooking up his 5^th wheel to move it forward enabling the GMC to be moved out front. Bill was able to help him do that so Pat didn’t have to go out. I went inside while they did their thing and we chit-chatted until the guys joined us.

Needless to say, I didn't walk this road today

Bill drove their trailer ahead and Rob pulled the GMC out from behind it

After picking Clemson up and saying ‘so long’ to Kate for the winter, we dropped off returnable cans and bottles at the Beer Store. That’s $2 in my pocket. 

From Rob and Pat's property, these pretty trees grace the view

Wow, I’m rich! We then drove back to our friends’ home and did a convoy to the farm near Hanover where we will store Ptooties and their ’73 GMC for the winter. Murray came out of the barn as we arrived and greeted us all around. Such a nice, happy guy.

Murray's farm where we store our vehicles

Rob drove us home to the Ridge and it wasn’t until I got out of their car that I realized my purse with my phone was sitting on the floor in Ptooties’ front seat. Lordy oh Lordy! I was holding Clemson the whole time and was concerned that the groceries got moved into their vehicle and that we checked the hatch area. I never even though of my purse. Luckily, it won’t be a wasted trip since we are heading back that way to visit with Donna, Gerry, Gayle and John after lunch.

the boys chat it up with Murray

Murray wishes us well on our winter travels

Talk about missing an appendage! I made up some bacon and eggs as Bill stated he was hungry. We’d had a piece of toast and a yogourt earlier so I could have cared less whether I ate again, but I did. We’re skimping on our water today and tomorrow until we get to Rock Glen so the dishes will wait until after supper. It was a cold 36F by now with the sun disappearing as I type. Good grief!

We relaxed until 1:15 and I was happy to see the sun return on our drive to Hanover. Clemson stayed home to look after the house. We were 20 minutes early so I nipped into Giant Tiger to pick up a couple more extension curtain rods. I’d bought one a few weeks ago to use in the fridge and it will work perfectly. My intention was to get back for 2 more. Today, wouldn’t you know, they don’t have any left.

Clemson modelling his haircut

I did find a pack of 4 pr. warmer socks, called Mountain ‘Ridge’, at a good price so that was all I ended up with. Darn, I was hoping for the rods too. We left there and drove to Donna’s. We had a nice visit for an hour and a half before hugging each other goodbye. That would be the last time, this year. It is hard to say goodbye to family for the 5-6-month period but that is all. Not unbearable, they will be here when we return.

Back home, I made myself a tea and Bill relaxed with Clemson in the chair. Looking at the carpet today, after Bill did an ‘after shampoo vacuum’ and we are very pleased with the shampooer. We should try and do it a couple of times a year to keep the carpet looking its best, for as long as we have it. I had a few walnuts to curb the hunger feeling I was having. A walk would have been good but the wind is raw and I don’t have the energy this afternoon.

We read our books and turned the tv on at 5 for NCIS reruns. It isn’t just the shows that we enjoy, it is the tv personalities, the actors. I can continue to read while it is on because I don’t need to focus 100%. My book is good so easy to stay focused in that direction. At 6 I put the meatloaf, dressing and corn into a one-pot dish and re-heated it as a casserole. Bill set the table and we were eating 15 minutes later.

With dishes done, the evening darkness pushed me to close the blinds and work on finishing my post. Bill and I were working on the crossword puzzle that came in the This Week paper yesterday. They are usually really tough and we know we can never finish them without some help. Suckers for punishment though, we do our best. I work on it and then he works on it. When we’re done with it, we do the Word Search. We manage that quite well.

Clemson manages to find the sunny spot

Tomorrow will be our last day here and we only have one main job on the agenda. Laundry in the morning. Today was a good day, and now crossed of the countdown. 

A much better view now at 4 pm

One thing we took care of on Monday was to do our civic duty and voted online. We knew we wouldn't be here on voting day, Monday, Oct. 22nd. Easy peasy going to the online site and making the choices. Done! 

Good night from the Ridge
One of our last, this year

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have enjoyed your day.