Quiet Day, Bit of Shopping, Bill is in Demand Again

The Thomson Farm, London, Ontario

On Monday, Apr. 8^th we were awake and up early again. Good grief! We seem to be so tired at night and going to bed by 9:30 is causing the early morning wakeups. At 6, I had my tea with Bill and then I went out for a nice 2 mile walk on the country road. It was mild at 55F/14C, cloudy and windy. That will definitely dry things up around here! After I returned, Bill got a text from Nicole asking if he would be able to help out today with 2 orientations. One of their regular guys called in sick. Of course, yes.

We had planned to go to St. Thomas to check on a few things with the Travel Agency who is looking after our October week to Cancun. We can do that another day; it was only in Jell-o, nothing was on the books. So, we had an early breakfast of bacon and eggs and I drove Bill to Can-Am for 9 am. From there, I carried on into Value Village where I could take advantage of a $5 coupon I received on my phone. You had to spend $10 and I was pretty sure that wasn’t going to be an issue.

Quite cloudy but still some hope on the horizon

A nice quiet road to walk at 7

All kinds of beautiful things out there

I found a couple of things and even one for my buddy, Pat. Usually, when you are looking for something in particular you can’t find it. I hope it works out for her. My next stop was White Oaks Mall, ‘old stomping grounds, my girlfriend, Brenda, said’. Yes, I’ve certainly frequented there a lot, living in London for as long as we did. It was just around the corner. I visited our bank and w/d some funny money and then Dollarama for a couple of things on my list.

I walked as far as the railroad track to mark the mile
but it is clear this track is no longer used

During this, I went back and forth with Brenda, making plans for an evening together with her and Randy before we head up north. It was 11:30 and I was ready to leave London so stopped and picked up some lunch at Subway. I got a Turkey Melt Square Sub combo (with a drink and 2 cookies) and a Chicken Club Square sub for myself. We shared the cookies and even a bit of the drink en route back to Can-Am.

A sub isn't square but I forgot what it was called
No matter, it was delicious!

Black Beauty claims a spot in the mall parking lot

He was in between clients so it was good timing to make sure he had something to eat. Sometimes these turn into long days and I had nothing in the Suite to make up for a ‘take-out’ lunch today. I sat with him for a while and then drove back to the farm. It was turning into a gorgeous day so I got my chair and ottoman out and sat in the sun with my book. Clemson came out a few times with me and got some exercise.

It was a beauty of an afternoon

I soaked it up

Literally soaked it up

He doesn’t like the stones much so prances even more than usual. He likes their soft grass though and for some reason loves walking around all the rv’s here. He disappears and then comes out the other end. 

Oh, Mom, there are some trailers over here too

I guess he just checking the underbelly of the units for Kirk. At 4:30, I finished reading The Overlook so came in to make a cup of tea. I needed to find another book so chose Simple Genius by David Baldacci. First chapter had me hooked.

Love this old red barn and the Eagle watching over it

At 10 to 6, Bill called that he was ready to come home so I drove and picked him up right away. Within an hour he wanted to leave and go to his London flying club meeting in Byron. I knew that so couldn’t plan too much for supper, not knowing how late he’d be working to. So, we decided on just opening a can of soup. We ate it, but Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup is not like it used to be. They are so focused on ‘heart healthy’ that they neglect taste. Blech!

I can walk around the line of trees to see the sun setting

 Bill left at 7 after dishes and I wrote my post at the same time I watched my taped episodes of This is Us. This has been a nice day. I actually got some rays and the temperature hit 67F/19C. I’m glad the winds calmed down this afternoon, it made for a lovely ‘sit outside time’. I hope you’ve enjoyed your day. I know it is going to cool down a bit over the next few days but we’ll be too busy to notice.

Thanks for your visit!