Easy Going Sunday

The Ridge

It was a warm 58F/15C when we woke up at 6 on Sunday, June 9^th.  I stretched and slipped into the bathroom to wash and brush my teeth. Leaving my tea for later, I drove into town to clean. I was happy to see our 3 geese families out in the front field and one taking their 5 babies for a swim in the east side pond.

Off to work at 6:15 and a nice day on the horizon again

I was almost to Durham and it’s a good thing I was watchful because a young deer was standing at the side of the road. She/He didn’t know which way to go so I came almost to a stop waiting for that decision before continuing on. We’ve heard too many stories, a couple last night from Mike where his trucks were write-offs, of deer accidents. You just can’t be too careful out here.

Rob popped in at 6:45 on his morning walk to say hello to this ‘old lady’ and that was nice of him. Even with the smart a** remark. 😊 We caught up a wee bit about the last couple of days before he carried on his way. Two patrons and then a third came in while I was there and I was out of there in good time today. It was just a few minutes after 8 when I pulled into our driveway at home. I had my tea inside while finishing yesterday’s posting.

I sat outside the Hangar while Bill painted inside

Bill took the ladder back to Gerry and helped them put their car awning up on the shelter. He kept the ladder for the painting he’ll be doing this week and I had breakfast pretty much ready by the time he returned. We did dishes and by now, although it was 72F, the clouds had moved in. Just a skim of white, nothing significant. There is a slight breeze too and a welcome one.

And Momma robin is sitting on her eggs
Better late than never, I guess!

 With the next job on the Hangar to be priming, Bill and I drove into Durham to Home Hardware. He found most of what he was looking for and I picked up a quart of gray exterior paint. The Ridge sign out front needs to be scraped and repainted. Donna offered to cover the cost so that was nice. One day this coming week I’ll start that. I also bought a pack of dust masks for work. The dryer lint is not something I should be inhaling. That went on Jamie’s account.

And Chippy plays hide and seek 

When we arrived home, it was time for a snooze! Bill joined Clemson up on the bed and I sat in my chair to get into a Sandra Brown story. This one is called Ricochet. I put the heating pad on as an added bit of heat for my back. Bill was out painting the primer in the Hangar and before supper time, he was finished doing that. I felt pretty good and went up on the hill to prepare an old backhoe bucket for some plants. I had to pull grass and weeds out and I’ll need to pick up some potting soil tomorrow.

I'm trying to encourage Clemson to join me for a walk to the end of the lane

By the time Bill finished and came inside, I had planned to have the thick Costco pork chops in Madame IP with potatoes and carrots. One pot meal tonight! The chops were wonderful, and I still can’t believe this is me saying this. Supper was perfect and by 6:30 we were consuming our last mouthful. Donna and Gerry dropped in on their way home from the Acreage to check out what Bill has been up to. Both were impressed with his hard work.

And eventually we got there but no running today

One dish meal sauteed and set for 14 minutes

When they left, we did the dishes and watched the last half of an old movie. Big with Tom Hanks was something we’ve watched a couple of times in our past. Boy, does it take you back! Tom Hanks has done so much since 1988. 

If you know me and pork chops, you should  be amazed that I loved this!

It was a beautiful evening but there would be no visible sunset here tonight. The warm 72F/24C felt great with windows open. We watched The Good Witch while sitting with my book.

Finishing my blog post was priority and relaxing for the remainder of the evening came second. It was a great day!

Bill tried his hand at cleaning my camera and snapped this picture
I think there is definite improvement!

And we had a visitor - first time, first seen on the Ridge - ever
Good night y'all!

Thank you for your visit.