Quieter Day, Substantial Wind Decline, Cooking and Baking for Sunday

A Cold Day on the Ridge

I was actually awake ahead of Bill on Saturday, Oct. 12^th and I realized that this was his first day of ‘sleeping in’ all week. I just lay there quietly, not wanting to disturb him. When he did wake, we were in no rush to hop out of bed and that was nice too. I could hear the patter of rain on the roof but it was light and I wondered if we had received any through the wee hours as was forecast.

A cloudy day was upon us

We got up and had our morning drinks together and I finished yesterday’s post. I was not in the right frame of mind last night to complete it. After Bill finished his coffee, he made a second and went down to the Hangar. He would be working ‘inside’ today too. There is a project he wants to work on that will enable him to transport his Timber airplane to the southwest with us. He has a plan and they usually work out.

And half hour later, the sun came out

When I finished my tea, I went upstairs and got out our little travel ironing board and ironed 5 pieces of clothing for my carry-on. They may need it again once we get to our resort but at least they won’t be as wrinkly as they are now from being rolled and crammed in the bag. With that finished, I began making breakfast. I cut the 3 little watermelon in half to see what they were like and although tiny, the fruit was delicious! Why am I so surprised?

My sweet little watermelons

I called Bill in around 10:30 for breakfast and sent him on his way when we were finished. He wanted to drive to Rona in Hanover and pick up the wood he needs for his creation. I did the dishes up and then Googled a couple of recipes. I had lost the one for apple custard so had to start fresh. Usually, I find one I like and that works as far as ingredients I have and want to use. Then I copy and paste it into a Word document.

The ironing board doesn't come out too often
but I'm glad we have it

This way, I can exit wifi and whenever I need the recipe, I don’t need to be online. I have it in my Recipe folder. I hope that explains to my Anonymous commenter why I don’t include a link. 😊 If you are ever interested in a particular recipe, and don’t mind giving me your email address, I will send it to you. In the future, I’m going to try and remember to copy the source link into my Word doc and then I can include it.

Half the checked bag is mine

I sat and read for a while, after stepping outside to retrieve the last of my chives. It is very chilly outside and I’m glad not to be working out there today in the royal dullness. Our winds up here are also making it seem colder. Last night and overnight, we had winds reaching 30 mph and we could feel the Suite rocking us to sleep. Around 1 pm, I drove into Foodland in Durham and fought the maddening crowds on a long weekend. It was even crazier than normal and weekend traffic in town is always nuts.

The 5 pieces in need of ironing
Cottons, silks, easy wrinkle materials

I needed a few things for a couple of recipes so got in and out as quick as possible, which meant about 30 minutes! Of course, the register of my line got jammed up with the customer ahead of me. My 8 items were on the belt already and there were 4 people behind me. They tried everything and 2 supervisors later, when she suggested we move, did one person let me go first (as I would have)? Nu-uh! “Happy Thanksgiving to you too!” I wanted to screech, instead I whispered it to myself. I was thankful to get out, with an apologetic cashier at least.

Apple custard crumble ready for the oven

Back home, I started putting together the apple dessert I found to make for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. I’ll bake it in the morning and make up my casserole then as well. For now, back to my recliner with my book. Bill worked down in the Hangar all afternoon, from the time he got back with the plywood. I was surprised when I came back from town that he had accomplished so much. His story to tell, so he can tell it. Yes, he is doing fine, I know his blog is being neglected from his daily busy-ness.

Just ready to pick the last of the veggies

I had to close my book for half hour at one point, after I finished my tea. My eyes felt very heavy. Sure enough, I dozed off which is strange for me. Never-the-less, it was a nap I needed and when I woke up at 4:30, started to put together a meatloaf for supper. Tonight, I’m going to cook it in the convection oven for a change rather than Madame IP. I pulled up the recipe in Word and set to it.  It was in the oven at 5:00.

The last of the veggies

I hadn’t heard a peep from Bill so when I didn’t get a response from an ‘r you ok?’ text, I bundled up to walk down and check on him. No sooner did I open the door when I heard the skill saw, indicating he was fine. I went down anyway as I like to tease him about answering my texts. The message had gone through just no sound on his end. He’s forgiven, again. 😊 I told him supper would be in an hour and I would text (or call) when it was time to come up.

Bill has our generator all ready to go

The meatloaf was done at 6:10 and I turned the veggies on to boil. Just a simple hearty meal tonight (well, after all the prep) and we shared a delicious garden tomato.  It all turned out great and we had a dish of custard for dessert before getting the dishes out of the way. 

A nice meal for a cold night

I’ve had a relatively quiet day, nothing major on my agenda other than planning for tomorrow’s meal at my sister, Gayle’s. My garden vegetables have all been picked so if it wants to freeze tonight, let it.

Good night!

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