The Ridge and London
On
Sunday, Sept. 20th I didn’t want to get up. I was having such a nice
sleep so I extended it as long as I could and at a couple minutes before 7, we
decided we’d better get the day started. We sorted laundry into 2 hefty loads
and I made a tea to take with me. Bill stayed home and did what was necessary to
prepare for ‘take off’. I loaded the washers and began cleaning. The place was
very busy today.
Gong to be a lovely Sunday
I was on the way to Durham to clean
I’ve
never known so many to do laundry on their own! I’m very impressed. Of course,
I don’t know how many of them live alone. 😊 They may not have a choice. There were 5 or 6 in there while
I was there so the laundromat is raking in the dough. It was 9:30 when I
finished drying and folding our clothes. The Mat was tip top and that would be
the last time I’ll clean for a few days. It’s all yours, Jamie!
It's obvious my thumb is no longer green
It's black, the funeral will be next week
Back
home, we had some breakfast, cereal and/or toast, we got finished packing and
emptying a couple of cupboards that CanAm will need access to. Bill reminded me
to uncover the garden plants since we are in for a host of warm weather this
week. What a lovely change! However, I was sad to see that most of the tomato
leaves were black from the frost. ☹ The little tomatoes look healthy still so I left them on the plants.
Maybe, just maybe, they’ll be fine and grow a bit.
Emptying cupboards inside means the Bunky gets full
Some of this is stacked up for our winter adventure too
The
peppers looked okay with the exception of one plant with a blackened leaf
section. I removed the spent flowers on the hibiscus and will hope for a
miracle by the time we return. A girl can dream! Bill and I were pulling out of
the Ridge and dumping just before 12:30. We were ahead of what we thought we’d
be so sat back and enjoyed the drive. Such a lovely day with full sunshine
overhead. The roads through Stratford (Bill debated on going that way) were
horrible. For a tourist town, they need to react quicker, I think.
the bluejays are still around Today, there were 3 or 4 young robins eating worms Look at his little speckled belly
He posed for me, sweet thing
The rest
of the trip was good but seemingly a lot of traffic on the highways and our
major thoroughfare, the 401. We arrived at CanAm’s lot around 3:30 and backed
up to the building on the south end so we could plug into 30 amp. We were set
for the night. I notified our ‘parents’ back home: Donna and Pat. 😊 We felt tired right out so sat in our chairs for a siesta. As
usually happens, I couldn’t drop off but Bill caught a very few winks.
Vacated our site
We like this park so we'll be back - hahahaStopped to dump
One other
unit and owners are here for the night and 2 more came in by 5 pm. The fun will
begin in the morning to see how soon our Suite gets moved into the shop. We are
scheduled so I’m sure it will happen w/o delay. For supper, since we were in
the Suite, we’ll heat up yesterday’s chili. Nice and easy. It was fast and it
was delicious. Dishes didn’t take long either then we sat and did some online
stuff. Me, writing my blog for today (between yawns) and Bill, changing pictures on his
blogsite and writing his own update.
Crossing the Avon River in Stratford
but I was slow taking the pictureThis is the scenic road but it's curvy and at the top of the hill is a light
We avoid the downtown area with the Suite
A very pretty town, just crappy streetsOtherwise, a lovely drive on a clear day
We had a
funny thing happen after I heated our chili in the microwave. The carbon dioxide
detector kept going off. We had used no propane yet that was what was lit up. We’d
hit reset and 5 minutes later, ‘beep beep beep’. LOL Finally, Bill turned the
propane off altogether. We don’t need that going off through the night. Add it to the repair list. It isn’t
going to be too cold tonight, only about 8C/47f, so we’ll try to go without the
heat.
Our turn off to CanAm from the 401 (like US interstate) entering the lot
Woops! the wrong way but the right way (if you get my drift)And we got backed up tout suite with the Suite
plugged into 30 amp service and
settled for the night
Another
Airstream and owner have pulled in for the night. The consensus is that we got
here at the right time. 😊 This was a good day even though
mostly a drive day. We’ll get things looked after starting tomorrow and see
what happens tomorrow night. That’s the strange part, Mary, not knowing how
each day plays out. At least with warm weather, we could go to Bill’s flying
field during the day, visiting or shopping.
I added all the fixin's to mine tonight
Thanks
for your visit! I do love hearing from you all.
Good to get things taken care of before you head south again.
ReplyDeleteWorst case you could have dropped it off when you moved into your apartment.
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
Yes indeed, need it to be in good shape for next summer too! :)
DeleteThat would be a worst case as we would have been back and forth through the winter when they were finished. Their storage fees are too high! haha
Not knowing what to expect everyday IS strange, now I know what you meant.Hoping it all goes well for you,-Mary
ReplyDeleteYes, you know how humdrum our life at home is. Haha. :)
DeleteThank you!
Hope all gets taken care of quickly so you can get back to your park. :)
ReplyDeleteYou sure had a hard frost! We've been fortunate so far - it has gotten down to freezing but just light frost. So far, my annuals are still looking good.
Take care and stay well!
Pulled in the garden awhile ago after a frost at the beginning of the month. Now I am just ripening things on window sills and on the deck railing as the weather has been beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get all the repairs done as quickly as possible.
God bless.
Good luck with the repairs. Hope it's a quick fix.
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