The Ridge
Saturday, Oct. 3rd was my day off. Well, Bill’s too but we’re talking about me here. 😊 No laundromat to clean, no trucks to work on. A day off. We both slept in and didn’t get up until 8 o’clock! I guess the week wore us both out. It was nice though, not having to bustle anywhere.
The garden will get some attention pretty soon
It needs to be 'winterized'
Downstairs,
we had our coffee and tea together, a weekend thing now. I got involved writing
and publishing a blog post and Bill took Ptooties into town to fill her up with
cheap gas. He had earned enough points on one of his cards to get 7¢/litre off.
So, the fuel price of 99.9¢ was a lovely 92.9¢. That’s really nice! He also got
my RO water jug filled for me before returning home.
My geraniums just won't give up
It is a
cool day with those gray overhead clouds again. One day, we’ll see the sun
again and won’t it be appreciated!!?? We talked about what we were doing today
and although I said I wanted to vacuum the Suite, Bill kindly took that duty
off my hands. I was grateful for that gesture. After posting on my blog, I sat
in my chair. We’ve had the furnace running today, set between 18C/66F and
20C/68F. We’ve both resorted to wearing long sleeves and slippers now too.
Now this nest at the end of the lane is visible
I got a lot of chapters read and am finding it hard to put my book down. So, I sat for much of the afternoon. Bill went down to his chilly Hangar and worked on the Corsair plane. He is very dedicated but I did suggest that next time he should take the small heater down.
Mitch's patchwork house surprisingly looks quite cozy with the 3 wood stoves burning and the colourful trees as a back drop It should be in the back woods though |
Around 3:30, I bundled and went for a walk down to
the Turbine Lane. There was no wind and it was a really nice walk. I’m glad I
went. The leaves on some trees are full and other trees are bare. Different
strokes for…..you know.
This tree is almost naked |
And this one is fully dressed |
Back
home, I made myself a cup of tea and read some more. Bill came up around 4:30
and made himself a hot chocolate. He would find it nice and warm inside.
I found this fungus hiding under some weeds Now you can see the size of it
There were two of them huddled togetherDoes this remind you of searching for leaves for a school project?
We used to find the near perfect ones and iron them between wax paper
and keep them in books
At
5:30 it was time to start supper so I mixed up the ground beef mixture for meat
loaf. I thought I’d give Madame IP a break tonight and cook it in the
convection oven. The only difference (besides 30 minutes of time) is that the
sauce on top is nicer in the oven. Crispier. 😊
The gray skies continued throughout the day
We were eating and done dishes by 7:15. Bill had some bread with his meatloaf and I had my piece of coconut cream pie. It was quite large and it filled me to the brim. I enjoyed it. We were watching a couple of movie repeats that we enjoy. Red and Red 2. Good for some chuckles for sure. Good Saturday night movies.
Meatloaf and cauliflower
Delicious!
I sat with
my book and if I don’t finish it tonight, it won’t be long before I’m done.
This was an extremely lazy day for me. I loved it. I hope you had a good one as
well.
Dessert - just as yummy
Good night!
Thank you
for stopping in. Your comments are always welcome.
Oooooo PIE!! I am now looking forward to one of those do-nothing days!!
ReplyDeleteOnce in a while those days fall in our lap. :)
DeleteCoconut cream pie is my favourite ... and that piece looked good!
ReplyDeleteIt was huge but delicious!!
DeleteI love Mitch's house with all the beautiful trees turning in the background! I love a do nothing day, even though Ken like Bill doesn't know what that is..haha. Meatloaf looks yummy and that pie!! YUM!!
ReplyDeleteYes, the trees behind his home sure give it flavour! haha
DeleteA do nothing day is a good thing - everyone needs them. The leaves are sure dropping in a hurry. As long as that nasty four letter word waits until Christmas all will be okay.
ReplyDeleteTake care and stay well!
I totally agree with you about the 4 letter word.
DeleteWhat an interesting mushroom!
ReplyDeleteOur trees here are in much the same condition as yours. Some are leafless, some still have a few and yet others are still green.
God bless.
So even though provinces apart, we aren't that far apart in our fall show. :)
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