An Enjoyable Shopping Trip to the Port, A Nice Afternoon Walk

Paisley, On

On Thursday, Nov. 5^th after my sweetie left for work at 6:30, I tried to go back to sleep. When my body has been in bed long enough, sleep just won’t come. I was in bed at 9:30 and likely asleep soon after closing my book at 10. I’d had enough sleep so after resting a while longer I got up at 7:30.

I do miss seeing the sunrises and sunsets
so you'll have to settle for this view out our window

I was going to go for my walk, it was another warm 12C/54F but my tummy was telling me not to rush things. Change of plans. Wes was downstairs, no work today, and I puttered around making my tea, decided on supper and I came back upstairs. Susan had a hair appointment today after a long 6 or 7 months wait so he stayed home to take her. She doesn’t drive far anymore for personal reasons.

The sweater on the left is so soft and actually more of a rust colour than what you see
I love it for $17
The other 2 tops are the same style but nice long sleeve tops
on sale for $8 each

After tea, I walked the 250 steps to the post office and mailed two more registered letters. I was hoping to hand deliver them but the distance between here and there is far, it would have to be a weekend and I didn’t know when we’d get there. It feels better to get them in the mail. I touched base with the recipients, nice to have Messenger, to let them know to expect them within a week. Then, I hopped in Ptooties and took myself to Port Elgin.

Now pictures of my 4 mile walk this afternoon

I needed to pick up a very few grocery items but really wanted to take my time in Walmart and Giant Tiger for some other items. I found mostly what I wanted and a good substitute for the one thing I couldn’t locate. It was 12:15 when I left town for home. Wes and Susan had taken Abe ‘Lincoln’ out for a spin this afternoon and the house was empty when I returned. That doesn’t happen often, Susan is usually home.

I think this creek is from the Teeswater River running into the Saugeen

A lone dandelion wonders about what it should be doing
for you Deb Duchaine!

It was lunchtime and I hadn’t eaten yet so made myself a cold meat, cheese, cucumber, lettuce and mayo wrap. Ooh, that was good with a creamy coffee! Upstairs, I recorded the bills online and transferred $ from our grocery account and my savings account. I bought some clothing! Tsk tsk but the prices were awesome and they will get a lot of wear. The colours are different than anything else in my closet, actually so are the styles. 😊

The sun didn't want to give up but it had no fight
against the clouds

The same creek from the bridge

After cleaning up the dishes, I slipped on a light jacket, donning a poppy on the lapel, and went for a walk. The sky had clouded over and there didn’t seem to be anymore sun for the day but it was still mild. I headed out along the Saugeen, up on the high banks this time. There were 3 men down fishing but moving along further down so I don’t think they were having much luck.

The other day, this Private Property sign had me avoid the trail
But I realized it was open to the public, just be careful
Got a kick out of the sign, to encourage walking?

I went down one side of the creek, across the bridge (one of many) and down the other, longer gravel path. It brought me out to a couple of options but I took the shorter route and sat on the bench to chat with my sister out in Montreal. We are keeping an eye on the registered mail I sent even though our hands are tied as to what time it will actually arrive. LOL It can be frustrating watching the way an envelope bounces around!

On my return down Queen Street (main street), I decided to pop into the library. Oh my! Talk about quaint! I love Durham’s new library, although the older one appealed to me more, but it is in West Grey County. My card there doesn’t work here. I wasn’t sure of the possibility of me, being a temporary resident, getting a Bruce County library card. The two girls in the library were awesome and reached ‘hero’ status for me today. 😊

Down over the edge of the trail I noticed brightness
and zoomed in to see tomatoes tossed here to rot
Maybe to feed critters? Sometimes there are no answers
There was no house close by ???

When I got back home, it was 4 and our hosts were still out. I was feeling pretty good so poured myself a Forty Creek drink and came upstairs. It was a surprise to hear Bill call upstairs “Hi dear, I’m home” at 4:15. Nice treat. We are having fish and chips for supper but there is no rush. We caught up with our days and when Bill stretched out on the bed, I joined him and played games on my phone.

Curiosity kills the cat
The trail I walked is to the right of the picture
and this one goes back down the hill to the river

I followed it, looking for a picture or two

Straight on is the Saugeen River

At 5:30, we started supper. Bill’s job is the French fries in the Fry Daddy and I fry the fish filets in the fry pan. They are quite thick ones, which is nice, almost more like loins. We enjoyed the meal and were cleaning up dishes when Wes and Susan returned home. They have been gone a good part of the day so we left them to themselves while they ate their take-out supper.

Down a steep embankment that ends up IN the water

To the right, the path goes under this dead tree
I'm chicken, it looks pretty wild that way

'and moss grows fat on a rolling stone' (name that tune)

Good news of the day "I got a new library card!" Yay!

Bill had his shower and I worked on my blog post. When I was walking, I got a phone call from Mitch. He has ‘laid me off’. ☹ Well, not unexpectedly so. We are only working on one vehicle, Tommy, and there is no cash flow coming in for him to pay me so he doesn’t want me to work until he can. I think that is decent of him and hey! I don’t mind some time off in this nice weather anyway.

I enquired about searching their library for homes in the county
around the area and Ancestry.com gave me this info on Daddy
For more info about census and voting in the 60's, I need to sign up for 
a 14-day trial
Hmmm, thinking about that.

Since I won’t be working on Monday, I’ll take the run over to Durham tomorrow and clean the laundromat. I’ve had a good day with some shopping, some relaxing, another great walk, a great meal and some wonderful weather.

Supper was good and I was full
without any dessert
Good night!

Thank you for your visit today!