Back at the Trucks, Trying a New Paint Style, Switching it Up for Supper

The Ridge

On Tuesday, July 26^th I didn’t have to go to clean so after Bill left for Hanover with Black Beauty, I hopped in the shower. I had my cereal around 8 and sat with Gibbs. It was gearing up for a lovely day, although it started out on the cool side. By the time Gibbs and I went for our walk just before 9, it was nice enough for a sleeveless top. 😊

The view out our back window at 6:30 am

It's always cute watching Gibbs
but even his shadow is cute as he
watches Daddy get ready to leave

I left him in charge at 9:25 and drove to M’s for my 3 hour shift. I never know what I’ll be doing now with the apartment reno’s in the works. I started by touching up a few spots on the cupboards and then worked in the shop lightly sanding the white truck. It’s all ready for painting but I needed to buff the primer spots first. M went to town on an errand so I deadheaded some of his petunias while he was gone.

Bill has been hearing small noises during our
'quiet' hours
In our hall closet, we've discovered a few mouse droppings
So, when he left I emptied and cleaned it out
tonight, we'll place a trap in there

Gibbs and I walked to the corner

He probably has the nicest petunias around, he keeps at them all the time. I worked on the engine block of Mike’s old truck and that is a job I’m not keen on, let me tell you! It is hard to reach down in there to get the peeling paint off, even the stick we rigged up with sand paper was a challenge. I was happy to see 12:30 arrive soon after. This is going to be a ‘show’ truck to some extent so he wants it touched up in there.

The horseback riders must have
went through on Sunday, Gibbs' nose never
left the ground on the home stretch

I went through my last clothes drawer and remembered that I’d fairly recently done this one. When I put my summer tops back in, I took the advice of a dear friend and followed her technique. Folding and stacking them this way makes it so much easier to see what I’ve got and find the one I’m looking for immediately. 😊 Thanks Lori! Aren’t you proud? ♥

Now, they are all visible and won't slip through

I forgot to show you yesterday's cookies

My lunch today

We went out and after I let Gibbs run free for a while and went to set up my paints in the Bunky, Bill drove in. That’s a nice surprise that he’s home early. It was only a few minutes past 2. I’d found a neat way to paint a scenic picture over the winter and had taken screen shots on my phone to refer to. Today, I checked back and made a practice print on cardboard. While it didn’t turn out exactly like the picture, it wasn’t too bad.

when I left for M's at 4, this groundhog/gopher
was up on the berm
We've so many animals this summer
Skunk, chipmunks, a squirrel, mink, raccoons
not to mention the geese, ducks and turtles.

I forgot to tell you yesterday that 2 raccoons
crossed the laneway on my way to work
in the morning

At a few minutes before 4, M called and asked if I’d be interested in painting the small bedroom floor in the apartment. His brother, Jim, is helping and is only available tomorrow to lay the carpet and do a couple of other things. He needs the floor painted first, so I drove over and took care of it in an hour. It was hot in there, even at that time, but I did a mediocre job before I got out of there. It is being covered with carpet so all it needs is a coat of paint to help secure it.

Bill's watch dog

Back home I brought Gibbs up from the Hangar, where I left him with Bill, and I finished up my painting. At 5:30, I came inside and started supper. Tonight, was a new recipe that I’d received in an email so I thought I’d give it a try. Our Taco Pie was very good! We had corn on the side and the last 2 biscuits from Sunday night. Bill loaded the dishwasher and then made his lunch for tomorrow. He’s going over to the Acreage to build boxes around their gazebo posts. Gerry is there to help. 😊

Much improvement needed
but I enjoyed it

This has been a nice day. I’m happy that I finally got my paints out again and tried something new. I’m hoping I’ll get better each time I try it.

The pie turned out great and we have leftovers!
Good night

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