Taking Advantage of the Weather Today, A New Haircut!

The Ridge

On Tuesday, Oct. 11^th we knew from the forecast and the looks of the sky that it was going to be a wonderful day. That means a perfect day to get some more things taken care of, things that depended on good weather. 😊 Of course, we slept in a bit, getting up around 7:30, but then got right to it.

Gibbs and I started out the day by clipping
the lilies and carting them up with a few apples
Then - 'we' rested on the berm

Bill drove to Hanover to get oil and a filter for Jazz as we decided to take advantage of the sun and the 20C/68F temperatures. Gorgeous! After he left, I had my cereal and at 9:40 drove around the corner to M’s. He’d asked if I would follow him in his Lincoln to his mechanics and bring him back. Poor guy, he has the worst luck with vehicles. Good thing he still has his old pick up on the road for trips into town.

Gibbs and I followed Bill to Durham
I was so envious of this last ride on Jazz  💗

That took about 45 minutes and Bill and I returned home around the same time at 10:30. He set to work, with some challenges, changing the oil and filter. Gibbs and I took the wheel barrow down to the end of the lane so I could trim the tiger lilies. I kind of waited too long as now they were all drooping over the perennial geraniums, making for a more difficult task.

Daisy sits at her Dad's feet
She has the strangest eyes
but that just makes her unique

I finished that and Bill was mostly done before we came inside for some lunch. I cleaned up the leftover pot pie and Bill made a sandwich. At 12:45, I took Gibbs in to Bath and Biscuit for his last grooming in Ontario. 😊 He is a pretty fluffy little fellow right now, as you can tell by the pictures, but quite adorable in his coat. ♥

Bill checks the oil and disconnects the battery
before we leave the bike in storage in 
Murray's barn

However, it was time and we’ve noticed that he’s been sleeping on the floor upstairs for part of the night meaning he’s hot. I followed Bill on Jazz, into town, although he had no idea that I was behind him. I got a chuckle out of that later! I stopped to drop Gibbs off and then carried on to Murray’s near Hanover. This is where we store our vehicles over the winter.  

While Gibbs was in town,
we dismantled the bike/mower shelter
Just the cover, the frame stays

Back home, we took advantage of not having a little guy at our feet and took the storage shelter top off for storage. He would only want to help, getting in the way of our feet. 😊 I drove back to town to pick him. Good thing we love him so, it is getting quite costly to get him groomed now. Kate does a great job and says that he is a ‘pretty’ good boy – other than not liking his feet getting trimmed.

In town to pick our 'new' puppy up
this truck caught my eye
At first I thought it was Rob's
Gibbs and I sat on the bench for a few minutes

Here he is!!
He looks so small now!

Bill had removed the foot valve from the pond/pump operation and put the pump away. There sure isn’t much left to do – maybe we should head out sooner! Ha ha, no that would mean coming back sooner and we like the mid-April return for up here. 

Another ham meal and cleaning up
the pecan pie
I'm loving the pepper squash, by the way

It has been an awesome day. We had leftovers for supper, ham, fried potatoes and a veggie. Oh yah, one last piece of pecan pie for dessert. ♥

If you check our forecast, you'll see
why this was the best day to do what we did
Good night!

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