The Ridge
On Thursday, July 25th I was up before 7 and Bill was almost ready to go to work. It’s been a full week for him and it’s one of those mixed blessings, right? π I stripped the bed and grabbed our bath towels and left the Ridge about 10 minutes behind him. I pulled into the Ultramar/Pioneer station for gas as soon as I got into town. It’s the best time, not too many fueling up, if any.
Good morning!
I caught the sun just on time last night.
Then I
drove across the street to the Mat. I was alone the whole time, yay! The bag of
clothes was still in the Lost and Found with two of their towels sitting on top
as I left them. Crap! I removed the bag but decided to give them another couple
of days. Plus, I was doing my own washing today and wanted to wash the other
items in the L & F box that have been there for a couple of weeks. I put
our sheets, towels and white bedspread in 2 machines and started to sort.
Gibbs and I watched a movie last night.
Not one worth mentioning but he enjoyed it. πthis bag was still there, untouched.
I put the towels inside and put it back in the box
until Saturday.
I throw
odd socks out and there were 3 singles and I throw out anything stained or
torn. Today there were just 2 items besides the socks so the rest were worth
washing. With the machine for that stuff running, I cleaned. Sandy had 95% of
the machines fixed when I went in on Tuesday, which was really nice, but one
machine had a note today stating NO water. I tested it and the note was
accurate. Hmmm. I texted a pix to him. ☹
Top picture was as I was ready to
leave the Ridge.
Bottom picture was on B.C. Rd. just around the corner.At the corner of the highway looking east and west
as I approached town.
Fog gives everything an eerie appearance.And then I noticed this.
Isn't that strange?
I was
finished shortly before 9 and drove straight home. I hung our things plus the 7
items from the L & F box and sat with Gibbs until a few minutes before 10.
M was ready with his empty beer cases and grocery bags ready when I arrived, as
usual, and we drove to Durham. Only 3 stops today and at Foodland I walked in
as well and picked up bread for Bill’s lunches and some grapes.
Back home, I found this 'dead?' dog on the grass.
As I approached and giggled, the tail went crazy
so he's alive and got belly rubs. πππ
For lunch,
I toasted 3 pieces (they’re small) of my keto bread and slathered them with
butter. Hmmm again. They were pretty good! I’m glad I’m not wasting any
ingredients by making it. π Gibbs and I went outside after I finished and I cut the
grass up here while he supervised. ♥ It’s his job, after all, and he does it well without too much critique. The
lawn looks great again, on time for company.
Our grass is far from perfect, but
it still looks good when it is cut.My Echinacea/Cornflowers are blooming.
I worked
on the puzzle for a couple of hours, I guess, and when it was complete we
walked down to check the mail. No parcel today, yet, I am expecting the second
part of my Amazon order. The clouds make the day feel cooler than 21C/70F BUT
when the sun breaks through, which is often, it feels warmer than that. It was
fairly windy earlier and foggy first thing but the winds have calmed by mid afternoon
somewhat.
When I finished the puzzle (it was a fun one!)
we walked down the wider laneway for mail.
Our travel insurance reminder means it won't be long
and we'll be traveling again!
It was
time. I didn’t do anywhere near a good, even decent, job but I went to the
corral. I had to go barefoot on the big hill as I kept slipping. I did manage
to pull a pile of the tall weeds but didn’t get down to the nitty gritty
without gloves. I am fed up with it and as much as that is the wrong attitude,
that’s what I feel. It looks a bit better. If we could afford it, I’d hire a
landscaper to come in and do what they can to it. Ha ha. π
Oh my, there IS a garden in there.
When nothing is blooming, it looks quite the mess.
I made my
tea around 4:30 and brought the clothes in. A couple of items are worth keeping
myself and a couple for our next exchange. Some will get dropped at the 2nd
hand store in town. Bill went and picked up Mike’s travel trailer after work
and took it to the Acreage, its summer home so didn’t drive in until close to
6. I have planned smoked sausage on buns for supper with coleslaw. There are 2
buns left, so I’ll have one too.
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These were good for a change and on sale at Foodland this week. |
Looking for food under the feeders. |
The hummer and finches are around
but each time I get my camera, the hummingbird disappears.
I'll have to make time to fill the seed feeders tomorrow.(again)
Good night!
Thank you
for the visit.
My flower bed is so overgrown with some short alien looking grass. I can't get ahead of it and the flowers don't seem to mind it.
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad I'm not the only one.
DeleteGee I hope that family gets their clean laundry at some point in time,Bill working that much must make him feel secure about your future,I would definitely put a blanket on the bed when it's that cold, I hope you Bill and
ReplyDeleteGibbs have a nice night
-Mary
Ary
Thank you mary. With travel insurance going up every year and health conditions changing Bill does feel better bringing in a paycheck as do i.
DeleteHaving to take care of all that property is a fulltime job in itself.
ReplyDeleteAn Imperial Gallon is the same as 1.25 US Gallons.
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
It almost is but we won't let it!!
DeleteNot sure why the comment about the measurement??
You and Bill both stay pretty busy during the summers. The coneflowers are so pretty, one of my very favorites! The Ridge looks great, enjoy your company.
ReplyDeleteI guess we do, don't we?
DeleteConeflower!! I knew I said it wrong! Thank you!
We've had mornings with fog here too. That means it's cooling off overnight, which forus has been a blessing with the day's heat.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that people would leave behind that much clothing. Hopefully they show up soon.
Enjoy your weekend and your company!
That's true about the fog.
DeleteWhatever the reason, I bet the clothes will go to Rethreads tomorrow.
Those cornflowers ... WOW!! It makes me wonder why someone left all those clothes at the mat. Did they forget? Don't they need them? So many questions.
ReplyDeleteI called the flowers incorrectly, coneflower is the correct name. Duh.
DeleteThe clothes? It happens too often but I do get some decent items out of it.
Weeding is a never ending task. I really need to get out and do some, but it has been way too hot and the air quality is not the best due to smoke.
ReplyDeleteConeflower is the common name for Echinacea, or at least that is what I was told.
God bless.
You are absolutely correct about weeding AND the coneflower. I mis-named it in my post. Who was it made tea with theirs? Hmmm.
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