A Bit of Garden Shopping, Helping a Friend

 

The Ridge

On Saturday, May 17^th neither of us had to be anywhere too early. It was a ‘do what we want’ kind of day. Bill planned to meet for coffee with as many of his flyer friends (he calls them Five RC Guys), as possible. 😊 Only Peter was available but they met at Timmies and had a good ole catch up chat, including coffee and a fruit explosion muffin.

Good morning!

I, on the other hand, had my own plans. I was up by 7 and Bill left shortly after 8. I got washed, dressed and headed into Durham for a few things. First, I stopped at FS:Co-op to check out their prices on tomato plants and small bushes/trees for our empty garden plot.

A peek of sunshine that didn't last.

Then, I drove to Riverside Park in town to their Plant Sale. Well, I think the rain scared a few of the private vendors as there were very few to choose from. At least compared to last year. Only one lady was selling tomato plants and they weren’t very big. I did pick out 2 Brandywine and 2 Better Boy plants and gave a donation. That’s a start.

Meeting is over and now they're
taking cover from the rains

I wanted to stop at Foodland to see if they had restocked their freezer shelf of Carbonaut seeded bread and while there, chose 6 vegetable plants. Their prices were better than Co-op, 4 for $12 instead of $4.99 each. I picked up more tomato plants, only 1 pepper plant, a Brussel Sprout, a Swiss chard and 1 eggplant. I’m being brave, I know, as I’ve never grown the last three veggies. 😊

A pretty picture
My plants are sitting on the
picnic table

The good news is that Foodland had my seeded bread so I bought 1, for now, to see if it passes muster. Then, one more stop at Home Hardware where Ed from the Lions Club was selling tickets for a basket draw. 3 for $5 is worth it, these baskets are huge from local vendor donations. I should have taken a picture but neglected to do that. I stopped at a new second hand store and met the owner.

She is a bit frazzled, young and seemingly unsure of her new adventure but we hit it off and she appreciated some input from me about what to try. I think she just needed some encouragement to give it the summer before a commitment. It is her sister’s building so not costing her to rent. I will check in periodically. I did find a pair of earth shoes, (like mine!) for $5 so I’m thrilled about that.

They are expensive from
Body Glove so i got a great deal.

Back home, I was just unloaded, oh yes, I got water too, and Bill drove up the lane. We were done our running around by 10:30. The full day of rain that was forecasted is a bit of a farce since what started at 8:45 was very light. We also had some overnight with just sheet lightning so I can tell the rain barrel is getting full by the minute. When Bill left Timmies he stopped at First Choice haircutters and got his hair cut. Lookin’ good! ♥

The bread is very fresh
tasty and passed muster.
😁

We didn’t have anything heavy during the early hours of the day but enough to water new plants even though mine won’t be in the ground for a few days yet. It will aide the rhubarb, onions and dahlias. Bill and I both had the same thought to help Mike out by cleaning out his fridge. When his trailer was winterized and emptied, the fridge door did not get left open. ☹

The apple tree behind us,
is also in full blossom.
We don't eat these apples though.

It was a bit of a mess, just from that circumstance. I cleaned the removable shelves, his stove, microwave and sink while Bill used elbow grease to clean the grooves and rubber seal around the doors of fridge and freezer. I think we left it in better condition for him and Bill turned the fridge on so it is ready for him to add food when he comes out.

And look who is hiding from the rain.

It was after 12:30 when we were satisfied and came over for lunch. Gibbs supervised, I’m sure thinking ‘what’s going on?’ The rain was still intermittent but was supposed to stop soon. Haha. I tried a meat, cheese, lettuce sandwich with the new bread and so far, I am very satisfied. It is expensive but I’m worth it. 😊

Supper was good.

We were both feeling tired and it is the perfect day for a snooze or tv or book or something along those lines. That’s what we did – for the remainder of the day. I started my new book called “When we were Birds” by Maria Mutch. It sounds interesting so we’ll see. For supper tonight,It was feeling quite damp Bill had fish and chips (ooh, they looked good) and I had fish and cauliflower. Doesn’t have the same ring to it. Ha ha

So you know what I'm missing,
Bill's fries looked awesome!

It was feeling quite damp in the Suite so because we put our Blue Flame heater away, we popped the furnace on, That would take the chill out of our home. Darn weather! We’ll be dropping to 7C/45F overnight and although it says we reached 16C/61F today, that was first thing this morning. We’ve been hovering around 12C/54F all day.

Strawberries and cream
for dessert.

I’ve still been watching the reruns of Reacher and have just moved up to season 3. I did watch the latest episode of Handmaid’s Tale the other night. There are only 2 left and it will all be done. My heart is in my throat the whole time! It has been a good day regardless o f the rain.

Last year, we had a beauty
of a day and I wasn't wrong
about this year's blossoms.
Good night!

Thank you for the visit.