Chillin' with Patsy: Full Friday, Let Victoria Day Weekend Begin! Birthday Boy

Friday, May 16, 2025

Full Friday, Let Victoria Day Weekend Begin! Birthday Boy

The Ridge

On Friday, May 16^th I woke feeling refreshed at 6:15. I don’t think I woke up other than to roll over and close my window. There is no bucket to have a hole in it, (dear Liza) but it had rained and the corner of my pillow was wet. I guess I know which way the wind and rain came from. 😊 It’s okay, I wanted overnight rain to add to the rain barrel.

Good morning!
Last night's sunset was a corker!!

Bill was finishing up in the bathroom when I was ready to get up, about 6:50 and was soon out the door for work. I felt pretty good this morning, before and after my exercises, so onward I go! I made my to-go tea and hopped in Ptooties (trust me, after 3 days in a row of no ‘hopping’, this felt great).

Stunning!

There was one elderly gentleman in the Mat doing his laundry when I arrived. He drives a Smart car, which would be comfortable for him as he was the size of Daddy. About 100 lbs. soaking wet. 😊 Nice man and he actually remembered that I go south for the winter, I credit those that remember those things. We chatted a bit about the ‘scuttlebutt’ but I always steer away from those conversations, always, if possible.

All the time I'm hearing
"clear sunny skies starting at 11 am"
I'm thinking....."really?"

I left there in my hour and drove to Impact Tire to pick up our Catch the Ace tickets before returning home. The day was starting out quite cloudy but there was the promise of afternoon sun. Huh, sure didn’t look like it! I wasted no time and pulled my mower out of the shed. It doesn’t hold much of a charge so I did as much as I could. The grass was so long in spots.

And at 11 on the nose, I see this.

It still didn’t look like much of a clearing up there in that sky but at least I got most of the lawn cut. At 10:30, I cooked some bacon and an egg before taking my water for another drive at 11. I was cleaning the Air bnb at Williamsford today for the second time since I’ve been home. I’m really hoping Robin needs me a fair bit this summer. I have a laptop to pay for!

When I was halfway into town,
at 11:05, the sky is clear.
I stand corrected!

On my return trip home, I swung to the west and made a stop in Hanover at Walmart. I needed a few things, as did Bill, things we couldn’t get at Costco. Quite a few items were on sale so I stocked up on butter and yogourt, and also on Diet cranberry juice. Bill drinks it like it is going out of style but I’m just glad he likes the 1 gram of carbs version. 😊

I picked Bill and I up a couple of
laptop stickers.
Gibbs, obviously, for Bill's.

Just before turning the corner on to Northline, I pulled in at M’s place. Today is his birthday and I wanted to drop off a card for him. He invited me for a glass of wine, piece of cake and a game of Crokinole to celebrate but with the dairy products in the car, I declined. I’m sure he’s lonely and Bill won’t mind if I make a point next week to stop.

Well, guess who this is?
I love it!

When I returned home, I was happy with my choice because my sweetie was already home. We’ve offered a parking spot to Bill’s boss, our friend, Mike for his 27’ Hideout RV. The spot he had previous summers at the Acreage has been filled with a cabin! 😊 It’s a beauty too. Mike doesn’t spend every weekend at the RV but he is welcome to come and stay as often as he likes.

Bill had backed it in to an appropriate spot where it can sit without being in the way of the big rigs that come over the summer. We managed to get it levelled and then he went to get a bladder full of water to fill his tank, and ours. We are supposed to get thunder storms overnight, well, after midnight but they don’t sound severe here in our area. We have lovely sunshine this afternoon and into the evening. Just wonderful!

At 5:30, we dressed for a bike ride and took Jazz into the curling club for our Catch the Ace draw. Oh, by the way, our group picture was posted on FB yesterday from Wednesday night with the fire truck and crew. That’s cool! We’re not members yet, but they insisted we sit in as well. 😊

Best homemade burgers ever!

So, no luck at the draw tonight but we still enjoyed ourselves. Jazz was happy to get out again! ♥ The long weekend has begun, Victoria Day weekend or May 2-4 weekend, whatever you want to call it. Let’s hope the weather holds warm at least and isn’t a washout the whole time.

We were home by 7ish and Bill grilled bacon cheeseburgers. The ‘you-know-what's’ were not too bothersome, maybe the smoke kept them away! 😊 They were delicious, as usual. I hope you have enjoyed your Friday too. We reached a high of 25C/77F, still at 7:30 with a low of only 15C/58F overnight. Perfect.

I think I might have mentioned yesterday that our youngest grandson, Alexander George, is turning 2 (TWO!) today so we wish him a very special birthday.