Cleaning, Laundry, Market and a Ball Game

 The Ridge

On Saturday, Sept. 27th it was a 'get up and go' morning for both of us. I know I didn't rush but was up around 6:30, sorting laundry when Bill joined me upstairs. It was almost 7:30 when I arrived at the Mat with our basket of clothes.

Good morning!

There was no one there when I arrived but a couple of customers came near the end of my cleaning. Shelley, the lady who lives in her van, was one and we caught up on each other's news. 

I stopped at the bank and did some ATM business there before heading home. Bill had left for the field and Gibbs went out for guard duty with me while I hung the clothes. 🐕 After my tea was done, I hopped in the shower and trimmed an inch off my hair. It seems to be growing fast this summer.

I found Trudy at the end of the row,
her smiling little face was happy to see me.

Leaving Gibbs in charge of the Suite, I drove 20 minutes to a market/artisan show in Mount Forest. My friend, Trudy, had a booth outside and I wanted to see her setup. We chatted a bit and I walked inside the building to see other vendors. 

Such a great set up with doggy treats
Gibbs loves them so I'm stocking up.

One mennonite booth had homemade (of course) cinnamon buns and an orange chocolate chip zucchini loaf that had to come home with me. Oh my. I love Trudy's crochet friends so walked away with a sweet one for a special new grandbaby. Plus, more homemade treats for our own special baby. 💕

The last thing we need but oh
so good and I'm supporting the locals!

In the meantime, I had emailed Nella that I would help out for an afternoon slot of volunteering at the food booth for the ball tourney. Bill was working the bbq from 3 to 6 so I took the same time to work with Terri. 

At a yard sale in Durham, there
was a couple of boxes from pre-washed
dog toys........$1 ea. So hard to decide
so Gibbs gets Goat and for now, Patsy gets
the 3' long snake. I couldn't resist!

We had lunch together and after his snooze we drove to the grand opening of the new Ambulance/Paramedic site. It is a very nice building and after the 'ribbon cutting ceremony', we walked through and left.

The new site is amazing with just
a few things to finish up.

We were in our yellow Lion's tees so drove to the Community City where a memorial ball tournament was held. We took our respective positions and with instruction from the former president, I managed to sell food and pop tickets without screwing anything up. 😂 

Brief speeches from our
Mayor Kevin Eccles,
the Warden of West Grey and
Kevin Ballard, District Chief.

Two and a half hours later, we were on our way home. I know our neighbour, Gord, and his son, Kyle, were playing but I don't know how they made out today. I do know that Trudy had her best sale day yet at her market booth so a positive day.

Look at all that yellow in
attendance!
Lions are great!

We'd eaten free at the tourney so didn't need supper. I fed Gibbs and we settled in for the night. Gibbs got a new toy today (and so did Mom) from a yard sale, so he is quite happy with Goat. We'll see how long he stays in one piece. 💗

Because they'd be too shy if I 
asked them to turn around,
a took a picture from their 'better"? side.
Our neighbours, Gord & Kyle.

This was a wonderful day. We reached a lovely 25C/76F with both some clouds and sunshine throughout the day. By 6 pm, the clouds were gone.

Bill got a picture of me in the booth
and even brought me a hot dog from
the grill! 💕

I stepped out of my comfort zone today with working a food booth and I may have some 'kind of' positive news about a vendor table for the harvest sale. We'll wait and see!

Alexander is introducing:
Quinn Violet Marie
Welcome to the world, precious one.
Good night!

Thank you for popping in.