Another Busy Day

The Ridge

On Saturday, July 11th I woke up at 6 when the boys got up.......that surprised me after only 6 hours sleep. For me? Unusual. However, I turned over until 6:30 when I did a few stretches and rolled out of bed. I slept well, solid and if there were dreams, I don't remember them.

Good morning!
These 4 Moonflowers were photographed
last night at midnight when we
got home.

The air coming in through our Suite's windows was nice and cool(ish) but with the heat still hanging on for a few days, we closed up and set the a/c to come on around 23C/74F. I left for the Mat at 7 and Bill closed windows and probably left around 7:30. I don't know, I wasn't here. 🤭

After cleaning and laundering our 2 small loads (hot weather, less clothes), I went to fill a water bottle. Gibbs watched me hang a few clothes on the line and then went where he had a better security position. He couldn't see me but he could monitor any suspicious entries. 

They don't take long to dry in
this weather!

It's quite a nice day, just the right amount of a breeze, blue sky and a few white fluffy clouds. There wasn't a lot to do outside but I got my markers out and 'painted' my new sign. I'm not sure if I will get out with my crafts tomorrow but want to be prepared just in case. 

On duty, in the shade.

I had lunch alone, knowing that when Bill isn't home by 12:30, he's either eating with the boys or he's had a big breakfast at the field with them. They spoil each other and I think it is great! They have such a great connection. At 1:30, the clothes were dry so I brought them in, folded and put mine away.

Bill pulled in about 15 minutes later and had a quick yogourt. (I was right, Dave bbq'd egg  McMuffin sandwiches for them all soon after they assembled.)Because our 'incorrect' meter on our fresh water tank was reading less than 4 gallons of water last night, he went to the Acreage for more.

It's a lovely day.
Wanted to see my sign from a distance.

Gibbs and I stayed home, seems like I've been go-go-going all morning. 🤷‍♀️ Maybe kicking my heels up last night is catching up with me! I'll definitely had a lay down before we leave this afternoon. Yup, we're helping at the Legion today for their Anniversary dinner. 

I will finish the centre
before my sale tomorrow.

I know I dropped off trying to read a few pages of my book and around 3:15 got dressed in my Lion's t-shirt, shorts and waited for Bill to return. Once he was also dressed accordingly, we drove to the Legion for the requested 4 pm. 

Our flowering raspberry bush
all trussed up is now flowering.

There were 11 volunteers today and by the time Bill and I arrived, food was cooked so we helped 'prepare' by filling dishes, water glasses, cutting and plating pies and whatever needed to be done before 5. There was quite the hustle in the kitchen.

I finished the last of the egg salad.

Roast beef, mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli & cauliflower salad, bean salad and coleslaw w/rolls. 6 of us served 120 guests their meal and then they feasted on apple, pumpkin, berry and 3 varieties of cream pies for dessert. It was a great success.

Bustle in the kitchen

Then the part no one likes but is necessary. Clean up. The volunteers all got a free meal and it was delicious! 

So much food was leftover,
meat, potatoes , carrots and gravy.

That's a lot of dishes and once things are washed and appropriately drip-dried, the biggest challenge was finding counter space to set things. It all worked out and my first time in such hubbub. 

We left for home by 9 leaving just Roz, Brian and Terry to finish with the last of the water glasses. The 10 minute dishwash cycle was good but when you have nothing left to do but wait, put away, wait, put away, no point in 5 of us staying.

The sun was just setting as we turned
onto Baptist Church Road.

It was a rewarding experience, and I  got a wee sense of what Nancy K does often.  Gibbs was happy to see us and we were pleased to see that Mike had come out to spend the night in his trailer. We don't see him often! I was too tired to finish my blog and by 9:30, I was in bed and soon asleep.

A scruffy little boy Gibbs.
Only a few weeks old.
Good night!

Another great day for the books, busy but good. Thank you for the visit.

Crazy Day - Time is of the Essence

The Ridge

On Friday, July 10th Gibbs let Bill sleep in until almost 6:30. I don't know about him, but I had a great sleep, waking up when they got up enough to realize I had another stupid dream. LOL Funny what the mind does when you let it run.

Good morning!
Winding down, only one
Moonflower today.

When I came downstairs at 7, Bill and Gibbs were in his chair, relaxing. Gibbs stays up with me until I get up to make the bed and then joins Daddy - and often goes back to sleep. No work today, at least not for Mike and Billy. He got 3 good days in this week so he was happy.

He had his breakfast and at 8:15 drove over to cut the grass next door. At 8:30, I went out and cut the area of grass here that Bill can't get to with the CC. The battery died as I was finishing, good grief, it doesn't seem to last long anymore. 😟

When Bill came back and stretched
out in his chair for a few minutes
before lunch,
Gibbs knows the word 'snooze' and
joins him.
💗

I was so hot, already, when I finished just after 9 that I went into the Bunky, opened windows and cooled down sitting at the puzzle. It took a while, my arm kept sticking to the pieces on the table. Gibbs couldn't get comfortable either, inside with me, outside in the shade and eventually, I let him inside with the a/c set to come on.

A 3 part photo op.
Bill went out the lane.
Gibbs is in his usual postion,
listening to Daddy drive away.

It's where I know he is safe and happy enough, up on the bed. I made good progress but no sneak previews of the puzzle, no help to anyone who may be doing it next! Bill came back home around 11:30. The grass was done and he is feeling better about the mudding and sanding he is doing indoors.

He can tell by sound which
way the vehicles are going.
Wait a minute, Daddy turned right.
His head adjusts to the right.
Still relaxed.

We came in for lunch and with his little snooze buddy beside him in my chair, relaxed until 1 pm when he drove back over. We both will have showers this afternoon and we struggled with our late day timing. We have to be at C the A for 5 pm. 

Then.......what? That's
Daddy's truck turning in next door!
He perked right up on his little
'elbows' to get a closer look.
Funnier in person, but still cute.
It's like he saying 'What the??'
🤭

We are usually there until 6:45 to fully complete the ticket process. We don't usually eat until we get home so we'll need to figure that out before we want to be at the Legion for 7:30(ish) when doors open for our night out. We're not 'later' kind of people and want to get a decent seat of our choosing. 

Hence, the timing thing. It's 12:30 and we've still not figured it out. Do we dress before we go? Do we eat at Goodchild's Mobile Eatery and risk slopping food? Do we eat something at 4, before we go? Will there be time to come back and dress? Aargh! Who thought a date night would be easy??

Sorry Derek, but I didn't care for
your BFT. 

We decided to get dressed and leave at 4:15, go to the food truck, get take out and drive to the Curling club for as close to 5 pm as possible. It worked out great since the club didn't open until 5:10 and we had time to sit in the shade and eat our supper. Bill enjoyed his fish and chips, I didn't like my fish taco.

Too little fish in the bottom and too much runny coleslaw on top which cooled the fish off totally. I won't do that again and helped Bill eat his fries which were delicious! Live and learn, right? We didn't win but that's okay, the $7,800 is still up for grabs. 

This was early, it did fill up a fair bit
and the band just started. 
Always early dancers when the music
is good.

We came home quickly to let Gibbs out and I changed from my bulky crossover purse to my more dainty but very suitable purse from my sister, Gayle's honeymoon. (1971??) the Legion opened doors at 7:30 and, along with a few others, we were two of the first 10 people in the door.

This band is great and tour
all over Ontario, Manitoba,
Ohio and Nevada. At least,
those are their upcoming show dates
now. Tickets were really reasonable,
$25 each.

From previous events, we've learned not to sit too close to the front aka speakers and hit the very back row. Mystic Highway was AWESOME! All CCR tunes which meant that with the exception of 4 songs, Bill and I knew them all. This was inspiration for us to get out on the floor a lot! 😀

I know 4 people who
thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

Dancing - one of my favourite things and although it isn't Bill's, he was keen to get up as often as I was. Maybe 65% for his wife and 35% his own desire but whatever, I love him even more for the grooves, shakes and moves that he shared with me on that dance floor. 🥰 Enjoy the music with me.

We sat with Kat, Deidter and Doug with Lynn, Jim and Harriet not too far away. It was a wonderful evening out. We were home just after 11:30, turned the a/c off and opened windows before heading up to bed. 

When I have a couple of adult beverages later in the day, I've learned to drink water so finished a glass full before joining my sweeties. 

It's been a day, a great one once we figured out timing etc. We had a high temp of 27.22C/81F and even warmer over the next few days. Here's one last video. If I hadn't been up dancing, I would have recorded more. Deidter totally stole the show 'running through the Jungle'. Loved it!

                               Good night!

Thank you for coming by. Happy Weekend!

We Asked for Work, We Got Work!

 The Ridge

On Thursday, July 9th, because of the wet weather, Bill didn't work. They finished their job yesterday and there was talk of a fence for a new customer. He wasn't long at the neighbours last night, the mud didn't seem to be drying appropriately so within the hour he was back.

Good morning!
4 Moonflowers added to my count.

He spent the evening in the Hangar and I watched another movie. This one was called The Grand Seduction.....not at all what you first think. Completely 'clean' and a comical story in many ways about trying to 'persuade (seduce)' a doctor to stay in a small town in Newfoundland. 😉

Driving to Durham, this was my
view to the east before I turned.
Came out a bit spooky but
pretty.

This morning, I was on my way in to clean the Mat at 7:15 and was grateful for the light spatters of rain. Maybe that is why my little Rocky Racoon wasn't in the roadway. 🙏 The laundromat had 2 customers in briefly and I was able to make short work of leaving everything clean.

The rest of my drive was
cloudy and uneventful

I drove to Impact Tire and was happy that Paul flipped the OPEN sign over a bit early. It was only 8:20.....hmmm overtime, Jackie? 🤭 Kidding!! I got our C the A tickets and scooted home. Bill was at the computer, doing some calculating our finances. It's on our mind a lot right now.

When Gibbs and I went out
for a walk down the lane
later in the day, this changed
our minds.
Owen Sound was getting dumped on.
Rain won't bother me but Gibbs does not like it!

The 'what's coming in, what's going out, what's winter related, and what's daily expenses. I sat and finished my tea and had yogourt with my Beetroot dose. I can't swallow the capsules for some reason so empty the powder into plain yogourt and it's great! Done and done.

Instead we walked up and checked
my rain barrel and cherry tomatoes.
A couple of varieties here.
Most interesting, my first Midnight Snacks.
When the bottom turns red, they are ready.
(I had to google that!)

Robin texted that the bnb guests had checked out by 9:30 so 15 minutes later, I was on my way to Williamsford for the 4th day this week. Woohoo! I've done well! By this time, it was raining enough that my wipers were running intermittently all the way there. Good, no watering!

Some places around us had rain overnight but not us so this precipitation is welcome. I was in and out within my 2 hours (from the time I left home) and stopped to drop some washed floor mats at Robin's. The dryer was full of sheets and towels. 

Her friend, Cindy, was in the garage with a sale so poked around a bit before returning home. Robin had a cute toiletries bag for sale that I thought would be perfect for my Ladyfest trips so paid the $5, no questions asked, and was home by 12:30. 

Look at this beautiful entrance
to Dot and Gord's home.
The Coneflowers are ahead of mine.
The Hydrangea, lovely.
I've always wondered about growing
these.

Bill had gone over to Dot's for a short while this morning and discovered that the mudding formula wasn't going on the way he'd hoped so after lunch, he took a run into town for a few 'cut in' brushes and a small tub of mud. Is that what it's called? Then he went back to doctor up a few patches.

Their lovely home.
Gibbs was busy sniffing the ground
so I stopped for a picture.

I worked on my blog and went up to decide on something to wear for our 'date' tomorrow night after the C the A draw. I'm looking forward to a nice evening with CCR music. Gibbs and I stepped out around 3:30 to go for a walk down the lane and then next door.

With no dogs over there, I felt comfortable taking him over so we could see his Daddy. I looked to the north, Owen Sound direction, and the black cloud was onimous. Checking the radar we were about to get rain at any time so we came back inside and I made my tea.

He found Daddy but wasn't satisfied.
Someone I know lives here - somewhere.
He couldn't find Dot or Caper so
was ready to go home.
Lots of renovations going on.

An hour later, we tried again. Gibbs was on his leash and after a couple of false starts, carried on, soon recognizing Dot & Caper's home and then saw Daddy's truck. Bill showed me what he was doing while Gibbs explored, trying to figure where his friends were I'm sure. 🥰 We walked home.

When he couldn't smell the
dogs in the ditch anymore,
he hitailed it for home. 🤭

For supper, around 6, I put together a kind of sloppy Joe hash thing. Anything with ground beef makes for a nice meal, in my opinion, and Bill never objects. Ketchup (his fav condiment) is at the ready if he isn't keen. 🤭 I took a pack of rhubarb out of the freezer and we'll have it stewed for dessert.

Supper was delicious.

We enjoyed that meal. Instead of the bun, I had mine on spaghetti squash. Yum! Because the rhubarb was still hot, Bill went back next dorr for an hour or so and after it was cooled, we had it when he returned. I can hear Mom now. 💗"Eat a slice of bread with it!" My family will concur.

The air was still very sticky with humidity this morning but by mid afternoon, after the rains, it had cooled off nicely. Everything is watered well and proper too. My vegetables and Dot's too. She has2 (or 3?) raised garden beds and her plants are doing wonderful.

So yesterday, I mentioned staking
up our Flowering Rosemary shrub.
Now it doesn't take up so much
room. Not sure how long I'll keep
it - but the flowers are pretty.
🤔

This was a good day and since I haven't heard from Robin about another cleaning day, I'll have a day off tomorrow. We reached a pleasant high of 20C/70F, not to stay long and we'll be climbing again.Wooweee! I hope we like roller coasters, because that is what we're on!

With a day off tomorrow,
maybe I'll get my sign finished.
I have a couple of ideas.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping around. It's a pleasure to see your comments.  

What Would You Do?

The Ridge

Be careful what you wish for, right? So, before I get into today, Wednesday, July 8th, I'll tell you that Bill worked next door for 2 1/2 hours before coming home. In order to paint, there are a few minor holes that needed patching and that's what he did in one of the main rooms.

Good morning!
I noticed this strange sky
last night out our southeast facing
windows

I was watching a movie, what the heck was it called? Anyway, he went straight up to bed and we left all windows open, even the outside door. Because of the heat, although a nice breeze in my window, Bill was stretched out on his back which meant snoring. I wouldn't wake him after his full day. Let him sleep.

Wasn't sure what was over there.
Our radar didn't show anything but
a little green blip so I sat back down.

It was easy to pop my ear plugs in but I still lie there quiet until 12:30. I wasn't as tired as I thought. He was up and gone with Black Beauty today by 6:45. He had some metal to take to Mike's for a former co-worker. 

It turned into this pretty sky
Bill is at that house next door
in the top picture.

I relaxed this morning but decided early to close windows and turn the a/c on, even though it was quite nice this morning. Robin texted at 8 that our guests had checked out, bonus, so at 8:30, I took my coffee and drove to Williamsford. 

3 gardens with Moonflowers
this morning.
Wow!

Question of the day:
This is the second time I've
seen this baby raccoon sleeping
in the middle of the road on
BCR.
My heart wouldn't let me drive by.
I stopped for at least 10 minutes
trying to coax it with my phone tripod,
our Club. Finally, I succeeded
but the mosquitoes were eating me
alive! Sweet little thing but I
didn't want to pick it up for
obvious reasons.
Bill said tonight that he also saw
it when he went to work.

Respectful guests make a huge difference and will get a nice review from their host. No issues at all, 2 queen beds where they slept 'between' the sheets! Imagine that! 🤭 As a commentor said, it means the duvet/quilt etc. doesn't need to be washed as often.

                       She rolled, she bit at what I

                        offered her but it took a

                              while! Hope she isn't

                          back in the morning! I don't want her

                                  to get run over. 😟

When I left, I messaged Robin with my hours and an update on what was used. I wasn't home long and she asked about tomorrow as well. It has been a good week for me, socking away $. 👍

I drove directly to Dot and Gord's and removed the lunch meat she told me to take. It wouldn't be any good for the length of time they're away. We will eat it so it doesn't go to waste and/or put it in the freezer. Waste not, want not!

Driving in, then I saw this.
Where did that come from so
fast!? No eggs but we don't
need to move it.

With my folding table still rolled up, we have clear access to the back window. They weren't bad but I noticed they could use a wipe. I took the time and washed all of them on the inside. Since I wasn't doing anything productive, why not?

Close access for cleaning
windows.

Back home, I didn't feel like getting the mower out, there is so little to do, so stayed in with Gibbs and finished my Reacher book. Oh my, such an intriguing story right to the end. So true to Alan Richardson, the character who plays the part on the tv program.

Gibbs has nests of his own
and that's where he went when
we were outside.

After lunch, with some of that meat, we went outside. Gibbs found shade and within minutes, I thought it was a good idea. LOL Such a wimp! Instead, I spray painted my 'new to me' frame for my sign and then staked up my sprawling Flowering Raspberry bush. 

My next puzzle
Nope, it doesn't look like this!
🤷‍♀️

Time for a puzzle! Gibbs didn't want to be inside, nor in the Bunky with me, so nestled back in his dog-made beds under the Suite - and slept. It must be comfy and cool under there. 😍 The puzzle I'm starting is a 500 pc. mystery one. You don't know what the picture is.

I got a good start on it.
It was cooler in the Bunky than outside with 2 
open windows. One facing north and
one facing west with a lovely
breeze.

I read the story that came with it and set to work until 4:30. I want a cup of tea but will probably end up feeling hot after drinking it. Oh well, with the a/c running, I'm doing it! Bill texted saying he would be late tonight. That means they are likely trying to finish a particular job. 

Very messy
but good. I finished it
using a knife and fork.

He was home by 5:45 and had stopped at Walmart in Hanover to pick up a few things we were running out of. I had burgers in the electric frypan half done by the time he walked in the door. I didn't add bacon but added cheese and they were quite yummy. Mine was messier than usual, eating it in a large lettuce leaf. 🫣

Time for a snooze so
Gibbs gets in position near
his Daddy.
💘

I cleaned up the pan and he made his lunch for tomorrow. It will be an 'iffy' day, depending on the weather. They did finish the job they were doing on a house in Wingham. He decided to stay put tonight rather than go next door and I fully support him taking a break. 

We reached 27.78C/82F with barely a breeze. There should be a bit of a cool down tomorrow with a 50% possibility of some rain. We'll have to wait and see! Seems like we're all having different weather, not only from the far west of the U.S. but to the upper west and east of Canada too. 

A picture from July 8th, 2018
Mom and the Snelgrove girls
Good night!

I had a great day. Thank you for your visit.

Two Days in a Row

The Ridge

On Tuesday, July 7th, we both woke up knowing we had a work day ahead of us. As much as Bill enjoyed his 2 weeks off, he stressed about what $$ wasn't going into our winter travel accounts. That's where much of it comes from, our part time jobs. Also for our hobbies.

Good morning!
Last night's sunset from inside
the Suite.
I was too lazy to get up so
this is from my recliner,
looking back through the window.

So, he'd decided to take Jazz for a couple of days since the drive to the job site, Wingham, is an hour. No rain in the forecast until Thursday so he 'saddled' up and headed out just as I was getting myself out of bed at 6:50. Should be a nice ride.

Getting tired of them yet?
I'm still counting.
This adds 3 more.

I was ready 15 minutes later and headed in to clean the Mat. Robin texted last night and asked if I could clean again today at the bnb. Of course! I'm as keen on earning extra cash too. My hobby is a much smaller expense so the more I make, the more I can help those accounts.

The sky made for a pretty
drive into town this morning
at 7.

Things need to pick up and stay copesthetic in order for us to head south in October. The alternative right now is not pleasant. I dreamt about it early this morning before I woke up. Okay, moving on! The Mat was empty but there were 5 additional 'Sorry' notes on washers. 🫣

This jumps to Williamsford.
3 adults and they waited until the 
last minute to wash the dishes.
The cleaner will dry them and put
them away.
Who does that?

I retrieved coin from machines and responded accordingly. As it turned out, only 2 complaints were legit, and one of those was because the HOT button doesn't work and no water is released. I put a note on about using only WARM or COLD on that machine and it tested fine.

Madame IP has just
finished the 'release' of
the eggs.

I left the place clean as a whistle, odd analogy isn't it? 🤣🤭

I returned home, stopping at Robins for some sweet peas for a vase and a full barbecue tank. At home, Gibbs and I hung outside in the shade for a bit until mosquitoes found me. I decided to get the mower out and start on the lawn, since I had a couple of hours.

I was surprised when Gibbs walked
down to get mail with me this
afternoon.
There was a fair bit of shade and
he stayed in it, mostly.

That didn't quite work out so well. Even though i was sure it had a full charge, it kept sounding like it was dying. I did a small area and gave up. I plugged it in for another 24 hours and will give it a go tomorrow. I'm glad Bill is working on a floor 'inside' this week, the humidity isn't letting up.

I found shade in the King's chairs
under the tree.
This was where Gibbs chose to rest.

I returned to Williamsford today for 11:30. Guests are to be out at 11. Some, however, don't abide by rules and the International (that's all I will say) family of 3 adults and 1 teen (from what I could tell) took their time and were just starting to assemble in the foyer at 11:30 when I arrived. LOL

I'm patient as a rule but when you break the rules, I'm not so much. So, I parked right at the end of the lane, off to the side and waited with Ptooties running. I messaged Robin, she wants to know these details, and sat there for another 10 minutes until they got the hint and pulled out onto the curb to do her map googling. 🤷‍♀️

My view, Gibbs is still
under the Suite, sleeping.

Inside, the place wasn't bad, they left an open bag of garbage and one of recycling on the entry step and lots of dishes across the counter top. Obviously they did no dishes last night after a meal so they all needed to be dried and put away. 

I went about stripping the beds, those where they slept in the sheets. Such an odd custom, sleeping on top of the quilts instead, but it is what it is, I suppose. Two sets of sheets were undisturbed, exactly how I left them yesterday with my signature tuck on the top sheet. 🤷‍♀️

This book is so hard to put down!

When all was done, I realized they used up the last roll of paper towels. Robin missed that part of the list I sent her so I nipped downtown Williamsford and picked some up. The garbage and recycle bins were emptied so I moved them out of the way, dropped today's garbage in and left for home.

Ptooties' gas tank was nearing the 1/4 mark so I drove into Durham and fueled her up at $1.55/litre. Back home, Gibbs was patiently waiting at the door as I made my way in. I had turned our inverter on again today and unplugged but now second guessing that decision.

That must have felt good!
Kind of like my morning stretches do.

I told Bill I'd make a bit of egg salad for him for a couple of days so Madame IP stepped up to the plate and volunteered. 🤭 Oh! On the way home from the bnb, I drove by a bunch of stuff in front of a house, at the road. FREE! said the sign. I did a u-e (haha) when something caught my eye.

Most of it was toys - no thanks, but this is exactly what I need! ⬇️

Look what I found along
the highway FREE!

So, now I have the makings of my sign! I put the mower away, closed up the shed and took a look at Lila sitting there so pretty - and sad. I have to sell her so I wanted to look her over so I know what to tell Robin. 

She is going to put her in her sale but also advertise her on Marketplace. She has a good name on there and will do better than I would. 👍🤞

Since it was warm inside, I sprayed myself with the mosquito repellent my friend, Brenda, makes and went out with my book and my pooch to try the shade again. It wasn't too bad and the bugs left me alone for a while. Gibbs dug a hole in the gravel under the Suite and slept. 🥰

Bill was home safely at 5 and after changing into shorts hopped on the Cub Cadet. The berm and corral hill needed cutting and he didn't know when he'd be able to do it if not tonight. It didn't take him long and he even did a lot of what I wasn't able to finish up here.

Supper turned out really tasty!

For supper, I fried him a pork chop and Rosy air fried 2 chicken thighs. I steamed some broccoli and nuked a potato for Bill. It was all very good! However, it got very hot in here very quickly but I wasn't going to ask him to bbq tonight. It was a good day with some jobs done.

Around 7, no, he's not done yet, he drove over to Dot and Gord's to patch a few wall holes to prepare to paint. He offered to do what he could while they were away and it was an offer they couldn't refuse. He is a sucker for punishment but mainly because he has such a good heart. 💖

I found this on the Park Place RV Park's
website.
I have no right to complain..........
well, except for the humidity we have
and they don't.

I cleaned up the dishes after he made his egg salad sandwich for tomorrow and worked on my blog. I hope you've managed to keep cool today if you are experiencing these hot temperatures. We reached 26.67C/80F again today.

This was from July 7th, 2022.
My Moonflowers were plentiful then
too.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by!