Still Here, Visit with a Good Friend

London, Ontario

On Tuesday, Apr. 14th, we woke up in a new bed, a new trailer and the big city. 😊 Oh yes, now I remember where we are. All this moving around and I have to focus my brain before opening my eyes. What will I see today?

Good morning everyone!
Lots of clouds but the rain had
stopped by 7:30 am.

It was a warm enough night but, silly us, this morning it was chilly in the Ember so I stayed in bed until almost 7. The warmest spot. We washed and dressed and by 7:30 were headed to the Southdale LifeLabs to get blood drawn. 

We're in the city limits but still
'out in the middle of nature', it seems.
Wild turkey crossing a busy street.

We have dr's appointments on Monday the 20th so wanted this info at his office for then. It is available for walk-ins and we had our requisitions from last fall so once we got there, through the line, it was quick in and out. 

Casey and Marjorie
have a really lovely home
with a great fenced back yard.
He has a camera in a bird house in the back
corner and sends me
some great bird shots!
The dogs are the same colouring,
not sure of each other yet.

We had plans for a visit to St. Thomas to see a good friend from the school board so went back to get Gibbs and drove to Casey's home before 10. We've yet to meet his wife, Margery(orie?), and Casey is retired and follows my blog so keeps with our travels that way. 

That tea was great (fyi)
and oh, Casey, you spoil us!

We were due for a coffee/tea so he obliged and had picked up a couple of boxes of 'adult treats' for our visit. Good thing our blood was taken BEFORE the donuts! 😀 The tea, coffee and goodies were much appreciated, Casey!

It was windy at this point of the morning,
but with the sun out, we enjoyed the
back deck for a bit.

Gibbs made a new friend today too. Gracie is a bichon poodle mix and as cute as a button. Half the size of our monster and she was not hesitant in letting him know who was the boss of that house. It was cute to watch the two of them together, although no real play took place. 

Li

Litte Miss Gracie,
queen of her home.
A couple of white patches on
her head, face and chest.
She's a cutie and very affectionate too.

We said our goodbyes around 11:30 and returned home for lunch. After that Boston Creme donut, I didn't need much but nibbled on my flatbread pizza later in the afternoon. Yum! Bill went to the food truck today and they had a burger that he had for lunch. He checked on how things were coming along in the shop. 🤔

Seemed they wanted to play
but just not sure of each other.

The remainder of the afternoon was just relaxing. We dozed a bit, the whole 'fam-damily', we watched videos on our laptops (since the tv is not connected) and I made a couple more Worry Worms to pass the time. It was just nice not to go anywhere after lunch. 

More relaxing with Mom
and Dad. He took turns on
our laps and we obliged him because
it has to be weird in a strange
'home'.

He checked on the progress in the shop around 4:30, half hour before quitting time, and if all went well in the latter part of that hour, we should be able to pull out tomorrow. 🙏 This has been another beautiful day here. 23C/73.4F and a mild 14C/57.2F overnight.

The view out of the dining room window.
Lots of Airstreams out there,
meaning lots of $$$.

It will be dropping off on the weekend so we'd love to be home to get a few things done. There was rain last night and first thing this morning but it cleared out and we had a full sunny day all afternoon. The strong winds from earlier have also died off too. 

A had a bit of liver, onions, bacon
and mashed potatoes for supper.
Gibbs enjoyed it too with his
bit of kibble!

Bill brought a few more things from the Suite so we could have a bit of supper here without going anywhere. Bread, butter, cheese and snacks for later. We still had a couple of donuts from Casey if the need was great! LOL 

Bill took Gibbs for a walk,
which resulted in him rolling around in the front
grass for a while. 
Just wait, Gibbs, just wait.
💖

He made a cheese sandwich, I had my mashed potatoes, some liver and bacon from New Sarum's Diner and shared the rest with Gibbs. It was a good day, having a place to hang out away from the bustle of CanAm's business was really nice. 

So, last Apr. 14, 2025, we had
already been home 10 days.
Soon we will return.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.