It was a mildish morning when we woke up on Sunday, Oct. 31st. It was Hallowe’en and, on this day, I hoped for two things. One that it was a non-white precipitation day for us and the other that it would be a decent evening for the trick or treaters. I hate to see the little ones, especially, having their fun Hallowe’en spoiled by the weather. I knew I wouldn’t get a blog started let alone finished. We were busy from beginning to its finality.
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| It was a dark morning drive to start |
I was up
at 7:15 and out the door to clean the Mat for the last time within 15 minutes.
I wanted to do a good job, (oh darn! I just remembered I was going to use the
broom to dust the upper cobwebs!) making sure all things got done plus the big
dryer lint. It wasn’t busy when I arrived but by the time I left there were 5
vehicles, customers with at least 2 washers each, in the parking lot. Good for
Jamie!
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| The drive to Guelph was uneventful |
When I
left there, I had no other stops so scooted home. Bill and I left Gibbs in
charge and by 9:30 we were heading out to Guelph Costco. The list was long and
before we left, a sizeable donation had been paid. 😊 Oh well, it stocked us up and we only missed 3 items of
which they didn’t have today. After putting groceries away, since it was 1:30
by then, we just had a nibble to tie us over until supper. I’d had yogourt
before work and Bill had some toast while I was gone.
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| Even though we left a lot of cash here, it isn't our bank of choice! |
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| The sky began clearing up nicely |
Donna and
Gerry had invited us, Gayle and John (the other winter travellers), and Cathy
and Bill, our oldest sister, to a lasagna supper. We love this pasta meal and
if I don’t have to prepare it, all the better! We got to Hanover shortly after
3 and stopped at Walmart to pick up a pair of black shoes for Bill. They had no
choices but luckily the one style they had was suitable for a wedding and at a
great price. Like his new suit he won’t be wearing these much.
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| Still some pretty fall colours but they are far and few between as the dresses come off |
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| On our way home from Guelph, we scooted through Alma to check out the community centre for Saturday night parking |
It was
3:45 when we pulled into their driveway and once G & J arrived we gathered
at her dining table and were eating shortly after 5:30. Delicious! I shouldn’t
have had such a large piece of her apple pudding for dessert, nor the scoop of
ice cream but it was tasty and I wasn’t uncomfortable at least. 😊
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| I like the way the water tower in Mount Forest seems to sit at the end of the street |
We
enjoyed the evening until 7:30 or so when Bill and I packed up to leave. We
thanked Donna and Gerry for the lovely thought and offer to host a ‘Farewell to
the Snowbirds’ dinner. ♥ Gibbs had been quite excitable with
all the company but it is to be expected for a puppy. I don’t regret for a
second having a puppy in our lives but I do admit that it is sometimes tiring
when in the presence of others.
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| We walked a bit before going to supper Trying to tire someone out |
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| I didn't give anyone a warning for the picture so I apologize to Cathy - no matter, she's still my pretty sister while eating!♥ |
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| The meal was delicious Pea soup, lasagna, caesar salad and garlic toast |
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| apple pudding and butterscotch ice cream for dessert |
When we
arrived home, we watched a bit of tv and when I kept falling asleep in my
chair, at 9, Bill prompted me to go to bed. That is just too early BUT I didn’t argue and
Gibbs and I disappeared upstairs. I know I was asleep in no time. Perhaps the
Beer Margaritas had something to do with that too! 😊 It was a wonderful busy day and with only a few days left
here at the Ridge, we seem to have something going on for each one.
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| Gibbs likes the taste of Gerry's beer licking the tops of the bottles |
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| Woops! caught in the act! Good night! |
Thank you for your patience with today’s post and for stopping by. I hope you had a fun Hallowe’en.
My daughter
A child of the corn!My brother Michael and his wife, Crystal
I love their spirit!
TRICK OR TREAT!
PS – Donna says they never get trick or treaters down their street so we missed out so I'll include a couple of pictures of family who get into the spirit. Didn't get any of my grandchildren though!