Fog Covers the Land, Hangar Looks Great! Kids Go to the Beach

The Ridge

On Saturday, July 6^th, we woke after a great sleep. We’d decided to turn the a/c off at 10 as it was cooler outside than in. Seems to take a while to cool this beast down. We opened windows and let the fresh air in. My preference anyway, when it makes sense, but we have a/c for a reason and we use it on occasion. This is what we have to expect during summers in our part of Ontario so we take it as it comes.

Last night's sky was lovely

I was up at 6:30 and Bill was stirring as I got dressed. We couldn’t see the road hardly down the lane either so my walk was delayed until 7:45 after my tea. I got out and back after 2 miles and just in time. The hazy sun was starting to show dominance. Bill was in the Hangar painting the 2 cupboards that I found for him last fall and things are really coming together in there! I love it and Bill is quite pleased with the progress and the result.

A little too foggy for my walk

No sign from the kids yet at 8:30 but probably Matt has had Domi out for his morning constitution. I sat with a water until I cooled down from the walk and read a bit. Bill returned for a second coffee and we decided to set the a/c for 77F so we can try and keep ahead of the heat inside today. We closed the windows and then I went and sat in the shade of the awnings for a while. There was a nice breeze again today and it felt good.

I had to share the road this morning

Matt and Domi wandered over briefly to say good morning and went back inside their trailer. Bill and I both had our showers around 9:30/10:00 and I made our bacon and eggs. Donna texted to say that they had arrived at the Acreage this morning around 9 and Gerry was off showing a house. If you’ve forgotten, he is a ReMax agent and does pretty well at it.

This Brown Knapweed brightened up the ditch

Donna has our soda pop for us and we have Coconut oil and Splenda from Costco for her so we’ll drive over after dishes to make the exchange. We also want to fill the water bladder so I can water the gardens. They will be needing it with these no rain days. My boss, Jamie, and I communicated briefly on Friday morning about my pay and it sounds like he has a crazy busy weekend. I didn’t want him to be worrying about it so we said ‘we’ll chat’. I’m not desperate nor concerned.

And I've missed these morning webs

We all piled in Black Beauty around 11:30 and drove to the Acreage. Bill got the water bladder filled and we all sat and visited for a while down by their pond. It was quite nice in the shade and when Easton started fussing, we headed home. He was hungry. Bill went down to give his cupboards a second coat of paint and I sat out on the patio in the shade with my book. When he joined me later, we read together and that doesn’t happen often in the afternoon. With a snack of nuts and Bill had some peanut brittle that Marilynne left, and a cold drink, it was very nice out there.

and the sun was trying hard to push the fog away

When our eyes got too heavy to read, we moved inside for a snooze. Mine lasted all of 15 minutes and I was up again. The kids had gone into town, we assume to the Durham beach as planned. Tonight, I offered to make supper for them so had ground beef out of the freezer, thawing all day. With some homemade garlic toast and salad, it will be a nice indoor meal. Give the guys a break from barbecuing tonight.

Bill enjoyed some outdoor time today

At 4 I started the ground beef on Saute with spices and onions. I texted Jess and Matt that supper would be close to 6. 

A nice pot of lasagna , 5" thick

Instead of an hour, 24 minutes + 10 nat. release

And now, doesn't that look wonderful!
It tasted great too! Just enough left over for a good serving
for Bill's night at work this week

We were eating a delicious dinner at 5:45 and that included ice cream for dessert. Easton fussed a bit near the end of our meal so Bill held him and he was a good little guy. 

Easton sat in the chair like a big boy while we ate

When he fell asleep, Jess laid him on the couch and he slept while we played a game of Wizard. That was fun, getting back into a game we learned over the winter.

Bill's turn to deal

Needless to say, Jess and Matt tied for the win and I was scraping bottom.  We spent the evening chit chatting until bedtime and we said goodnight. The air outside has cooled off so we turned the a/c off and opened windows. We haven’t seen 69F for a few days. 

And the bright red sun dipped below the horizon
the next moment was brilliant but I didn't stop to capture it

The geese spent a lot of time in the pond today with their grown children
I felt that it was some kind of ceremony

This has been a great day with wonderful weather and our company seems to have enjoyed their time here with us. It has been so nice to get to know Baby Easton better.

More grandpa time

and a couple of pictures of Easton on Grandpa's shoulder

And with a flash
If this doesn't make you belly laugh, nothing will
Didn't mean to spook you, Easton!

And a couple of cutsie feet
Good night y'all

Thank you for visiting today to see what were up to.

Foggy Morning, Beautiful Walk and Cool Find, Yard Work Felt Good

The Ridge

On Easter Sunday, Apr. 21^st the Easter Bunny forgot to come to us! What? We’ve been good all year so maybe our chocolates are hiding somewhere. I’ll have to do a search later on. We were up at 7 together after a good night’s sleep. Well, with the exception of our 2:30 wakeup so our 4-legged son could go out for a piddle. No worries, he had to go!

Ptooties and The Suite

Bill didn’t have to ask ‘the’ question, the fog was so thick we couldn’t see beyond the corral fence. No walk yet. We had our coffee and tea together while reading blogs and then at 8:30, it was clear enough to go for a walk. There was no wind and it was 45F/5C so still winter coat weather and of course my reflective safety vest. I walked out the lane, west on North Line and south on Baptist Church Road. I told myself that I would only go to Elvis’s (aka Ivan) house, then extended that once I got there.

Black Beauty in her space 

Checking out the tiger lilies in our berm garden

It was a beautiful morning and I truly didn’t want to stop. What peacefulness! I went as far as the Turbine lane and crossed the road to walk back on the appropriate side.

This is North Line to the west of Baptist Church Road
Nope, I won't be walking that way

This is the way I went

There was a lot of flattened grass along here, almost as if it had been trimmed but in reality, only flattened by weather. Spring weather. I looked down over the hill, my eyes always looking for returnable bottles and cans for .10¢. What I found was even more exciting. I descended down the hill and was pleased that I did.

This big metal pot was discarded

The big steel pot had wet leaves in it but after turning it upside down and realizing the weight of it, I knew I wanted it. 

I walked this far and you can see the fog is still hiding things

Back at the Ridge, Bill was working in his Hangar and I told him what I’d found. He agreed to go with me later in the day to retrieve the pot. I would find a use for it, even if it was something to set a flower pot in. There are a few old steel things around the property and it adds to the appeal of a country property.

Someone is pretty happy in the Hangar

 It was around 9:30 when I made us egg omelette sandwiches. I knew Bill would be getting hungry and offered to take his out to the Hangar. As it turned out, he was ready to come in and get a coffee anyway. 

Bill's toasted egg sandwich

I had mine in the quesadilla format again, it is the way I like them best and haven’t had one for a while. I sent him off and cleaned up the dishes after relaxing with my book. I was going to finish it this morning! When dishes were done the sun had made an appearance so I went out to sit in the King chairs.

Olives adorn my plate

The book got finished and it wasn’t a disappointment. From beginning to end, it was a page turner. This was a good time to go and get the pot so we put a tarp in the back of Ptooties and drove to the hill. It didn’t take long and we were back on our road. We noticed that Don and Cheryl, our neighbours to the west of us were outside so we drove up to say hello. We had a nice chit chat catching up on their winter and ours before saying goodbye and heading home.

I raked up piles of leaves until the corral was basically 'leaf-free'
(well as much as I could)

Now it was time to get to work so I got the rake out and began raking the garden. Bill was going to get a bladder of water from the Acreage but didn’t have a key for the new lock. Woops, I think Gerry forgot to tell us about that! So, Bill went back down to the Hangar and eventually got the garden tractor out with the wagon. By this time, I was done raking the flower garden and started on the hills in the corral.

This hill has been a pain in the butt every time it needed cutting

This area is a challenge each time we need to cut the grass so we want to ‘get rid of the grass’. First raking before we move on to the next step. It is impossible to cut with a mower and a real chore to cut with a weed whacker. We needed another option, a fast option. I was de-layering as I went because of the warm day. It was 16C but a perfect day to be outdoors working. The hoody came off, then the next layer, finally just working in a long sleeve shirt.

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 Bill gathered some cement blocks around the area and large rocks for a future project and then started making trips bringing wood from down at the Hangar (we cut and stacked all of this last summer) up to the wood pile by the fire pit. By the time he finished this, at this point I was merely sitting and watching, we went and picked up the 15 piles of leaves and twigs. I knew that I would probably pay for the work I just did. That corral is bigger than I remembered!

Closing things up

Clemson had come outside with us for about an hour before he wanted to go back inside. We joined him after putting things away and closing up the shed, the Hangar, the Cargo trailer and the bunky. 

The last load of wood for today

It was time for his supper and time for us to relax. I knew that meant one, two or three of us would soon be snoozing but I think we earned it. I hadn’t started my post yet so did that while sitting in my chair. At 6, I pushed myself to get up and make supper.

There's lots more where this came from but for another day

The piles are all picked up, thanks dear for your help

Easy peasey tonight with leftover meatloaf, a garden salad and some Stove Top dressing. I set aside a dish of meatloaf and dressing for Bill’s supper one night through the week. Someone will be driving to work in London for a couple of days and it won’t be me. 

It was an Easter Sunday meal for us

Supper turned out good and very filling. I don’t even know if we’ll have room for dessert tonight! When I opened one of the cupboards in the kitchen, lo and behold, look what was left for us there! I knew it! He wouldn’t forget us and how much we enjoy chocolate.

Thank you, Easter Bunny

We cleaned up dishes and I finished my post so I could sit with Bill and watch Madame Secretary at 7. This has been a very enjoyable and productive day. I’m prepared for tomorrow morning since I’m noticing how slow I’m moving from one position to another already this evening. I’ll be fine though, I got this way from being outdoors in the fresh air doing what I love.

And the first day of sunshine in a while - we were granted a beautiful sunset

I hope yours was a great Easter Sunday. Thank you for your visit, just like Peter Cottontail. If you wish to leave a comment, I enjoy reading each and every one.