The Ridge
We woke up to rain still beating on
the roof. It was Good Friday, Apr. 19th . I was reminded last night that I had been
remiss in wishing a grandson Happy Birthday yesterday. So, I apologize to young
Connor, who turned 14. Connor is the second oldest in a family of 4 boys. Four sports-minded
young lads who are all involved in hockey, I might add. I hope you had a
wonderful day, Connor!
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| Happybelated Birthday, Big Guy! |
The rain was to continue all day and
with all businesses closed today, we had already planned to stay home, stay
inside and do whatever our hearts desired. We had our coffee and tea together,
read some blogs and then I made pancakes for breakfast. It was a change up from
bacon and eggs and a welcome one, even though it isn’t the wisest choice for
our round bellies. 😊 We cleaned up dishes and Bill got
the vacuum out to do the floors. I picked up and shook the scatter mats ahead
of him.
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| This is the kind of day we had around here |
I had a few mishaps during travels of the craft
items I made at Tres Rios RV Park so got out my little glue gun to take care of
those things.
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| Just a little glue required |
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| Back together |
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Some of the petals fell off and are behind the couch
Woops! |
Bill wanted to do some blog writing and researching on his laptop
so we set about doing our own things. First, he showered and I got washed.
Clemson got up at the same time as I did, around 7:15 and since going out, has
remained on the couch in his bed for the remainder of the morning. He is happy
and sleeps well on any given day.
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| This should make a nice pair of slippers |
Bill worked away at the table and I
sat in my recliner behind him. It was the perfect day to crochet another pair
of slippers, this time for my sweetie. Bill wears suede moccasins on his feet
inside the Suite. In this cooler weather, without a furnace running to keep the
floor warm, he notices his feet get cold more than anything else. He can be in
a t-shirt and if you know Bill at all, you will know that about him.
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| Clemson's first trip down the lane this year |
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| Ring around the mailbox and back |
I seem to be good at making slippers,
I am proud to say that I pump them out pretty quickly. They are fairly simple,
after all. However, one may look great and the other one comes out a different
size. Then I get into ‘frogging’ (thanks, Wendy) until eventually I have 2 look
alikes. The first one needed to be torn out but the second one was perfect. The
afternoon went at a lovely leisurely pace and soon enough it was time to start
supper.
I got Madame I.P. out and spiced up
the two thawed bone-in chicken thighs. When she was plugged in on Saute and
reading HOT, I browned them in oil for a few minutes. In the meantime, I
watched the last of the movie Castaway with Bill and mixed up some cole slaw
for our side dish. The chicken cooked for 12 minutes, did a natural release for
10 and we were eating 30 minutes after I started. The chicken thighs were
tender and tasty.
During the meal and cleanup
afterwards, we watched The Expendables 1, 2 & 3. What can I say? It was an
evening for movies and we’d never watched these 3 before. Can’t go too far
wrong with Sly Stallone, right? Today was a darn cold day. It was 40F/4.4C when
we got up and throughout the day it dropped to 37F/2.7C and stayed there. The
rain lasted for most of the day and the winds were jumping all over the place
from every which way.
At one point, during a lull in the
rain, Clemson and I walked to the end of the lane. His first time and he went
as far as the mailbox and turned around and headed back up the lane like a good
little boy. He didn’t show any interest in going out on the road and that is a
step in the right direction. We came back in from the cold but not after I
captured a video of him running ahead of me. I love the way he stops to check
on me.
This was a no nonsense, non-scheduled
day. Just the kind we like. It was indeed a Good Friday! I hope yours was too.
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| Supper was good and I had no doubts |
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comment you wish to leave for me.
