Showing posts with label Gorgeous day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gorgeous day. Show all posts

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Surprisingly Beautiful Day! Bill Stressed?

The Ridge

On Thursday, June 29th we weren’t in a rush to get up, although I wanted to nip in as far as Robin’s to water her plants. Most of them are in full sun and I sure don’t want to lose any! I was up and out the door by 7:20, leaving the boys in bed. Good thing I went, a couple of the pots were pretty dry and I needed to dead head all of them. They’re looking good now but will check once more in the morning. She’ll be home tomorrow evening.

Starting with last night's sunset

It has been a while since we've had one that
was camera worthy.
This one was. 💖

I meant to do this the other day but
this was the Bunnesan school house
before it was bought and remodelled.
Robin and Andrew have done a great job.

Bill was in the shower when I returned and had his cereal and orange juice. No coffee for him this morning as he was scheduled for a stress test. When his Dad had his heart attack(s) back in 1996(7), it was recommended because of his family history that Bill should start paying attention. He had a stress test every year, I believe, while we were working, right up until we retired and left the area. There was never an issue but at least we knew.

My hill garden is coming alive

The bucket garden
Evening primrose at the back
Dahlias in the middle
Gladiolas in front

When we saw our new doctor in London last fall, he recommended that Bill get one done up here this spring. Okay, so now it is summer and he goes this morning. It is a quick trip to the Durham hospital but I went with him for support. It was a short wait time and once in, it was a mere 20 minutes and he was back out. It went well so we are happy with the result. We are concentrating on his upcoming physio and getting his arm better. 😊

While I took pictures,
Gibbs ran across the field.
If this is as far as he goes when off leash,
we have no worries. It is still our property.
With his colouring, he is easy to find.

Back home, Bill used the pressure washer and cleaned off the Cub Cadet mower so he could get a better look at the problem with the belt. I worked on the puzzle and Gibbs supervised both by sitting serenely in the shade. After a sandwich for lunch, Bill rode the mower up North Line to the repair shop and Gibbs and I followed in Ptooties to bring him home. Hopefully, it won’t be too long but we know it is a busy time so are not expecting a quick return.

Stalking, er, I mean following my hubby
down the road

Where, hopefully, it won't take too long nor
be too costly. Dreamers! ha!
Love the chainsaw on their mailbox.

The puzzle just needs the sky finished.
Won't take long now!

The rest of the afternoon was a bit of this and that. Bill got my battery mower out and cut the grass, which we call our front yard, and I did a bit of garden weeding and watered my vegetables. They seem to be doing well. When he went to the Hangar, I worked on my puzzle until we got a phone call from our good friend, Jim, to see how Bill is doing. For someone who has many of his own health issues, he sure has a kind heart and it means so much to Bill (us) that he takes the time to call. ♥

Hammock time

When he disappeared, I found him underneath me ♥

I love looking up at the sky from the hammock.
I watched a lot of jets floating overhead before
I fell asleep.

I finished all but the sky parts of the puzzle and since Gibbs was inside, I thought I’d stop there for today and sit with the little bum in our hammock. We found a suitable sun/shade spot and relaxed. Once he jumped off to sleep underneath, I actually dozed off for half hour! I never do that! When Bill came up around 5, it was his turn and he had a nice snooze out there too.

I moved to the step so Bill could snooze
Once Gibbs got down, he dropped off.

My Sweeties.

The day is a beautiful one. It was a surprise because although the forecasters said hot, 27C/80F, it was supposed to be cloudy. We had sun for 90% of the time and managed to reach 25C/76F feeling hotter with the humidex factor. 😉 After bacon cheeseburgers for supper, Bill went to the Hangar and I closed the Bunky for the evening. I doubt we’ll get rain but it is usually wise to make sure the windows are closed anyway. 

What a great day! I started a new book today. A fun read called Joint Custody. The Border Collie is telling the story so you can just imagine! 

Supper was yummy and yet so simple!
No sunset tonight, it has completely clouded over.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by!

Monday, December 9, 2019

Coming Up Roses, Heart Pang, Yuma Exploration, POOL!


Yuma, Arizona
It was around 6 am on Monday, Dec. 9th when I woke up. The same for Bill as he was already up out of bed. I joined him by 6:30 and yet still had to wait until 7:15 before it was light enough out to go for my walk. It was 57F/14C and there was a slight wind, around 6 or 8 mph. I took a nice walk around the park for a total of 1 ½ miles. On that walk, I saw a lady up ahead walking her small dog.

Lots of empty spaces in the new section of the park

Mini golf if you choose
From a distance, my heart pinged, then it panged. That pooch looked like a mini Clemson. I think you can see the resemblance. Of all the dogs we’ve seen and met so far, this one was the first with the same colouring, identical colouring. 

Meet Dolly
Her name was Dolly and she was a 7 yr. old friendly little poodle/yorkie mix. Clemson had more fur around his nose but the rest was unbelievable!Her owner and I chatted for a bit and I moved on to capture more sunrise photos. 

In case you forgot what our little guy looked like
Here is a reminder
Back home, I showed Bill the picture and he just said “oh my goodness”.

And our neighbour has this little cutie
Across the lane,Bill pointed out another small poodle/yorkie. This is just too weird. Are we having messages sent to us from a little bum up in Doggie Heaven? These little ones are so cute and it sure makes us miss him all the more. 


And the sun played a bit before making an appearance

Pop! It made it
I had my tea back home and after Bill got cleaned up and had a bowl of cereal, he walked over to chat with our friends. We wanted to go to Sam’s Club and invited them along to show them both the Yuma Palms mall so they could navigate it on their own whenever they wanted.


The 1500 pc. puzzle

This one will take weeks! I'll leave it to someone else
We also stopped at Southwest Exchange on 32nd Street and they found some neat ‘gotta have’ things plus made an appointment for a haircut for Higgins. We drove down to the ‘kitchen’ store that Rob and Pat took us to last winter but sadly, it was only open Wednesday to Saturday. Another time I hope they stop as it is a neat store with lots of gadgets. I’d like to go back myself one day. It was after 12 noon so we drove home.

The fields are getting watered regularly
even though  early this morning we had a
lovely rainfall
I made us a nice loaded omelette and Bob showed up at the door with a couple of warmed Olive Garden garlic breadsticks from their supper the other night. That topped it off nicely. 

On the way home, I asked Bill to stop so we could take a picture
of this colourful field of lettuces
Omelette and breadstick
for lunch
Bill did his own thing while I changed into my bathing suit and prepped for the pool. I texted Jo-Anne where I would be in case she wanted to join me. Only one couple was there when I arrived.  This surprised me on such a gorgeous day but then again it was only 1:30.

Jo-Anne and I enjoyed the pool this afternoon 
I wasted no time as I spread my towel out on a chair and stepped into the pool. Oh, my goodness! It was so warm. I later learned from the ‘pool boy’, Tim, that it was 86F! Beautiful! I floated around on a complimentary pool noodle and then tiptoed quickly over to the hot tub which was 104F. The wind had died some but it was still cool when you were soaking wet. As I was getting out of the tub, Jo-Anne showed up and set herself up on the chair beside me. Yay, it was nice to have company!

Sitting at Happy Hour, the sun disappeared
behind the trees
She loves the sun as much as I do so she sat for a while. Once we got really hot, we went in the pool and it didn’t feel quite as war to me this time. Naturally, our bodies were steaming. Ha ha. We floated around for a bit and chatted with the few others that arrived. 6 out of 7 were from B.C./Canada. The hot tub was where Jo-Anne really smiled and then we sat and dried off as much as possible until 4 o’clock.

Higgins humoured us by playing with a rock
We walked back to our sites where we changed and got together for Happy Hour. The boys had a good afternoon as well.  At 5, we went our separate ways and Bill grilled a pork chop for himself while inside I prepared Caesar salad and fried myself a nice piece of liver with onions. Supper was good and to top it off, we had a dish of Tillamook Oregon Strawberry ice cream. I had some walnuts on mine and it was creamy and delicious.

The sun set beautifully
While I worked on this post, Bill turned The Voice on and we watched that together. They are into the semi finales so many of the performances are really well done. I’m not a fan of today’s music so it is hard for me to judge the young singers on some of their songs. The day was a great one and I finally got in the pool, first time since we left home. We must be in Yuma! I hope you’ve had a good day too. Probably tomorrow will be a stay at home day for Bill and I.

The new washroom and laundry right beside us

The laundry room is nice

And so is the Ladies washroom

Supper was very good
Jo-Anne noticed the almost 'full' moon
A special Happy Birthday wish goes out to my girlfriend, Brenda, 

It's a great day to dance, girl!
back home and a big kiss sent up to my Dad in heaven on what would have been his 96th birthday. He was far too young when he left us at 71. 

I'm sure he's playing his own birthday song

Good night from Yuma Lakes RV Park

I miss you, Daddy.

Thank you for your visit!