Some Work, Some No Work, Summer-like Day

The Ridge

On Tuesday, May 26th the day started out pretty normal for a work day - for each of us. When I got up around 7 and got washed and dressed, I noticed that Bill hadn't been following the normal routine. 

Good morning!
Before I even started Ptooties,
I thought this would make a good
picture. I was right.
(note the 5th wheel hitch she tried to push)

His work partner had left messages that he was not going to make it to work today. A mishap was all we knew. It is gearing up for a nice, hot, day so Bill did have things he could be doing at home. All is good. I, on the other hand, had to go to clean the Mat.

A look across the pond to the east.
A very calm morning.

I met with a lady who had a complaint about losing $8 this past week in our most expensive machine. I don't even follow up with the boss, they don't seem to reimburse - not trusting people, I guess. Anyway, I could tell it was a legitimate complaint and I reimbursed her.

I found this picture on my big
Canon camera.
How pretty!

I take the $ out of the machines and she was/is a very nice lady just trying to do laundry like the rest of us. I never saw anyone else while I did my cleaning and left the place in good condition. 😉

 

Never, ever will I get tired
of this. He keeps trying to take
'doggie' outside but I know he'll 
try to bury him.

Since it was only 8:30 and I wanted to go back and buy the $3 flags at Dave's $ Store (it's actually called The Crazy Dollar), I waited in Ptooties and played my Wordle games. When Dave opened up his store at 9, I was in and out with 10 of the flags.

I finished the 2 wood plant markers.
Should I cover the sticks? They won't be
outside in the elements.
What do you think?

Back home, Bill was out with the dump trailer on BB, loading the extra branches we've accumulated. He was about done (in more ways than one) when I drove in. The blackflies were eating him alive! He wanted to do some weed trimming but I agreed that he rest for a bit.

When I walked down to see
just where the Kildeer's nest was....
I wasn't surprised but I was freaked.
Such an open spot. Just 2 eggs right
in plain view and the gravel that Bill
backs his cargo trailer onto.
LOL
I marked it with logs so we'll be aware.

He and Gibbs dozed, very briefly (6 minutes, private joke) and I finished 2 wooden plant markers and began prepping more greeting cards. One can never have enough made ahead of time. 🤭 We had lunch together and Bill garbed up and went out to do the weed trimming around our corral.

No worries, I know who this
masked man is. 
💕

When he finished and had done an awesome job, he loaded the weed eater up and drove to the flying field to do some trimming there. He also had some clothing (club) donations dropped off from a former member and wanted to bring them home so mice wouldn't get into the boxes.

It was another photo op in
my opinion.

I wanted to be outside too but ........well, one day soon. Gibbs and I did go out for the mail around 2:30 and then I sat with him and relaxed. We went out again, just after making a cup of tea at 4, he was expecting Bill any time. You know, the 'get home from work' hour. 😍

The pond is drying up on the west
side of the lane.
What a change from a month ago.

We just nicely got our butts into the king chairs and Bill came up the drive. Just that short time, and I could tell my bare skin was going to be someones supper so Gibbs and I came in until Bill joined us. For supper, he'll be out again braving the flies to grill his burgers.

The walk 'to get the mail' is a bit
one sided. Someone found shade,
and stopped. Hard to see him but
he did eventually join me when I sat
on the grass outside the gate entry.

I guess they weren't so bad, I never heard one "you buggers!" out of him. 🤭 These burgers are thin, Great Value (Walmart) brand so we'll finish our last two and have made note not to buy them again. They tasted just fine, but just thin. 🤷‍♀️

Bill did fries with his and I air fried some onion rings. Boy, do I love them! We took care of the dishes and had to dump the gray tank. Usually, without us preserving water at any time, really, other than the obvious, we last about 11 or 12 days before it's time.

The corral all trimmed nicely
and Gibbs races me to the top of the hill.

Bill went to the Hangar for a change and i worked on my blog. I have a couple of programs of mine to catch up on. I've missed a couple of finales. This was a wonderful day with only 1 job outside of the home. Robin had asked me to clean today but her guests decided to stay another night.

The trailer isn't full but
I'm not sure if we'll be able to add
more before Saturday when the dump opens.
Well, 🤔there is one more tree I'd like taken out.

I'll clean on Thursday to prepare for her Friday night guests. I think it will be a busy season ahead! Yay! The $ will come in handy to help pay for a few things. 

Every other day, I am filling the
jam dish. Both Mr. & Mrs. are
frequent visitors. Yay!

We reached a wonderful high of 27.222C/81F today and if it wasn't for the breeze coming in our windows, the a/c might have been on.

Gibbs helped me finish my burger.
Those last couple of bites are almost
too much for me.
The rings? No one gets to share!
Good night.

Thank you for popping in. Your comments are welcome as is your company. ☺️

A Full Day, Humidity Returns & Storms?

The Ridge

On Friday, June 27th Bill didn't have to go to work. That's nice for him, he deserves a day off during the week. This week, although only 4 days of work, was a hard one working in the hot, humid weather. Oh, and the rain. Yesterday, they got dumped on a couple of times. 😒

Good morning!
My dreaded corral garden looks its
best when the primrose bloom.
Gibbs is checking Bill's grass
cutting abilities.

He and Gibbs still got up at 6 and I waited until after 6:30 before I crawled out of bed. I was on my way into town by 7. It was a pleasant surprise to see my favourite customer, Trudy, already inside. She usually doesn't come until Tuesday. 

A lovely day

We get along so well, chatting back and forth, sharing stories and many of them related to our crafting. She has just taught herself to crochet and is making the cutest little critters. We have fun and respect each others time to speak. Not everyone does that. 😀

We left at the same time and a good time to go. A new customer came in, already talking to herself, seemingly on something and I'd just as soon not be a targeted ear. Trudy and I agreed on that! As soon as I got into town, I topped up Ptooties at the Ultramar station and got my .10¢/litre off.

Enjoying the sun and breezes.
Gibbs watches Daddy leave for water.
Good boy!

Bill was cutting grass in the back field and berm when I returned, as I knew he would be. Good time to do it as it sure turned humid later in the day. There were 'warnings' for a storm arriving this evening and the heat and strong wind gusts were evidence of that.

I had to take M in for his Foodland shopping so, as promised, did a freebie run for him. He still tried to pay me but I refused. I did collect my month's pay from Sandy when I got to the Mat so that is out of the way. 😊

A pretty sky

Before picking M up, I went down the lane with the clippers and cut off the drooping branches. After most rain/wind storms, there are always those saplings that lean into the path of our vehicles. It took 3 trips to clean them up. 

By then, it was lunch time and I fried up some newly purchased (wait for it) chicken hearts. They are hard to find and I love them so much that seeing them in Foodland, was a no-brainer. I divided them into a few baggies for the freezer. Delicious!

Yum! Fried chicken hearts
and keto bread. 

While Bill and Gibbs dozed, I cut the front lawn area that he can't do with the Cub Cadet. He had also put the harrow on the mower and went up and down the lane and our gravel parking area. Gets rid of most of the weeds and looks better.

He went to town for fuel, garbage tags and lotto tickets while I stretched out in my gravity chair. Yes, it was hot but with the winds, it was wonderful! Bill was on the move again and went to get a bladder of water before the rains arrive later. 

So, Bill and I didn't have our tickets drawn but
our friend, and sponsor, Roz, did! She won $501.
Nice, congrats!

The drive home was dry but it
soon changed,

We both came in around 4:30 to relax before our jaunt into town. Durham's Catch the Ace draw is starting up again tonight so we'll be going before supper. Toasted tomato sandwiches are on the menu and a last drumstick for dessert. 

Caper watches his unexpected guests
carefully. 

Gibbs shares a moment with Dot
We sat in their garage during the
tornado warnings in the area, 7:55.
We were home by 8:45 and the sky was beautiful!

By the way, I did get our VRBO refund and have rebooked our other place for Ladyfest. Lots of options for September, we just had to be sure it  offered what we all need. 😃 What a great day! (then it changed into a bit of a harried evening)

We reached a high of 29C/84F and dropped to a pleasant 20C/69F during the rains. 

We got a lot of rain in that hour.

I think it would have been worse if Bill had not
used the harrow here. that's a lot of water.

We arrived home during a bit of a lull
and the threat appeared to be over.
I've taken more pictures of the sky
but they can wait until tomorrow.
We're home and safe.
Thank you to our good neighbours.
Good night!

Thank you for the visit!

Heat to Start our Busy Week, Family Day, President's Day

Park Place RV Park

On Monday, Feb. 17^th it sounded like Bill and Gibbs slept in until 6:30. With a quick peek at the time reflected on the ceiling, I rolled over when they got up. It was 7:05 when next I opened my eyes. I did the bed stretches and then Gibbs and I got up and made the bed. 😊

Good morning!

Clouds moved early

I’ve said before that I look forward to Mondays, to see the ladies at poker pool. Today was no different. It feels like I’ve had 4 days off, and I guess I have. Bill left us around 8 and went to the field. It was a calm morning of about 47F/8C. We have a full day outing planned for tomorrow so I was keeping an eye on how I was feeling from the time I woke up and throughout the day.

Not the most flattering of pictures but
I didn't warn the ladies before taking it.
Sorry Jess!

By the time my tea was finished, my discomfort had come and gone a few times but mostly I felt it after sitting for any length of time. I could deal with that, as long as I moved slowly after our 2-hour drive. Gibbs and I went for his walk around the park block and I felt good. 😊 I prepped my coffee and took my cup, pool cue and a Keurig pod over to the clubhouse at 9:15.

Definitely an easier puzzle

There were 6 of us today and we actually made it through 7 games! Everyone’s scores were 18 and lower so we didn’t do too badly since the lowest was 10. We all had fun and each of us made a few good shots. We had fun as usual. Jess informed me that she only had one more game before they pulled out of the park and that made me sad. I’m glad we’ve become friends and that they will be back here next year, as we will. God willing.

Relaxing as a family.
Including 'blankey'

Bill and I had lunch together and then while he and Gibbs dozed inside, I slipped into more summery attire and stretched out in my gravity chair in the sun. With Walter away, I claim his sunny spot in the morning. 😊 At 2, I walked to work on the puzzle and made a good dent, returning home around 3:30. Bill and Gibbs had been outside and he was pouring himself a rum and Zero Coke.

Gibbs and I went for some semblance
of a walk this afternoon

Since I received a bottle of whiskey from Rusty, I decided to try it with my Zero Gingerale. It wasn’t a strong drink and it tasted very nice! With it done, around 5, Gibbs and I went for his ‘stroll’. Can’t really call them walks anymore, since he changes his mind often about how far and which way. ♥ Love bug, makes me laugh each time.

The winds picked up later this afternoon
but they were welcome.

I did a dry rub on the pork ribs I had out for supper and after Bill connected us to power, let Madame IP so her stuff. 20 minutes, 25-minute release and then on the grill mat for about 8 minutes with sweet and sour sauce. Yum! They were half racks so we didn’t need much else. I cooked my squash and corn for Bill and that was quite filling.

The ribs were perfect, loaded
with meat.

We cleaned up the pots, started the dishwasher and sat to enjoy our NCIS episodes. This was a great day! We reached an awesome 79F/26C. I touched base with our neighbours, Dot and Gord, back home and she said they feel they are living in a snow globe with 40 cm of more snow expected overnight!

I'm glad Bill noticed the sunset afterglow

So, of course, I ran out to capture the gorgeous sky

Today is Family Day, a national statutory holiday celebrated in 5 provinces in Canada. It is also President's Day, a US Federal holiday celebrating Washington's birthday. It is a discussion around town here regarding what is open and what is closed. 

Good night!

Thank you for popping by.

Friends Leave, A Nice Change, Hot!

Park Place RV Park

On Saturday, Nov. 23^rd we had a whole different day than usual. We were up at our normal time but I didn’t head out for my walk. Today, at the Town Park on the corner of N. Plymouth and Quail Trail is a one day event. It is like a community fair, without the rides and with the addition of 3 bands for musical entertainment. There were about 5 food vendors (from candy to burgers and corn dogs), a beer vendor and approximately 20 tents for various vendors and groups around town.

Good Morning!
This is today's entertainment

We packed a drink cooler for Bill to take, since he and his flying club had a tent set up for a static display from 10 to 5 pm. It was a chilly 41F/5C at 7 and I decided to ride to the park with Bill, the cooler, his plane, and my chair. I wanted to see where their tent would be for when I returned later. 😊 When we arrived that early, the boys had already set up the tables and canopy tent so I helped Bill unload the things and then walked home.

I waved goodbye as they pulled out of the park.

I had my cereal and tea and hung with Gibbs until we went for his walk. I’ve started a new Michael Connelly book called The Black Ice and it is one with Harry Bosch as the character. You know that means a page turner so I took it out to the gazebo to read a few beginning chapters. It was around 10:30 when Elva popped down to say goodbye to Gibbs and I and they pulled out before 11 like good rv'ers. ♥

I rode up with Bill and got these early
morning shots. The arrow shows where their
tent canopy is across the field.

At 11, I changed into a sleeveless tank top and capris and carrying a light short sleeve cover-up and my visor, I walked back to the park. I knew exactly where I was going! 😊 It sure looked a lot different than it did at 7:30! 

When I walked back after 11, our friend
Jesse was ahead of me. He is training for
a marathon, in January, I think.

The place was full! I wanted to spend as much of the day as possible with Bill and I wanted to hear the Eagles Tribute Band before I walked home. We had lunch together; typical ‘fair-type’ food, his burger was thin and overcooked and although my hot dog was good, the bun fell apart immediately. Shrug, oh well. The prices were quite good.

A lot had happened since 7:30.

I liked the way the small atv's,
Jeeps etc. were parked.

This is the first entertainer.
When I entered the park, he called out for line dancers!
Good timing........no, I didn't go up front but
I did do a few dance steps once I got close to Bill's canopy. 

We spent the next 5 hours people watching and chatting with other club members and their wives. It was nice to see Kobus and CarolAnn again, they were in our park for part of last winter and looked after Gibbs one day for us. You might remember that. Now they stay on Jim’s property for the winter. The entertainment was good and I enjoyed walking around the vendors to pick up ‘freebies’. It reminded me of the Big Tent!

A cool sculpture, should have got the artist's name.

When the Eagles band finally started at 3ish, I listened to a few songs and at 3:45, decided to head home to our little boy. I knew he’d be good for 5 or 6 hours, if not more, but didn’t want to leave him that long. It only took me 15 minutes to walk home, leaving the bulky stuff for Bill to bring home in B.B. Gibbs was happy to see me and we went for his walk around the park. I sat a lot this afternoon, nothing different than what I’d do anyway, but I felt tired from the heat of the sun.

They all love talking about their hobby.
Bottom left is Jim and Ethel. The field is named after him.
He still flies and is in his early 90's. Such a nice man!

Don’t get me wrong, I loved the feel of it on my back, every minute! ♥ We reached 77F/25C but with hardly any breeze, it felt hotter than that. Our warm nights start tonight, only dropping to 52F/11C so that is great. For how ever long it lasts, we’re happy. Nancy, you will be so proud of me! I came home with 2 big bags of caramel (kettle) corn! Bill said one bag wasn’t enough. It was expensive but it’s once a year, right? 😊

It was packed!!

I started my blog and then sat with Gibbs until Bill got home. They had to dismantle planes, tables and the canopy before they left. It was a great day; they had a lot of interest in their hobby and I enjoyed being with them all too. Including my own pilot. ♥ For some reason, neither of us were keen on a meal at supper time so we snacked with crackers, chips and cheese. Even Gibbs got in on the action and cleaned up his supper.

My walk home was short and sweet.
It was warm though so I'm glad I carried my water.

This was a fun day. Not sure what the evening will bring in the way of tv. I have a few suggestions from my readers so may try one!

Some things are hard to resist.
Tsk tsk.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by!

The Heat is On, Decisions, Broadway St.

Two Rivers Campground, Nashville

Okay, so we woke up in a quiet little park in Nashville, on Monday, Oct. 21^st. The highway is close to us and I can hear traffic as I sit here but we never noticed it last night. We are far enough away but not too far from the office, which is nice. We both had our showers this morning, first thing, and enjoyed the pressure and free water! 😊

Good morning!
Views from our park. 

Then we sat to figure out what we want to and can afford to do while here in the music city. First off, to mention last night’s entertainment here in the park. Tim Abbott and his son, Tristan, showed us and other campers a fun evening from 7 to 9. We sat outside, which did get cool (I was not dressed appropriately) and tapped our toes and sang along to their country and rock music.

Tim and Tristan Abbot
our Sunday night entertainment

Tim is quite the character and told us stories of his 38-year career as a back up piano player at the Grand Ole Opry for many well-known celebrities. His son played drums and sang for us as well.  It was great! This morning, we walked to the office to get some guidance as far as the trolley tours into downtown and bought tickets for Wednesday morning, getting a discount from the park as well.

Waiting and riding the shuttle.
Bill, Carmel and Bill on the left.

When we walked back, we had a clearer understanding of what part of our week would look like. We will not be going every day, at least not for the whole day, but will be sure to get a taste of the Nashville experience. We walked over to Camping World, which was dangerously close, next door! Of course, we found things we either needed or wanted at good prices and returned to the Suite and Gibbs.

Views down Broadway St.
Hey, that's me in the top photo!

It was his turn so I took him to the doggie park so he could walk around off leash. No other puppies were there for him to play with though. After lunch, at which I had the leftover pizza (so good, heated in Rosy), we walked up to catch the Music City Shuttle at 1:30. We sat on the front porch to wait and met a lovely couple with those wonderful Australian accents. 😊 Carmel and Bill, not sure if I have spelled her name right, were catching the same bus.

Lots of country entertainer
marquees. Fun to see.
We popped into a few bars and the music was
good at every one.

Our ride was late so it gave us an opportunity to chat and get to know each other a bit. We did part ways at 4^th Ave. and Commerce St. downtown Nashville, but I hope our paths cross again. What can I say about Broadway St.? Well, we felt a bit overwhelmed/intimidated at first until we got our bearings and then just set off to do a ‘sight-seeing’ walk. We just needed to see where things were, take pictures and pop into a few of the bars.

We watched the tv show about the building
of this bar venue so had to stand by his statue.

Sharing a drink on the balcony level

We had to show ID to enter the rooftop
bar and Trisha's kitchen.
Not sure why but we had to see.
Notice my sign in the top left?
Just chillin...............they forgot 'with Patsy'!

The music was great for each one and although it wasn’t ‘wall to wall’ tourists, it was close. The pictures will have to tell the story of what bars we saw and we ended up having a drink at Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood’s ‘Friends in Low Places’. To say they are expensive is a moot point, of course they are! Even more than my last expensive drink on Beale Street with our buddies, Rob and Pat. They were $12. We enjoyed the 3 hours and caught our ride back around 5:15.

Some reading material for you.

Our shuttle stop was behind the Ryman Auditorium.

You know where we are when you see the
peg game - if you've ever been to a CB.

Gibbs did his walk-about and we left him yet again to go around the corner for a meal at Cracker Barrel. Because we don’t have them in Canada, we wanted to indulge while it was so close. A lot better pricing too, than in the Broadway district. 😊 Back home by 7:30, we streamed the new episode of Fire Country and at 9, I was in bed. It was a lovely day, 78F/26C with clear sky all day.

Good night!

Thank you for your visit! Come back tomorrow, y’all! ♥