A Busy Enough Saturday, Weather Co-operated

 

The Ridge

On Saturday, Sept. 16^th Bill was up early. I don’t know what time, around 6, I think. I felt very tired after watching tv until 11. I was dreaming in the early morning hours which always makes me wake up feeling worn out. 😊 I got up at 7:30ish and sorted the laundry. Another week has gone by already. It was just before 8 when I followed Bill with his cargo trailer down the lane to Durham, parting ways in the centre of town. It was a nice morning for flying.

pretty sky this morning but I still
want those clouds to vamoose!
On the way to Durham.

The Mat was empty of customers when I arrived, giving me enough time to clean the floors before anyone arrived. Of course, that was out of my usual order but they were littered with ‘stuff’ that people just can’t seem to bend over and pick up themselves. LOL Two ladies arrived to do their laundry, one friendly, one – well, very distant. Oh well, we can’t all be me! Haha.

Not much happening yet, as far as colour
change here on Baptist Church Road.

I loaded our two machines when I got there and waited until everything was cleaned and the doors to the office and storage room were locked up before folding our clothes into our basket. I like to have things in the order I need for hanging, so the heavy jeans and hoodies are on the outer edge to catch the most sun. At least we had sun today although clouds did move in late morning, the weather would be co-operating today with drying them.

You'll find Gibbs where there is shade. 💓

I filled our 5-gallon water jug before heading home to Gibbs. He helped me hang things and then I brought my plants out from the Bunky to take in the sunshine. It won’t be cold enough tonight to warrant sheltering them so I tucked them up beside my garden, out of Bill’s way when he returned home with the cargo trailer. He comes up here to make his turn around before backing it up at the Hangar.

Totally new for us,
Gibbs loves sticking his head out the window
Clemson never ever liked to do that.

We had lunch and then drove over to the Acreage for a bladder of water. We were very low! I visited with Donna by the pond while Bill and Gerry caught up at the back. Gibbs stayed with the ladies, of course. ♥ Bill hopped on the mower and cut the front field, finishing up that chore on the property. When the water bladder was emptying, I brought our clothes in off the line and then trimmed some low branches on the trees up here and threw them in the brush pile.

It's nice to see this busy bee
working away at the cornflowers.

He flitted from blossom to blossom.

Then we walked down to join Bill. While waiting for Donna to come for more apples, I used my bare hands to pull that stupid vine that takes over everything. I should’ve brought my gloves and clippers down as I don’t have the strength to pull them out of the ground. They are killing the small trees and bushes in the ‘boulevard’ near the road and our fence line.

I wondered if Gibbs had forgotten about
his bone buried here, next to the Montana's tire
but no, he sniffed it and walked away.
A rainy day is what he's waiting for, I guess.

Donna and I had a good chit chat about many things before she headed home and then I sat in the new chair with my book. It is sure keeping me enthralled; although it is a bit of a comical story, I am getting a kick out of it. This 100-year-old man is like no other I’ve ever known! 😊 For supper, we were going to The Country Corner Diner to use up the last of our gift certificate so got cleaned up and headed there for 6.

The last of the grass being cut.

They look like grapes but they aren't.
They're tiny and this vine is a royal nuisance around here!

They do cluster like little grapes.

We were invited for a campfire tonight but after eating out, we declined, just liking the idea of going home and enjoying a quiet, warm evening inside. Another time, they are thinning out, the opportunities. This has been a great day. We watched some tv before calling it a night around 10:30. Rain is expected tomorrow so we may be holed up inside for the day. Darn!

Before Hibiscus #12 & 13 disappear,
#14 makes an appearance. 

I had the hot roast beef sandwich with
Jewels and corn. Too much corn but
it was a good meal and I didn't have to
cook! Yay! 
Good night everyone!

Thank you for the visit!

Another Cool Start, Butcher Visit, Mint Delivery

On Monday, July 3^rd I was up early and making my tea before 7. The sky was blue at 5:30 when Bill let Clemson out but the sky was overcast and soon low-lying fog skirted the horizon. Big surprise? Not really and although disappointed, it was supposed to improve. It is only 12C again which isn’t too warm for a start up.

Beautiful day

Bill was up at 7:30 and we had our morning ‘juice’ and read blogs. I was in bed early last night which guaranteed a sooner awakening. I’d like to try and dig up the pink flowered bush that I found up in the bushes. Donna and I had walked closer to it yesterday and discovered that it is a rose bush! A very typically prickly rose bush, I might add but with a shovel and thick gloves I’m going to try. I twisted and broke off a sapling for her to try and root.

The awning is out and the wind is gentle

It was looking like a beautiful day and I was outside to enjoy it as early as possible. I read my book for a bit sitting on the patio. I was in the throes of the last few chapters and wasn’t moving until I finished.

We've seen this brown bird around here a fair bit
some kind of thrush?

Bill settled himself in front of his laptop and wrote a new post on On Our Way. You can check it out here. He doesn’t write often but I enjoy his posts every time.  As I was reading, Eggs Benedict was mentioned in the book. Hmm, that sounded really good so after turning the last page I went inside.

Furry Gnome named this blue flower in his post
I didn't know what it was called so ran out and took a picture
Blueweed - an easy name for me to remember although it is too pretty
to be a weed!

I told Bill that I was hopping in the shower and then suggested we go to the Country Corner Café for brunch. He was quite agreeable and we left the Suite leaving Clemson in charge around 11:30. Well, no one said they were fast but I will say the food is definitely good and the prices right. Being Monday after a holiday weekend, we probably didn’t pick the best day to go. It was crazy busy and the young people in charge were quite pleasant and just bustling.

We both ordered the Country Breakfast Special. What a lot of food you get for $7.99, coffee/tea included. I had 2 eggs, ham, toast and jewels. Bill opted for sausages and coin fries. I brought half my jewels home. We didn’t get out of there until closer to 1 pm.

It is so hard to trim weeds around some plants with a gas trimmer so I did the job by hand
Much better results

From there we drove to Rob and Pat’s to pick up some mint plants that Sandra and Bill left for me. The container was so big that we weren’t prepared to take it with us. Making plans to come back in the morning, we didn’t stick around. 

We drove to Varney to the West Grey Meat Market.  It was time to put some meat in our freezer. While I was looking in the freezer Bill noticed a freezer pack with quite a selection of exactly what we were looking at a great price. Steak, hamburgers, sausages and ground beef. Perfect!

Time to relax and enjoy the sun

 Back home Bill was working in the back of his truck, with considerations of our winter trip. I left my long pants on even though it was getting quite warm outside and with double gloves and a shovel traipsed through the long grass to the rose bushes. My sister says I’m determined, yes, I definitely was!

Not sure what Chippy is chewing on, but it isn't my peanuts

I dug 3 of the smaller rose bushes up from the roots managing to come away with only one very small thorn scratch. I cut another long one off with a flower intact just to see if I can root it in water. Deciding where to plant them, I dug 2 holes up near my garden fence by the bunky. This would do nicely. One with roots I will keep moist and give to Donna.

For Donna

New location for the rose bush

Rob and Pat surprised us while we were sitting outside reading. We were both starting a new book. 

Trying to get into a new story is a bit of a challenge so soon after finishing one. It takes a minute to get the old characters out of your head as you welcome new ones. I succeeded with David Baldacci’s The Collectors and Bill seemed to have success with Tami Hoag’s Guilty Sin.

Rob was hooking up his utility trailer with the big tub of mint and wondered if they could bring it out. What a nice surprise and it was great to see them. Clemson was happy to see them and ran to meet Rob as he exited the truck before running around to greet Pat. Bill and Rob transferred the bin to our little trailer but it slid right out as Bill drove up the hill to where we wanted it.

Now that is a mess of mint!!

Hmm, I guess Patsy’s idea of hooking the tub to a tow strap and the back of the riding mower wasn’t a bad one after all. It slid along behind quite nicely and the three of us got it into place. I don’t have to replant them if I don’t want to but if I do, I can easily dig them up and repot. There are tons in here! Holy cow! Thank you, Bill and Sandra, they will keep the area smelling great.

The moon is bright tonight

Rob is still feeling rough with this nasty cold that has hit their household. We all know it is from being drained from stress and wish him well. They left after a nice visit for a while and Bill and I had a quick bite to eat. We weren’t too hungry so our dinner isn’t worth mentioning.

Clemson found his spot
Notice the paw of control

Bill turned on a taped recording of Johnny Harris’ Still Standing in Fort MacMurray after the fire and then found a program on Vintage tv with bands from the 60’s. They were both fun to watch while I finish this post. I hope you’ve had a great day, as we have.

Good night Mr. Sunshine, you gave us a wonderful day

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