The Ridge
On Sunday, Aug. 29th we were surprised that we slept in until 7. That goes for Gibbs too! Obviously, we’d had a good sleep. 😉 By the time we got up and made the bed, I decided not to go for a walk. Sorry, Gibbs. Bill informed me that the day was going to be another hot and humid one even though it looked quite cloudy. We went about our day with no real plans in mind.
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| Bill and Gibbs share a moment |
Bill was
too frustrated to go back to working on the pump, we just can’t figure it out.
Now, he has it working again, the pump seems to be keeping its prime but
instead of shutting down after building pressure, it looks like it is letting water go back
down into the pipe. Something is definitely different than the other day when
it worked perfectly and we are at a loss. I didn’t really want him spending
hours on it again today all for naught. He'll get it figured out, eventually.
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| Breakfast |
We had an
earlier breakfast than usual, a Sunday fare of bacon and eggs, and then I did a
couple of updates on my phone and laptop. I also splurged and went into Bill’s
Atlas for Men site and ordered myself a couple of things. From that you can
tell that it isn’t just ‘for men’. 😊 He has ordered a lot of really nice pieces of clothing from
this Canadian company and we haven’t had a problem with anything so I thought I'd try. I love how he is branching out and getting
into more summer colours.
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| After breakfast, we had a porch visitor |
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| He turned so I could check out his back side too |
Bill and
Gibbs had their snooze around noon and by then we had closed windows and turned
the a/c on again. We should get relief from the heat this week and will be
able to cut back on our power/hydro usage. We’re curious about the bill for
the month of August. We’ve used air conditioning more this summer than we have in the last 20 years! Times seem to be a-changing.
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| "Are you getting this?" he asks. |
Bill went
out to his Hangar, he said he had some cleanup to do and until it got too hot down
there, he would putter away. I didn’t really know what to get into this
afternoon so just puttered. I’m debating getting my cross stitch out again,
something to work at inside. I believe that I am feeling after effects of pulling the vine
on Friday. My right bicep is achy when I lift my arm. I did some stretching
exercises this morning to relieve what seems to be my sciatica nerve and this
new pain. LOL
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| The rain last night did a number on the top of our lane again |
Isn’t age
wonderful? Well, again I say that it is better than the alternative so yah, I
guess it is pretty great. 😊 The clouds are constantly changing positions in the sky so
we are seeing white fluffies one minute but lots of blue sky in the background.
Bill had some water leftover in the bladder in the back of the truck so he put
what he could in the Suite freshwater tank and it took all of it, so that
topped us right to the 100%.
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| Gibbs and I spent the afternoon down by the Hangar in the shade |
Our
supper was bbq’d sirloin steak and a potato with vegetables. A lovely Sunday
night meal. We were also ‘topped’ up and didn’t need dessert tonight. I did the
dishes while Bill finished up outside. He also rinsed the bladder with bleach,
since that hasn’t been done yet this summer. These bladders that we have bought
sure pay for themselves with us living up here on the Ridge. The amount of
water toted from the Acreage is unbelievable!
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| I also just wanted to get a few pictures on my phone |
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| Looks a bit disgruntled but he really did enjoy the outdoors with Mom |
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| So much so that he fell asleep on his pillow |
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| A really nice supper |
This was
a wonderful relaxing day. I got a lot of my book read outside sitting in the
shade with Gibbs. Bill got some things cleaned up in his Hangar and we even
took time to peruse some Quartzsite parks. Dreaming, that’s what we’re doing.
Update: Bill has tomorrow off, yay!
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| A peek out the back window at the pretty summer sky As I finish this at 8:20 pm, the sky is now black with clouds with the occasional flash of lightning and the rumble of thunder Good night! |
Thank you
for your visit today. Your comments are always welcome!