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Wednesday,
Mar. 25th brings Day 5 of our full quarantine. We could have, but
didn’t count Friday since it was mid-afternoon when we crossed. This is a
pretty darn nice place to be isolated, with neighbours visible in the distance,
we have all the comforts of home right here in the Suite and around us. Help, if
we ever needed anything, is just a phone call away and that is piece de
resistance right there.
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| Good morning, sunshine |
We were
both happy to see the sun burst through the clouds this morning, although
sleeping in until 7:30, I missed its awakening. The sky is promising to be
mostly blue today and temperatures rising to a mild 8C/46F. We’ll take it!
There are some winds but it is not expected to get too gusty so I’m hoping to get a
bit of cleanup done outside after lunch.
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| Something about these clouds require a picture |
After my
tea, I slipped on my hoody, windbreaker, gloves and boots and went for a walk.
I’m anxious to go beyond our gate but don’t want to upset anyone so for the
time being I will stick to the laneway, down the road to our field entrance and
back. I had a form to fill out for the continuation of Mom’s VA
benefits so filled that out and dropped it in our mailbox. Flag up!
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| We watched a couple of robins up near the Suite this morning Were they courting or fighting? |
Back
inside, I finished reading blogs and playing my 5 online Scrabble games. I
debated starting a Cribbage game but I think it is instant play which doesn’t
work for me or anyone else, really. Bill had a second coffee with a couple of
Nutter Butters and I had some cottage cheese (this Shamrock brand is so good!) with
a coffee so there was no rush to eat our brunch until noon.
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| Bill spotted this pretty blue jay in our damaged tree |
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| Then Mr. Jay turned to look this way so Bill snapped the picture for me |
Bill went
out with his camera to take pictures for his blog post and I did a few more
rows on my ‘much rippited’ sweater. 😊 At noon, we had omelettes for lunch and then both of us
headed outside. Bill first attached our “Richards Way” sign on the mailbox post
and then got our leaf rake out for me. There aren’t a ton of trees on the
acreage but enough that the small twigs and branches from winter winds make a
mess.
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| I've made the back larger so we'll see how it comes out joined together If I have to redo the front panel, I will |
I started
on the east hill beside the corral and began making piles. I didn’t need my
hoody and my windbreaker so layered down and removed my neck wrap. I knew
enough to go slow as I get winded quickly so took a lot of breaks.
I moved to
the west side of the corral, along the lane, and then inside around the big plop
of snow in the middle. It was cooling down now that the sun had disappeared so
we agreed that I’d leave the piles for Friday to pick up. We are expecting rain
tomorrow, they won’t go anywhere.
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| There are little piles all over the place for pick up Some bigger than others |
Bill
brought his chainsaw out and cut a dead branch on a tree in the corral that has
been pestering me for a couple of summers. Why it won’t break off in the winds,
I’ll never know. Now it is gone. We also have a dead tree in the middle of our
brush pile that every year gets covered in vines and we keep saying that it has
to come down. Why it survives, we think, is from the vines holding it in place.
Even dead they have quite a grip.
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| Bill has tied the branch on the left, it is wavering so he's not giving up |
So, he
made a couple of cuts on each side of one of the two trunks and it seemed to
waiver. That was when I made an appearance as I wanted to keep an eye on what
was happening. Now is not the time for an emergency hospital trip. He was being
careful in his progress and we thought maybe a rope could pull it over from a
safe distance. It took a few tries and a few video clips for our own
entertainment, but it finally came down. There is still a part of it left for
another day.
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| This picture was taken from back where Bill was pulling and you can see the large tree section down It just needs to be cut into pieces for burning the vines are still holding it where it is |
We were
inside by 2:45 and at 3 I made us each a Miami Vice. It was Happy Hour! I
wanted to share so sent a picture of our glasses to Kim, Pat and Donna. We
deserved a nice treat today after working so hard! I read and although Bill
tried, he had to close the book for a snooze. Next thing I knew, I had to do
the same thing. We were both awake by 5 and of course, our NCIS reruns were on.
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| The mailbox is really for business now |
We were
going to bbq burgers and have a salad for supper but it had clouded over and I
offered Bill chili on toast. We still had a couple of containers in the fridge.
It tasted very good, as usual, and it was an easy cleanup afterwards.
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| My HOME sign is disappearing but that's okay |
While I
was sitting working on my blog, Marilynne called Bill to check in on us. She
wants to make sure we have enough wholesome food to eat and we assured her that
we are well stocked and about the offers we have to get us what we need. It is
nice of her to be concerned.
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| Cheers! |
The day
was a great one. We accomplished a few things outside around the Ridge. The
snow is melting more and more each day and the temperature is rising. It got to
7C/44F and that is pretty nice in our books. We know it could be a lot worse.
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| Good night from the Ridge! |
I
hope things are going well in your world whether quarantined because you’ve
been away or just self-isolating to stay healthy. We’ll get through this!
Thank you
for your virtual visit!