Summer Days are Here Again, Beautiful Sunsets, Birds!

The Ridge

On Thursday, Aug. 18^th we were all awake around the same time. Gibbs waited until 6 to wake his Daddy up. Bill took him on a leash this morning and they were back in quickly. After he lifted each foot for wiping, he hopped up on the bed with me again. Our puppy can count to four. 😊

Strange thing about fog, rain etc.
When I left home and subsequently when I left Durham
to head west, I ran into dense fog

Pulling out of Grey Bruce F.S.
looking back towards Durham

I got up around 6:30, washed and left for the Mat at 6:50. No one was there and it was in pretty good shape. Kaitlyn is going in on my off days to try and get things labelled properly for the appliance guy and as machines are getting repaired, she marks them off the list. I appreciate her attention to the details, we think this laundromat is her ‘baby’, so to speak and Sandy runs the plumbing business.

Within 1/2 mile, it was clear again
I'm glad I wasn't driving to Hanover!

I left there and went to get our water jug filled at the Water Store. Poor Mark was loading ice bags into the outside cooler and had pulled his back out the other day. I know how painful that can be and how difficult to do any normal things. If I didn’t have to report to work at 9:30, I would have followed up on the urge to lend a hand. Bill had asked me to drive west of Durham to pay the truck repair bill from yesterday so that’s where I went next.

My lunch, I ate the whole tomato
only because it was going soft

Gibbs loves the hammock but he won't go on it
unless one of us is already there
I was surprised when he stayed when I nipped inside for
my phone

I couldn’t believe how foggy it was as I approached the shop of Grey Bruce Fleet Services! It was really thick. Pea soup, my Dad used to say .😊 I paid the bill and drove home. Back near town, it was as clear as a bell. I didn’t have long to spend with Gibbs but we walked down the road and then I had to get into my ‘dirty work clothes’ for the shop. He happily took his peanut butter milk bone when I left.

I wanted my phone to capture these hungry little guys
The hammock is between the trees so I had a
(wait for it) 'birds-eye view'. 😁

The truck is getting further along and I finished sanding all primed areas today. M would be priming the roof before I return on Monday where it will need one more sanding before he paints. I know one owner who will be excited to get his classic pick up back again and I know one worker who can’t wait to see it all done. It will be pretty!! 😊

♪Chick-a-dee-dee-dee!♪

Back home, I worked on yesterday’s blog, dealing with a lot of pictures and then Gibbs and I relaxed together around the property until Bill drove in around 2. It was a nice surprise that he was home early again. ♥ After my two ‘boys’ rested, Bill and I took Jazz to Hanover’s Canadian Tire. Bill wanted to get something that was on sale for the last day.

They get a seed in their beak and fly to the
branch to eat it

We had a prime spot for all the small species
of birds while in the hammock

On the way home, we stopped for an early supper at Jenny G’s. We each had a bacon cheeseburger and shared some fries. They make good homemade burgers. We enjoyed the ride; it was a beautiful afternoon. We washed the dishes from the day by hand and Bill went to the Hangar while I worked on my laptop.

Heading out for a ride

I wrote out rules for the poker game that I want to teach the ladies at our park this winter. I’m hoping to practice it a bit before then. Then I worked on my blog. I’m off on Friday so plan to get to Hanover for more groceries. The list keeps getting bigger, as lists do, but since I’m going……

Yummy and filling

This has been a nice day and it feels good to have 3 days off now. I’ve watched so many hummingbirds today around our feeders, chickadees and finches and at supper, Bill and I both saw a Baltimore Oriole at the hummer feeder too. I guess they think our weather is fitting enough to return again. Between the birds and the sunsets, it sure is nice to see summer is sticking around.♥

A tree jumped out in front of Bill's drone on Wednesday night,
so I was happy he was able to reassemble things. 💕

Good night!

Thank you for stopping by.

A Strange Kind of Day, Just Hanging

On Friday, Apr.7^th, we woke up around 6:30, well we got up around 6:30. I was awake before 6 with things running through my head. I was hoping for good things today but we are never sure how long some repair jobs will take on our rv’s. We knew that Andrew was going to put our Suite inside this morning and they were going to get at the cable issue right away.

Out the living room window

We had our coffee/tea and began securing things. My big disappointment was when I looked out the windows to see that cold wet white stuff covering the rv’s around us. I know that is what was expected but you just hope this would be one time they were wrong. Nope.

What is that white stuff?
Last time I saw that was in Idyllwild, California, it was 4500' above sea level, 55F/12C and I was wearing shorts

Bill got the hose hooked up so we could put about 25 gallons of fresh water into our tank. This is just to tide us over until we get to The Ridge and can get water from my sister’s well on Saturday. We were running on empty. Things moved quickly and by the time we’d had breakfast Andrew indicated that he was ready to pull us in.

Sitting inside the lounge

Clemson and I took our stuff inside CanAm to their lounge while Bill closed up the Suite, with the exception of the bedroom slide. We were settled inside with water, my book, my laptop and our internet hub. Might as well have something to do for the time they are working on our unit. After 9 we took a drive into London to Westmount mall so Bill could pick up his glasses at Cummins’ Optical. We were happy they were ready so quickly.

Same frames, but new lenses

We had some time to kill and tried to connect with a couple of our friends with no luck. We took a chance. Back at the dealers we settled in the lounge again until lunch time. Knowing all maintenance staff were taking the break, we went out and made ourselves a sandwich in our home. Poor Clemmy, he has no clue what is going on now!

It was around noon that the sun made an appearance and it just kept it up all day. The inch or two of snow is mostly a memory as the sun is quite warm. Too bad the wind kept our temperatures to a cold 5, feeling worse with the wind chill. It was 0C when we woke up.

Driving into the city and snow fell off the roof of the truck

At 2 o’clock Bill checked on the progress in the shop to discover that it would be finished today but not likely until late afternoon. Between us we decided that any later than 3 pm meant we would stay put tonight. No problem, when they are finished we’ve asked them to park it at the front of the building so we can pull out in the early morning hours before normal start up here. I texted my sister, Donna, so she knows when we’ll be arriving at The Ridge.

The clock in the lounge when we left
Almost a full work day (9 to 5) but we didn't work

The day was long and I can’t believe other than our trip into London early, we sat in the lounge all day. I read a lot, Bill walked around a lot, drank a lot of coffee and water and watched television. The day passed pretty well actually. By 4:30 or shortly after we saw the tractor bringing our Suite out to the front of the lot. It was plugged in, warm and all slides opened up for our entry.

Peggy, Service Manager

As we said goodbye to staff, I’m glad I caught Peggy Langs as we were leaving. I wanted to thank her for sure before we left. She was very instrumental in getting us looked after so well today. We just discovered the issue with the bedroom slide cable yesterday afternoon and she had us in the shop this morning at 9 o’clock. Those guys, Larry and Steve, did an awesome job as did Dave who worked on the hinge on the battery compartment door as well as the ceiling panel that needed to be re-secured.

For supper tonight we proved that you can make anything in a convection oven. I buttered 3 hamburger buns, cut up bacon strips into small pieces and fried them up. Bill sliced enough cheddar cheese to cover each bun half and I put them on a baking sheet in the convection oven at 350 for 8 minutes. After about 5 minutes I divided the bacon up to cover the cheese. We used to do these in the regular oven at the house. The buns toasted, the cheese melted and the bacon sizzled. Yum!

Ready to hook up in the morning

I took a few pictures of the parking lot out front. So many Airstreams around here and yet tonight we are the only people staying overnight. 

The wind has died down a bit and the sun is beginning to set. I am anxious to make the final leg of our winter journey home tomorrow. I hope I can sleep well tonight, it seems like a long time we’ve been away.

The sun is setting over another Airstream

I hope your day was a great one. Thank you, as always, for reading today.

Goodnight Lovely Lambeth

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