What Did We Do Today? Do Laptops Have Ears?

Park Place RV Park

It’s Saturday, Nov. 18^th and we woke to a beautiful morning. I won’t say it was the best night’s sleep for me but I can always catch up with that. I went upstairs to bed at 10, even though I wasn’t really tired. I sorted our dirty clothes into 2 loads. I wanted to be up and at the laundromat by 7. I tossed and turned until Bill came to bed at a few minutes before 1am. I knew his suppertime nap yesterday would keep him up late. 😊

Good morning, notice the damp pavement.

Off in the distance, it's hard to determine what
is sky, clouds and mountains. Still pretty regardless.

So, with just 5 hours of sleep, I was up at 6:15 feeling quite fresh, actually. It was mild, our windows were open all night. I took the basket over and had the place to myself so loaded both washers. I came back and finished my tea. Bill wasn’t going flying again today, he wanted to finish his solar project. You can see what he has been doing by reading his blog here. He’s been busy! (you might wait until tomorrow)

Catching the sunrise at just the right time.

Kapow! I'm sure we just went up from 60F/16C
to 65F/18C in a blink.

He went to town to get a propane tank filled and pick up a couple of things he needed. No luck for the most part since Discount Solar isn’t open on the weekend but he did fill a propane tank before returning home. I walked over to switch the clothes over to the dryers and sat for about 15 minutes (well, stood really) at the puzzle. I found a few more pieces in the sky area and filled in a few holes left throughout. 😊

There weren't a lot but some puddles were
visible. There is no place for the rain to go.

With the laundry folded, I returned and Bill was hard at it again. What a beauty of a day! Gibbs and I went for our walk around the park and he met with Gerald before we returned home. Around 10 or shortly after, Elva came over to say goodbye. They would be pulling out very soon. After hugs goodbye, I walked back to the puzzle. Since I wasn’t needed anymore to help Bill, Iworked away with Robert and Adele for a bit and then Susan until noon hour. It is coming along and quite enjoyable.

This is all I'll post about Bill's solar project.
I'm entitled to one. ♥

We had salmon sandwiches for lunch and I went back. I’d been working, as Susan called it, ‘out of the box’, putting pieces together at the edge of the table. It was easier doing this than bending over the big table to reach the puzzle. I had quite a few together and wanted to slide them into the body to carry on from there. That went better than I thought. The sky, some mountains and the water were mostly finished. It really shouldn't take too long now to get 'er done. 😊 

It's coming along nicely.

At 2:30, I was done. It was a warm 75F/25C today and that is what we expect to see over the next couple of weeks. We did get a good bout of rain overnight from 2 to 4 and it was odd seeing those puddles and yet nice to smell the wet desert. The rest of the afternoon was quiet. Bill was done his solar stuff, as much as he could, and worked on his planes for the remainder of the afternoon. My missed sleep hours were catching up with me so I just sat with my online games.

a perfect day

Gibbs and I went for our afternoon walk around 4 and visited Carol Ann and Kobos. They just love him and visa versa. We drove to Mountain Quail Café at 5 for our supper for a change. It is a nice family style place and the food is always quite tasty. We each had the Cod baskets with 2 deep fried pieces and 2 sides. Coleslaw and fries it was. Mine were sweet potato, yum. ♥ I ate it all and wasn’t overstuffed, even with 2 cups of hot tea. 😊

The waxing crescent moon was on display
when we left at 6:15.

the food was good and the whole
meal w/tip was only $35.

Back home, Bill ran the dishwasher on a short setting and I looked after his feet. Since I have lots of Avon Foot Works products, I gave them the attention they needed. Now they are as soft as a baby's bottom again. With that done, we both sat to write blogs. Don’t forget to check his out. On Our Way, he’s working on it now I did receive my refund for the missing bread machine, her information last night told me that it was ‘lost in transit’. Funny, maybe it will still turn up! 

I know they have the big sign but for such a
tastefully decorated venue, I'm surprised
they don't have a sign on the building. 

Today, I found a different one from Amazon and 30$ less so I’ll try it again! I’ll let you know! I have to wonder if laptops have ears. Last night, I grumbled and whined and complained about mine. Bill and I discussed a summer purchase to replace it. Today, it is working quite quickly. Hmmm. I don't get it.

tonight's sunset after glow.
Good night!

This was a great day. Thank you for the visit!

Ladies Pool, Happy Hour and Supper with Good Friends

Park Place RV Park

Thursday, Jan. 19^th was another cold start to a beautiful day. Gibbs slept in until 6:45 before waking Bill up to go out. When they returned, we all slept until almost 8! We slipped out for our walk and that 36F/2.2C felt darn cold!! No time for my own walk, but that didn’t upset me too much, I felt very wimpish and wanted to warm up inside our home.

The sun pops over the Plomosa Mountains

are you warm enough, little bum?
We can see our breath out here

At 9:20, I walked to our poker pool games. Today, just 4 of us, but we had a great time again. I didn’t actually lose the game but came in second. Luck of the cards is all it is, we all made some beautiful shots! 😊 

From behind our park, this in Nancy's rv spot

We didn't know if this picture would turn out
but Bill noticed the sun had almost a complete
sun dog around its circumference
I wonder what that means!!

Bill told me at noon that we were having company for Happy Hour so that was exciting. We had bacon and eggs for lunch and then I went out to sit in the gazebo with my phone and book. It was nice and warm in there.

We were hungry for a better lunch today

At 2, I made Bill and I each a drink and we sat together and waited for Dave, Cheryl and then Nancy to arrive. They all came at the same time, and after marvelous hugs from our friends, whom we haven’t seen since December of 2019, introductions were made. They have both read our blogs about Nancy and have seen hers as well on my sidebar. It’s nice to put faces to names, isn’t it? We had a great 2-hour Happy Hour, boy we miss those!

Cheers!
Dave, Cheryl, my chair, Bill, Nancy
and of course, Gibbs

After promises of seeing each other again soon, they left and at 5:30, we drove back to pick Nancy up for supper. We didn’t have a whole lot of luck with our choices of The Mountain Quail Café, Times 3 Restaurant and the Chinese Food diner on Main St. so we ended up on Kuehn St. at Gringos in Tyson Wells. We ate there last trip down, a couple of times, and slipped in just before they closed.

Driving away from the park,
I just miss the sunset behind the mountains

The chicken quesadilla I ordered was very good but half of it came home with me. It was huge! Thank you, Nancy for the treat, it’s so nice not to have to plan and cook and not having to pay was a bonus! 😊 ♥ The air was cool when we drove home but it was warm inside the Suite once we had the blue flame heater on. Nothing was on tv, so we listened to the Jukebox Oldies again. Bill read and I did too when I finished my blog post.

I don't care for their salsa but that's okay
the sour cream was what I wanted

This was a really nice day! We’re so happy that Dave and Cheryl were able to come back to the desert this year. We’ll see them again soon.

It's blurry but we arrived home under a pretty
evening sky
At 6:30 we commented on how it was still a bit
light out
Good night!

Before ending this post, I wanted to send a special birthday wish out to our 'kind of' son-in-law. 💖 Happy Birthday, Chris! I'll do better next year! I hope it was a really nice day!

Keep on rockin', Chris!

Thank you for the visit!

Habit Forming, Trip to London, Bridal Shower, Surprise Supper Out, Birthday Missed

The Ridge

On Sunday, Sept. 8^th we had no reason to rush to get up – again. It was Sunday, after all, and when I peeked behind my window blind at 6:45 all I could see was dullness and lots of fog. I didn’t have to work and obviously I wouldn’t be walking through that on a country road. So, it was 7:30 when we decided we should get up.

This sleeping in is getting to be a habit!

Today was about going to London for a shower
A full day

It was a tad chilly in the Suite, 57F, so Bill ran the furnace through a couple of cycles. We would each be having a shower soon so that would warm the bathroom up for us. We had our tea and coffee together and read blogs to see what our friends are up to. Bill had his shower first and then my turn. He slipped out to the storage shed and brought in our Blue Flame heater. We’ll use it for heat now and turned the furnace off.

We encountered varying skies but it was a nice day for a drive

I made us a filling breakfast of omelette sandwiches and we were in the car just before 11. Today, Bill’s 2^nd oldest daughter was hosting a bridal shower for his youngest daughter at her home in London. It is a long drive and we wouldn’t make the drive for just anyone but for family, of course it wasn’t an option. It was mostly cloudy, big fluffy ones by now with some cray mixed in with the white but there was also some blue sky in between.

The temperature outside was 50F/11C when we got up and by the time we were on the road, it was 54F/13C. Between our version of ‘idiot’ drivers (aka people who shouldn’t be driving) we made it safe and sound to Charlotte’s at a few minutes past 1 pm. The shower wasn’t to start until 1:30 and there were a few people yet to arrive from Stratford area.

It was a room full of 14 family guests including the bride-to-be

Charlotte was a great host and had 3 fun games for the adults that the 4 young gals could also take part in. I kept my sheets for 2 of them so I will remember them in case I ever have a party. It isn’t about winning but I still was pleased that I won her version of Family Feud. Jessie opened gifts, in between the games, and received a lot of great things for her and Matt to set up house. Many things were off her Wedding Registry at Walmart. Best way to shop, no?

Easton performing for cousins Haley and Shelley and Great Auntie Liz

Easton was present as well and was passed around like a little sack of potatoes. Did I say ‘little’ sack? He is quite the bundle and I could only hold him in my arms for so long before handing him back to Mom. He will be 6 months old on Wednesday. He isn’t crawling yet but has 3 front bottom teeth to boast about. What a cutie pie, he is, looking more and more like his Dad every time I see him. There was quite a spread of food so we feasted and then sat and visited until 3:30.

Lots of snacks

I’d texted Bill at 3 that he could come anytime as the only guests were his family; sisters, nieces, granddaughters, daughters and great-nieces. He skipped the rat race at Costco and after shopping at Lens Mills Store for wing material and spending some time at his flying field with his friends, he joined me at Charlotte’s. We hung around until about 4 and then headed for home. It was a nice shower.

Grandpaand Easton

And as we drove away from London, I captured some photos of trees with changing leaves. Already! Not tons yet but enough to indicate a season change. I brought my ThinkPad along for the day as that enabled me to write today’s post. I knew I’d be tired by the time we got home tonight. Arriving in Tavistock, I’d closed my laptop figuring that was it for this day and I could report our home arrival time and say goodnight.

My favourite picture of the day is the big one here
Jess, the honoured guest and bride-to-be

That wasn’t it for the day. Bill drove around by Bob and JoAnn’s house and thought maybe we’d stop for a quick hello. We noticed a young man and a wee boy getting out of their vehicle in the driveway so almost kept on going. “But we’re right here”, we thought, so turned around and parked. The greeting we received at the front door was spectacular. No other word for it, it was awesome. We stepped inside and I could smell food cooking.

Capturing pictures of the approaching Autumn

Oh darn! We dropped in on them as they’re ready to eat. Their son and grandson had just arrived to have a fish feast for supper, for fish that Sean and Bob had just caught today. We greeted them, met Sean and Chase and planned to leave but they were having no part of that. We were seated and fed with fresh deep fried Walleye, fries and salad within 30 minutes of walking in the door. Who does that? Bob and JoAnn do.

This one was almost completely turned

JoAnn had homemade blueberry pie and whipped cream for dessert and we left at 6:30 smiling and shaking our heads. We had planned to stop at the fish and chip wagon in Durham but figuring on a Sunday night at 7 they wouldn’t be open. If that didn't pan out, our plans for supper were undefined. This was great and we had a fun catchup and got to know Sean a bit while we were at it. How wonderful it was to see them again and discuss our winter travel plans a bit.

The drive home from Tavi was uneventful and the sky cleared somewhat, the closer we got to Durham. That meant a cool night. We pulled into the lane at The Ridge around 8:00 and now I can say that we had a great day! For more reasons than one, it was meant that we stop and visit our ‘new’ friends today.

And I didn't take my camera or phone inside Bob and JoAnn's place so
I can't even show you the delicious meal we had
Sorry, for the late posting, but I was busy! :)

Before I close, I wanted to mention that yesterday was my 2^nd Grandson, Jake’s birthday. I didn’t miss it, chatted with him but missed spreading the news. So, Happy 22^nd Birthday, Jacob!

I know he is dressed in Hallowe'en garb but I love the picture of him
Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean?
Meet Jack Sparrow aka Jacob

I hope you’ve had a good Sunday too. Thank you for stopping by.

Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Saturday, July 29^th when I woke up at 7, the sun was bursting around the corners of the blinds. This was lovely to see although the temperature outside was only 12.2C. This would be the reason for the heavy dew on the tables and chairs out on the patio. There was also a low-lying fog over the pond which gives everything an eerie look.

Clemson and I take our morning walk

 Bill was up around 7:30 and we had our first hot drink while reading posts. Around 8 we saw our ‘rv neighbour’ taking a drive down the lane. George likes to get up early and get out there either on foot or in his car. It is great that he loves to explore the areas. Bill finished his coffee and went out with the mower to cut the fields. Even though dewy it wouldn’t be a problem with the big mower.

Not a great shot of the chicory but the blue is so pretty

When I finished my tea, Clemson and I went for a walk down the lane, down our road and onto Baptist Church Road to the turbine entrance. It felt good to get out walking a further distance again. It is a gorgeous day quickly rising from 12C to 21C by 10 am.

The corn is doing well, I think, behind this big puddle

A discouraging thing out in the country is when you realize that we still have (and always will) drivers who drink. Or at least their passengers do and then toss their cans on the side of the road. I don’t let it bother me instead look at it as their loss and my gain even if it is minimal. Today I earned 15 cents! I found a plastic water bottle too so brought it back for recycle. I won’t go into long grass to retrieve these things but if they are easily accessible, I’ll pick them up.

George passed me on my home stretch as he returned from his morning venture. Suzie was sitting outside, when we returned, enjoying her book in the shade. Clemson ran over and made himself at home on her lap. This gave me the time I needed to hop in the shower and get ready for the day.

Probably the fellows with the beer did this

I loved the heat of the sun on my skin sitting in the king chairs catching up on all of the local newspaper and flyers. I’ve made a grocery list, a lengthy one, so we will have to find a grocery store after lunch. Bill made himself a peanut butter and cheese sandwich before he went out to finish the weed trimming. I boiled an egg for a wrap and that hit the spot for now. We are planning a joint supper for tonight so that will be nice.

Queen Ann's Lace - aptly named

Once G & S finished their lunch and Bill cleaned up we headed into Hanover to the Bread Depot. There is a fellow who sets up a wagon with farmer’s produce and often has good stuff at reasonable prices but unfortunately he wasn’t there today. We got our bread stuff and drove to Independent. I was able to take advantage of their specials too although the store is not my ‘go to’ store and I get frustrated traipsing back and forth trying to find things on my list.

My 15 cents worth

We finished there and headed out of Hanover a back way so we could show George and Suzie where Ground Effects Landscaping is located. We have a wedding in our future plans being held there. We were home around 3 o’clock, I think and we all found a place in the sun or shade to read our books. The wind is pretty strong today which is too bad but it is a beautiful day in the clear blue sky.

Another one of those weird things
I just spent 4 days in Chatsworth, Ontario and
now I read this in Michael Connelly's book

At 4:30 I saw George had prepped his chicken and was putting them on his Weber Q. He could probably do this with his eyes closed. I am preparing a potato salad to go along with dinner so went inside to start mixing it around 5ish. Dinner was ready and served here in the Suite around 6:30. Perfect! Lots to eat and everything tasted great.

This is quite the thistle patch

Bill cleaned up most of the dishes and we settled down for the evening. The temperature is sitting at a great 24C and I do think the winds have died down considerably now. I feel exhausted and yet I can’t explain why. But, I’m not giving in. I decided to walk down the lane and Bill offered to join me with Clemson. Great way to settle our supper. (Get ready - picture overload)

A walk around my garden flowers

When we got back Bill decided to light a fire for a short while. I finished my post and joined him outside. What a great day we’ve had, some alone time and some friends time. This is the life!

Bill is engrossed in his book in the shade

The chicken goes on the Weber

Clemson in his bed before George brought the chicken in

Supper was delicious

Bill and Clemson walks with me

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