They Weren't Wrong, A Work Day, Friends Leave

The Ridge

On Sunday, Aug. 2nd I woke up in a state that made me feel like the last thing I wanted to do was get up and go to work. 😂 I was in bed last night at my normal time but couldn't drop off until after 1 pm. I wish I knew what that was about but it seemed Bill was in the same boat.

Good morning!
No Moonflowers again.

So, this morning came too soon, that's my bottom line feeling. The laundry was already sorted into 2 loads, thanks to Bill, so I made a tea and got ready to head out. It had been raining off and on throughout the night and the temperture had dropped. 

Gibbs looks tired today too.

Today was forecasted for 100% precipitation and we can't dispute that they were correct - this time. Not many minutes during the day were without it. The Mat was busier in 2 hours today than I ever remember it being. From 1 customer when I arrived to 9 before I locked up.

Two more machines were not spinning clothes as they should and still two had standing water in the bottom. LOL I was helping people get reimbursed for their second washing or drying. Let's just say I was happy to leave. Sandy had left my $$ for July in the office so that was good.

My wipers were intermittent
all the way to town, home and
to Williamsford and home.
That kind of a day.

I was back home shortly after 9 and Bill and I chatted a bit about a possible direction we'll take for this winter's trip.  I was biding my time until Robin messaged about her guests checking out. She asked yesterday if I could clean for her. 

Kim and I had talked yesterday about
Bibles so when I saw this one at
Robin's Blacksmith bnb, I had to
take a picture.
All her books are vintage.

We knew Ken and Kim were pulling out today with the wet day so when I got the word just after 10 that the bnb was empty, we popped over so I could say goodbye before I left. They would be gone by the time I returned. We've had a great 4 days with them and I wished them well on their drive home.

This is another one in
a bedroom. I might have to
borrow it, it was interesting.

The house was in pretty good shape and with 4 guests checking in this afternoon, I made sure things were restocked in the kitchen. Everything was cleaned and I was on my way home at 1 pm. Ken and Kim were pulling out of the Ridge at the same time.

Unfortunately, the heavy rains last
night, washed out our lane again.
This is after Bill raked it.

So, Bill was puttering outside and then went to the Hangar. I felt exhausted so went up to bed right away and slept for an hour with Gibbs. That's what I needed, although I bet I'll sleep well tonight too. 🤭 

The Wilson's left
around 1 pm.

So long friends!
Until next time.

I finished a greeting card for a friend that I'd started and when Bill came in for his snooze, I started supper. Tonight was the perfect night for a pan of lasagna and I was anxious for another oven experience. 

A couple of Dahlias
starting the process.

Bill's Hangar
looks better in sunny weather, right?

We were eating shortly after 6 and with a kale salad on the side, it was a perfect Sunday meal on a Sunday night.  The lasagna was wonderful and Patsy is very happy. 

I'm happy to be
making meals in an
oven again.
No guesswork.

The evening looked exactly like the whole day did albeit a bit darker. We only reached 18.3C/65F today and at that, under the clouds and rain, it felt even cooler. Nevertheless, it was a good day. It wouldn't be a long weekend if the weather wasn't topsy-turvy! 🤣😉

Delicious!
Good night.

Thank you for your visit.

Weather Changes (again), Easter Dinner

 The Ridge

On Sat, April 19th we lazed around again.  Not getting up until 7:30 or 8. Not terribly strange for me but when Bill came back to bed after taking Gibbs out, that was unusual. We had our coffee and tea together and I got cleaned up to run into Foodland. I needed to pick up a fully cooked ham for dinner and a couple of other things. It was quite foggy when I left around 8:30 and remained that way for most of the morning. 

Good morning!

It was a foggy morning.

When I returned home from town,
I saw our first turtle trying to cross the lane.
I had to stop and carry her across.

We packed a bag with our food contribution, slippers, and our drink choices. Today, was my family's Easter gathering at my nieces home near Hanover. We left at 1:30 and were the last to arrive - for once! 

Joanne lives across Lake Rosalind

It was a small(ish) get together today, many members have other things going on. Still a great turnout of 17 and plenty of food. It is always a potluck and we just bring what we want to share. Joanne cooked the turkey and was a great hostess! 

Their large home

I didn't overstuff myself but managed to have a taste of most everything on the buffet table. 😃Conversations were light, with a few discussions over the fiasco going on around the world, but mostly just general chit chat catching up on each other's lives. Oh, a fair bit of laughter too place as well. It was 6 when Bill and I returned home to our little house sitter. He is such a good little boy. 💖

L to R
Gerry, Joanne, Patrick, John,
Bill is in there and then bil John.
I didn't get a picture of the rest of the
group.

I debated having a cup of tea back home but because it was after 7, I ixnayed the idea. I don't need it keeping me awake! So, rather than working on my blog right away, I sat and watched an episode of The Handmaid's Tale, Season 6 Ep. 4 and then fell right into watching a couple of Matlock. With one more left, I stopped and finished my post for the day.

turkey, ham, scalloped and mashed potatoes
turnip, carrots, peas, Naan bread with crab dip
OH MY!

Apple rhubarb cake, pineapple upside down cake,
macaroons, jello and rice krispie squares
All delicious!

We started our day at 17C/64F and by noon hour we had dropped 10 degrees. It was a cloudy day and crazy that we were dropping to single digits overnight again. We're not out of the woods yet, apparently. There were storms through last night and early this morning but most of it went north of us and I didn't hear a thing after I went to bed. 😁

The heavy blanket of clouds here cleared out
by 10 pm.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.

Mixed Bag of Weather, Puzzle Progress, Sunday Meal on Tuesday

Park Place RV Park

On Tuesday, Feb. 6^th we all slept in. With rain in the forecast today, Bill had no plans to go flying. We didn’t get up until 7:45, he showered, Gibbs and I went for our morning walk and we parted ways. I went to the clubhouse puzzle and he went to the field to take a picture of work he’d done at the field. If you haven’t already, you can follow up on his blog what he has been busy at.

Good morning!
Varying skies all day long today.

Susan and I worked on the puzzle and had many ‘ah-hah!’ moments with pieces falling into place. 😊 Small accomplishments, big joy. Bill and I had lunch together, a treat of bacon and eggs for a change and then I went back over to the puzzle. The ladies, well and one manr, played Pokeno while I carried on. The horses are taking shape and by the time I left at 4, it was a huge accomplishment. Yay!

Our little ham.

Trying and succeeding to be cute

The weather today has been a mixture. Sun, cloudy, light rain spatters, light and strong winds and then the same all over again. No rainbow, here at least. At 4:30, I took Gibbs for his walk as we knew with those dark clouds to the west, we would soon be experiencing even more ‘weather’. It was already quite windy. Back home, I put a boneless turkey breast roast in Madame IP for supper. With no potatoes in the house, woops, I made up a box of Stovetop stuffing and we had a vegetable of our choice.

A huge change after today's puzzling. 😍

These are the better skies of the day

Oh wow, supper was really good. Bill had run out and pulled the top down on the gazebo since the winds increased to 19 mph with 26 mph gusts. Once the rain started, we kept an eye and after the winds died down around 6:30, he popped it back up to get the rain out. It was a mild 50F/10C and going to be dropping only a few degrees overnight. This has been a nice day.

And from the west, this
is what's coming.

Looks nasty but it wasn't as bad as what
CA received over the last day and a half.

We received a call today that put a smile on our faces. Hopefully, we’ll get an opportunity to meet up with our good friends soon. 😊

A wonderful meal with leftovers too!
good night!
Stay safe.

Thank you for the visit!

Bottom Two in Pool, A Few Puzzle Pieces, Last Warm Day

Park Place RV Park

On Monday, Feb. 5^th I was up out of bed at 7 to join Bill, downstairs. I was going to hop into the shower immediately but waited until I finished a cup of tea. Not for any reason, the delay, I mean. 😊 Bill had decided early that he wasn’t going to the field. The weather was not a factor, there were things, hobby related, that he wanted to do at home.

I think I missed the best of the morning sky
but this was pretty darn nice.

All around us, north, south, east, west
Pink hues

After my shower, time was passing quickly so I took Gibbs for his walk in a different direction this morning – just to shorten it but still make it exciting for him. Then, I walked over to the clubhouse to join the ladies. There were 7 of us playing today, yay! Actually, a big or small turnout makes no difference to how I feel when I’m playing. I just love playing. ♥

I knew it was a pretty sky when our
door window lit up like this. 💗

We were done at noon and I tied for 6^th place. That means only one player ended up with a higher number. Low score wins. 😊 After our lunch, Bill had a snooze and I walked back over to work on the puzzle. I spent the afternoon there. I found a few more pieces of the puzzle and had some fun chatting with Sheila while she worked on a Pokeno ‘basket’.

By Poker Pool time, it had changed to this.

a couple more horses take shape.

By 4, we were out of there, headed home. I had a cup of tea and took Gibbs for a walk after playing my games. 

Our afternoon walk presented us with a
threat of the day ahead

For supper, Bill grilled some Brat sausages and with coleslaw it made for a nice quick supper. While I worked on my blog, we watched Willie Nelson’s 90^th birthday celebration. It was very touching as (if you know me at all) you have to know how much I love Willie!! Great performances! However, if you love Kris Kristofferson as I do, be prepared for his performance with Rosanne Cash. I cried all through it. 💖💘

This has been a nice day and a warm high temperature of 70F/19C under cloudy skies. Tomorrow, we’ll get some rain and cooler temps. We’ll take what comes.

Simple supper tonight.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by!

A Bit of Work, Weather Change

 

The Ridge

On Wednesday, Sept. 6^th, hump day, Bill was up and off to work at 6:30, with Black Beauty. I was up and off to work at 6:45, arriving at the Mat a couple of minutes before 7. It was quiet in there until one regular arrived when I was half way through. A nice gentleman but I’ve only seen him a handful of times. I had stripped the bed sheets and duvet cover so put them into two machines. When they were done and when I was done, I loaded them into the basket damp to hang at home.

My first drive into Durham at 7
Coming home Baptist Church Road
is even prettier with some leaves changing colour

A stop at Foodland, before it got busy and too hot, to get Bill his bread and a bottle of ketchup. The Compliments brand was $3 cheaper but I can’t bring myself to buy it – Bill would shoot me! Ha ha, not really, but Heinz is the only ketchup for us. 😊 Some things, we can live with the ‘other’ brands but others just have to be the ‘best’. It’s true and we’ve earned the right to choose, haven’t we?! Yes!

My work shorts are cut offs but the constant
rolling and fraying was making me nuts.
So I hemmed them with my Supervisor staying close.
My sewing jobs are usually slap happy but they work. 

I pulled Ptooties up into the shade nice and snug to the Montana as that sun was barreling down like gangbusters already at 8:30. Bill had bumped the a/c down to a temperature where it would kick in first thing, it was already warm in here. It remained on for the better part of the day. I made my coffee and left the Suite for M’s at a few minutes before 10.

Second trip to town with M
His Lincoln is almost ready to go
but we both liked this classic Mercedes. Purty!

It was a different run today, with some
familiar stops but a stop at Mrs. Sew & Sew's
to drop off some of M's pants for hemming. (No, I won't do them)
These Begolias are hers, beautiful!
Our road was being graded when I returned.
Just in time too, the pot holes were getting bad.

We did a town run and then some of his personal business stuff back at the shop that he needed help with and called it a ‘shift’ after 2 hours. Too hot to work on a vehicle. Tommy, the 1929 that I’ve (we’ve) been working on is gone. Wes’s family had a meeting and decided they could not afford to have us finish it. ☹ I’m very sad because I so wanted to see it painted BUT at the same time, this is their call, I’m sure it wasn’t easy.

Gibbs and I walked down and the gate had
blown shut again. The winds were quite strong
this afternoon.

 I’m glad it will now be stored indoors. Hopefully Wes will bounce back and be able to make his own decisions again soon. For the rest of the afternoon, until Bill returned home at an earlier 4:30, I read my book with Gibbs. We did go for a walk to check mail around 3:30 but both of us were almost running up the steps to get back to where it was cool. Aaaah!

this pot of petunias are in the best spot
They have been in bloom all summer.
Hibiscus #4, 5 & 6. 💖

The sky darkened, winds picked up and the rains came before Bill got home. I brought his flag down because of the wind and Gibbs and I stayed inside listening to the thunder and watching the lightning flashes. Safe. 😊 We had chicken nuggets fried potatoes and corn on the cob for supper, no dessert required. Bill went to the Hangar and after posting this, I’ll finish my book. We are both off work tomorrow, yay! so I’ll finish with the last bag of apples.

I went up to lower Bill's flag when the winds picked
up and the sky started changing.

The rains came and then moved off to the east.

A nice easy supper to prepare tonight

This has been a good day, no complaints. After the rain, we opened windows, it dropped from a stifling, humid 31C/88F to a comfortable, refreshing 20C/68F. Nice sleeping tonight.

Watching Daddy go to the Hangar
but enjoying the fresh breeze too!
What a tired puppy! 💓🐶
Good night!

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