Park Place RV Park

On Tuesday, Dec. 2nd when I saw the light of day (so to speak), it was 5:45. I know I'd slept right through and there were dreams still lingering in my head. I was out of bed just after 6:30 causing Bill" to ask you are getting up?"

Good morning!

It is laundry day so we sorted clothes, Bill hopped in the shower and then we walked over to start the machines. One of the guests, a younger man whom I've quite grown to like, (he reminds me of my son, Patrick) was already loading 2 machines so we took the 3rd.

Gibbs helps me with the tools
while I brush him.
See Mom, I can walk with one sock on!

It meant the whole process took longer than usual as we needed 2 loads as well. Bill left for the flying field and when I switched machines I stayed and worked on the puzzle until the loads were finished. It was around 9:30 when I chatted with Sue in the office and returned home to Gibbs.

Hard thing to get 'everyone'
on board with dog poop.
Two signs on the fence into the
dog park, will it work?

I continued on with card making, getting quite a few done. I did locate the 'hiding' spot where I had put the purchased Christmas cards from last year. We didn't send any out because of the strike, so had lots. Bill was home at 11:30 and we had lunch together.

At 1 pm, he worked on his planes and I walked over to play Pokeno. Deb joined us, as did our new guest, Anne Marie and Bj. We had fun, just the 4 of us. Sue was too busy with office work so couldn't play but at least now I know we have 2 new players for as long as they are willing. I didn't win today, but there's always next week!

Pina Coladas please!

When I returned home, Ken and Kim pulled up and Tom and Deb joined us for a brief Happy Hour under the shelter. We met Gayle and John at Silly Al's a few minutes after 4 and got seated at a nice bright table. I like to see my food clearly and it was the perfect table.

My meat lovers pizza

We were not disappointed, never are, with our pizzas. Bill had his Hawaiian and I had my meat lovers and we each had a pina colada. Oh yum. We didn't realize until we got the bill that we were there over their 'happy hour' entitling us all to $1 off our drinks. 🍹

The gang's all here!
It was nice to meet up with my 
sister and her hubby before
they moved on to Mexico.

With plans to meet up again, individually or in a group, we said our goodbyes. Ken drove Bill and I home and they headed out to Roadrunner where they were camped with Gayle and John. 

Before leaving Silly Al's,
this was the sky to the west.

Before I went inside at home,
this was the sky.

The day was great from beginning to end. We made it to 69F/18C but it felt cool unless you were in the sun.

To the east, the moon was
also performing.
Good night.

Thank you for your visit today.

A Beauty of a Day

The Ridge

On Sunday, Sept. 14th it was truly a day of rest. Yay! It was after 6:30 when we all got up, the boys first and I followed around 7:30. I slept well enough in the condo bed, as far as comfort goes, but it is nice to crawl into your own bed. I know you can all relate to that.

Good morning!
But, boy the Jays can be loud!

Bill left for the flying field, it's a lovely morning with clear blue skies and little leaf rustling. He has not done much at all related to his hobby this past week so I was sure he would enjoy seeing his friends etc. 

I picked up this cotton
table runner in Thornbury at
a yard sale.
I love it even though it is made
for a rectangle table.

I puttered around inside. First - I unpacked the last of the bags from LadyFest, then made the bed using our new grounding sheet. It was recommended by my Mat friend and after discussing it, we decided to order one. It was delivered, with a picture proof, Friday night around 8:30. Never heard a thing. 😀

I like seeing pod and happy
he didn't have to knock.

Hopefully, I can report good things about it. Then, I vacuumed and went through the books I'd bought last week. It seemed that J.E. books were everywhere! Mike left around 10:30 and Bill returned home around 12:30 after I finished my sandwich.

This little guy fell asleep on my lap.

While he and Gibbs snoozed, I went out to make a pair of earrings for Roz. The red ones I made were not quite what she had in mind but she bought a pair and was more specific with what she wanted. Bill relayed her request. I'd never done hoops before!

I still managed to finish 3 pr.
of earrings

That was fun and turned out to be fairly easy. As a matter of fact, so easy that I made a second pair to sell and a different style altogether - just because. I started making a couple of greeting cards and managed to finish one and added it to the pile.

And a greeting card.
On the right, I'm testing a couple of
my new to me purchases for displaying.
Not the best, but I'll work on it.
I have a lot of creating to do if I'm going
to have a table at the WGL Harvest!

We had bbq'd steak and baked potatoes on the grill for supper. Yum. The freezer is quite full so in an attempt to make room, we had ice cream. It didn't empty the container, darn, so I had to shuffle things around. LOL

My Dahlias are not giving up.

After Bill made his lunch, he did his thing while I worked on my blog. 

Nor is the Hibiscus.
Still a few blooms yet to pop.

It was a great day, reaching a high of 25C/77F under sunny skies. We will be dropping to comfortable sleeping temps overnight but it looks like cooler days by the weekend. I hope your weekend was mau-vell-ous!

Steak & potatoes
w/ice cream.
Sunday supper.
Good night!

PS - a commenter asked about peameal bacon. (copied from online) It is a product made from lean pork loin wet-cured and then coated in cornmeal (formerly ground peas), the U.S. term is Canadian bacon. Hope that helps!

Thank you for stopping in.

A Great Day, Visitors Pop By

The Ridge

Okay, here we are again, back writing in Blogger. On Thursday, June 5th I woke, once again, from a great sleep. Didn't hear the alarm, didn't hear my boys get up and go out at 5:30. Not a peep until 6:25. Perfect! I did do my exercises and then got up to go through my ritual, just like Bill had been doing.

Good morning!
Actually, again, this is last night
after supper.
Cool air meets warm air, I guess.

He left at 6:40 and I left for the Mat at 7. Gibbs stayed home to look after the house. 😉 Just one customer when I arrived, Mr. Chatty (but a nice man) and then after he left, Sherry (the lady who lives in her van) came in. She's a pleasant lady too and is finding it quite enjoyable having her own bed, wherever she goes and stays. Boondocking, she is, here in Ontario. 

Heavy skies on my drive this morning

When I left the Mat, I got water, chatted with Mark about my lawn mower battery and drove further to the hardware store. I wanted to meander through their 'home styles' section for something unique. I didn't find it - yet. I may go back tomorrow afternoon for another peek. I also stopped at North Wellington Co-op when I saw some plants out on a sales rack. 

Look at that gorgeous fern!
It was kind of him to give me the deal
after I offered to put it back.
This all after he informed me that they had a
break in last night. 😠

Well! For $14.99 I'd pick up a couple more. One was a beautiful fern and the other a red geranium with dying flowers. Turns out that the fern shouldn't have been on there but John, the manager, gave it to me for the same price anyway, regular price $24.99! I offered to put it back and he said it was their fault. 😀

I'm cold, Mom
so thank you for the sweater.

Back home, under still cloudy skies, I walked around with Gibbs. Holy cow! I was feeling fine today. 💖 Bill had asked if I would please wipe up the water in Mike's trailer. When his slide is out, there is a spot somewhere that rain gets in and we are all trying to pinpoint the problem. It's a mystery, but I went out put it out enough to get in and clean up the water from the table and trim. Then I brought the slide back in, for now. I wasn't sure if we would be getting rain today or not.

How about a blankey too?
His whole body was shaking.

Then, Gibbs and I came inside and I noticed the little fella was shivering. 😟😞 It wasn't cold outside nor inside but it was that damp feeling and with no fur left on his little body, he was obviously cold. I found his flannel sweater and covered him up in my quilt until he settled down and snoozed. Poor little munchkin. 

Not spoiled at all.

I got out my paper quilling and worked away at making more greeting cards. It feels good having a few already prepared for those short notice occasions (or forgetful ones!). Just before noon, as I was finishing my coffee, my sister, Gayle, called. They were in Markdale, about 10 minutes away, and were going to pop in for a short 'hello'. Good! If I'd discovered they were that close and not stopping.....well, she'd be in deep doodoo. 😂 They live over an hour away now so we don't see them often.

This was hilarious.
Chippy ran into this 15' pipe.
Gibbs knew he was in there but
couldn't get at him. I'm sure
Chippy was out the other end,
long gone. Cute to watch though. 

While waiting for them, Bill drove in the lane. That was nice as he got to visit as well before they left 45 minutes later. We had our lunch together and I carried on with my paper and Bill went out to do a few small jobs. Our mailbox post got hit with the snowplow over the winter so he wanted to secure a couple of boards on that and then he hung the motion dector solar light on the outhouse. In a different spot this time, hoping it will get more sun.

Gibbs jumped up here a couple of times this morning
on his own.
Now, it is just IMPOSSIBLE, Mom!
Look at those eyes. Please give me a lift up.

He went to the Hangar until I called him up supper. Gibbs was in and out, in and out. It's humid out there so he wasn't sure where he wanted to be. Supper was ham with glaze, fingerling potatoes, corn and asparagus. Yum, it was very good and we have leftovers for a couple of nights. We cleaned up the dishes and went about our evening.

No dessert required.

There have been 2 more turtle sightings, up here, but no more laying yet. We'll keep an eye on the laneway, their favourite spot, to try and protect their nests from the skunks. I know it will be another summer of disappointments in that regard. No way can we save them when we don't know where they lay. 😞 It isn't from lack of trying, trust me.

I apologize for the poor quality picture
but I had to zoom right in with my phone camera in
order for you to see him.
He shimmied up that skinny metal pole to
get here. I guess he deserves a few nibbles!

This has been a really nice day. There have been advisories on all day regarding the air quality in areas around us and even a bit further north. The winds yesterday must have brought the smoke this way but we haven't noticed anything. When Bill and Gibbs were down at the mailbox, Dot stopped on her way to town. Gibbs was so happy to see his 'second Mom' as Bill calls her. 💕

We reached a warm 22C/72F, feeling warmer this afternoon especially if you were working outside. The black flies are still being a pest and I'm sure I'd much rather mosquitoes. I have repellent for those and I can hear them coming! It turned into a sunny afternoon and that is always wonderful. Remember that corner I mentioned a few blogs back? Well, we've turned it! 💗💗💗💗!!!

Good night!

Thank you for visiting us today.

What Did I Get Up to Today? (not busy like Lorne!) 😊

The Ridge

Friday, May 26^th I didn’t have to go anywhere. I thought I might take a trip into town but…….since it was so nice, I stayed home. Bill left at his usual 6:30 with a kissy send off from Gibbs and I. ♥ I hope he has a fairly easy day. He took Black Beauty today in case he needs to move the work trailer to the next destination for Monday. I also hope it isn’t such a late day for him.

Our day started with a walk
and an encounter with the geese families

I had my tea and yogourt and then Gibbs and I ventured out for our morning walk. I’d stayed inside with him for a couple of hours though, since I was up at 7, I played my online Word games with family and also with Doug and Nancy. 😊 It’s a great way to keep in touch over the summer with these good friends. We share more than just game scores.

The church is his turnaround
Woops, no shade here!

Gibbs enjoyed the walk, following his new ‘usual’ path up to the church, in that parking lot, into the grassy area and then back out to the road. Then home. There are so many sniffs out there and he always reserves a drop or two of piddle for those plants that another pooch has claimed! Walking out the lane at 9 though, I had to restrain him on his leash. 3, count ‘em, 3 goose families were just coming into our lane off the road.

I knew something was in the grass the way he stopped
and kept jumping back
I hope the little frog was okay, he didn't move other
than blinking his eyes

Up here, we let him chase them off the front yard and berm but they are welcome to walk in the lane, he just doesn’t realize that – yet. 😊 They veered into the east pond and swam away peacefully, knowing they were out of reach. I couldn’t count the children but there had to be 10 altogether. Back home, I let him off leash half way up the lane and he raced the whole way, stopping only once to see if ole slow poke was coming. ♥

After my work, WE needed a rest

I got the weed eater/whipper snipper out and lo and behold, it started for me! I had my hat with mesh face cover on since there were a few bf’s still hovering for a bite. I’d also wiped spray on my face as well as Gibbs’, they like him too! I was happy with the job I did in an hour and put it away, red in the face and kapooped. It doesn’t take much anymore to tire me out. Blech! Then we sat and rested together for an hour and came inside. 😊

I never quite realized before just
how tall this corral tree is!
The hydro wires are not as close as they look here.

There’s a little gift project that I’m working on, so it can’t be named, but I worked away until noon when I made a plate of appropriate lunch foods. It was very good and filling. Out we went again and this time, I dug a couple of areas in the ‘dreaded’ corral hill for some phlox. What I planted last spring/fall (?) has taken root so it will be nice to have more purple taking over in there too. It grows even through weeds and rocks apparently.

This is the 'dreaded' hill garden
It looks messy but things seem to be coming up
nicely.
Soon enough the evening primrose will take over
with colour.
The arrows show where I just added more phlox.
I'll have to water them daily too.

I needed to move a small grouping of hostas from the big garden to planted it in the new east hill garden. I’m feeling a bit proud of what I have accomplished there but I still say ‘if we won enough $$, we’d buy the place and hire someone to come in and landscape the hills in the corral’. Ouch, that would cost a bundle so I’d better buy a ticket. All I have to do is ‘Dreeaaam, dream, dream, dreeam, Dreeaaam.’

A walk to check the mail.
I'm glad Bill cut the fields on Monday,
that gives him a break this weekend.

With that done, I put things away and sat once more with the little boy. He, in the shade, and Mom in the sun. 😊 We make a great team. We filled the bird feeders today, welcoming them all back once more and then we picked some dandelions. A mention on my blogger friend’s post made me curious. I’m going to TRY to make some dandelion oil, not wine, oil. Gibbs helped me pick by sniffing out the good ones and I still left a lot on the berm hill.

Thank you Jackie for the tip.
I looked Dandelion Oil up and the benefits
make it worthwhile to try!

After washing the heads, they are drying in the Bunky. Gibbs stayed indoors while I went out to arrange things in the Bunky. It was looking cramped. Then I got a new puzzle out of the box. First, I took a badly needed shower. A couple of days of yardwork makes Patsy well, you know. Then I started a post and poured myself a Palm Bay cooler. Happy Hour for one. ♥

I let Gibbs off his leash
The first picture is the look "wanna race Mom?"
The second is after the first lap "are you coming?"

The temperature today is a balmy 19C/66F with a very slight occasional breeze. Perfect weekend temps! We sat outside until Bill returned home for the weekend. The Grosbeak is back, feasting and since my hummer feeders are empty, that is next on the agenda. Coming right up!

In a race, form doesn't matter.
Your ears can flop and fly if they need to.
Bottom picture: "Why are you so slow, Mom?"

Still running up along the fence.
It's shady there and he can keep a watch
out for Chippy
Um, he won, by the way.

I don’t know what supper will be, maybe toasted tomato sandwiches. It seems like we repeat a lot of the same thing and the freezer isn’t offering much variety. Bill is very easy to please and as long as his tummy gets filled, he’s a happy man. I got the puzzle border started and sat with Gibbs outside until Bill got home at 5:15 with a bladder of water from the Acreage. Double duty! The evening will be a quiet one, with some tv and Bill will be down in the Hangar to get ready for a morning of flying. It has been a great day!

This is the next big puzzle and
how I have to work on it.
Border pieces are in the middle,
they will be done first. 😂
Good night!

Thank you for popping in. Happy weekend!