Making Short Work of a Saturday

The Ridge

On Saturday, May 27^th we all slept in until 6:30. That doesn’t sound like sleeping in to some of you, but at least Bill didn’t have an alarm to get him up at 5:30 and although Gibbs was awake snuggled beside me for half hour, he didn’t bother his Daddy until Bill made the first move. 😊 ♥ I wanted to get into town by 7:30 so got up as well and we all prepared for the day. With the clothes sorted, I left at 7:15 for the Mat.

As I pulled out of the lane,
this family with 12 children,
had just crossed the road.
No enhancement here at all, just
a sun directional change. 

Bill left by 8 to go flying. Two loads in the machines and I was cleaning when Donna walked in. She’d told me that she would stop in on her way to FS Co- op to get plants. When I finished work and laundry, I drove to Foodland for milk, bread and a handful of other things we would need over the weekend. I’ll do a big shopping first of the week in Hanover. Then I nipped across the street where Pamela (at the Co-op) helped answer my questions about pot planting.

Gibbs help me hang the clothes by
not going too far from my side

Often, I look at our home and 
realize how grateful I am for my life.
I love what we're making of it together. ♥

This is the story of Parental Obedience.
It looks like: 'Can you bring Mom that flower pot?'
Instead it is: (in a sterner voice) "Bring Mom that pot!" 

My vegetables all done!
I watered after taking this picture and staked my tomatoes
so the pots are actually cleaned up. I'm a messy gardener!

Ha ha, not ‘pot’ planting but which tomatoes would do best planted in pots. 😊 I’m sure I could figure ‘pot’ planting out if I was inclined to do so! I came home with 4 tomato, 6 pepper and 6 spinach plants. All looking nice and healthy. I also bought a 30-litre bag of 3 in 1 soil, as she suggested, with peat moss in the mix. Back home, I hung the laundry with Gibbs’ help and then I got my hands in the dirt with planting. 😉 It feels great to finally settle something that I’ve been wrestling with.

Well, hello Jack!
My Bridget's Bloom are ready to pop all over
the Ridge too. 💘

Bill wasn’t home by 12:30 so Gibbs and I came inside for lunch and then we went out to water the pots. What was next? Well, not much other than filling the hummer feeders and mixing up an extra batch for refills. Then, we rested. It was around 2:30 that my hungry pilot returned home to us. ♥ He’d taken snacks so certainly wasn’t starving. 

This is a story of overcrowding.
These hostas in my big garden need to
relocate. Are there any properties available?

He and Gibbs had their snooze and I went out to work on the puzzle. With the border done, we all drove over to the Acreage for Happy Hour with my sisters and their husbands.

Gibbs occasionally remembers his little bed
He's on leash here waiting for Daddy to come up the lane
He is getting 'better' with the car chasing but with the cargo
trailer maneuvering, I'd rather have him restrained.

A plan was made to meet at Country Corner in Durham for supper at 6:30 so we scooted Gibbs home and drove into town. It was quiet and a nice meal at a normal little family restaurant, in a town where many regulars dine. I had a chicken quesadilla in a sun-dried tomato tortilla. That was new to me and it was delicious! Donna and I ordered the same thing and we had no doggie bags tonight. We were hungry!

Gibbs is very social and will sit on anyone who'll
welcome him. It's easier if you close your legs though! 😅
Right hand picture story: "I am a responsible parent, I am a
responsible parent". Woops!

Back home by 8, we brought the clothes in off the line together and Bill went to the Hangar for a bit. I won’t lie, I’m feeling tired so this post will not be done until morning. Instead, I watched a couple of episodes of Mrs. Maisle. It has been an awesome day and I found some tv to stream before bed. 

Now, I'm spoiled and will want a sun-dried tortilla
with every quesadilla!

The temperature reached a lovely 25C/76F with even warmer days ahead. There was hardly a breeze today so kind of perfect. 😉

Out the window of our home,
the sun was ready to drop below the tree line.
Good night!

Thank you for the visit.

A Great Swimming Day, A Great Anything Day, Happy Hallowe’en

Ridgeview RV Resort

On Monday, Oct. 31^st we had two things on the agenda. We were up around 7:30 and had our cereal and hot drinks. By 9, we were on the Parkway into Bullhead City to the Walmart. There were a few key things we couldn’t (or don’t) buy at Sam’s Club but things we needed to have. Bread, for example, can only be bought in packs of 3 and we don’t want 3 loaves going bad in the house.

First thing, I watched and waited as the sun rose onto
our site

We got the items and scooted back via I-95 towards the park. I get confused every single time I’m here so it is a very good thing I don’t do the driving! Back home, Bill finished connecting the satellite and we got our channels. Last night, we had a snag with the head and borrowed a spare one from Roland to try. It worked just great so there you go, friends in the right places. ♥

I missed the last word but
I think this banner says it all anyway.
We're in your country, so this impressed me

Looking across at Laughlin,
a cool looking casino

Lori and Roland were getting ready for a ride
A pretty lady on a pretty motorcycle ♥

I took Gibbs for a walk to the dog park an as expected, he sniffed around for about 10 minutes and then went to the gate to get out. 😊 What a nut! 

Sniff, sniff and then 'okay, let's go Mom'

We had lunch around noon and I had toasted bread that I’d just bought. The packaging said it was Keto Seed so I thought I’d try it. It tasted quite good! After lunch, we relaxed until around 1 when I walked up to the pool for a couple of hours.

The water wasn’t real warm but I was able to slip in and swim around a bit without feeling chilled. The winds were up again today but they were warm and felt refreshing. I enjoyed the time lounging in the heat of the sun. It reached 82F/28C today and we were just thrilled about that. When I was dried off after a couple of dips, and after a long conversation with my son, I went in to work on the puzzle for half hour.

It looks like the light is on at the top
of this pole
but instead it is obviously God's light 💗

Back home, we declined the offer to sit with Lori and Roland not for any other reason that that Bill was watching a movie and I wanted to sit in the shade with Gibbs and read a bit. They understood, none of us are under any obligation to each other when we camp together. It is a given that we are welcome to each other’s homes but not a commitment. 😊 Gibbs was very good today without his bark collar on and we praised him often. ♥

Gibbs keeps Daddy's chair 'warm'

A lovely day for sitting in the shade
with a good book and your sweeties

We sat together outside until 6 when Bill grilled cheeseburgers for supper. Nice to have the Weber set up for a few days. Our burgers were delicious, messy but great. The Tailgater buns we picked up were wonderful. We loaded the few dishes in the washer and set it on a quick wash. We’d recorded The Voice at 5 so watched it at 7 while I finished my post. What a great day!

Supper was great
The buns were so good that I didn't even mind
the odd bite without the meat! 

Happy Hallowe'en! Going back into the archives for this one. I used to love dressing up. 

2015
Happy Hallowe'en
and
Good night

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