An Inside Day, Snowbunny Gibbs!

The Ridge

On Tuesday, April 8th it was to another 'unfortunate' surprise that we woke up to. I slept in until 7:30 (!) although I did wake up when I heard Bill and Gibbs getting up at 6:15. Bill was out and in a couple of times and informed me as I got up that we had no water. Well, isn't that fun? You think you do things right but some of the water in our fresh tank has frozen. It is probably the very bottom near the exit point but for now, we will be living like Eskimos. 😕

Good morning!
Last night, Gibbs was exhausted.

It wasn't full, so there should be no concerns about the tank being damaged. We've decided to leave the furnace on all day, rather than using our other sources of heat like we did yesterday. Gibbs and Bill, mostly Bill, went out 7 or 8 or more times to gather snow in a pail to melt on the stove. This would enable us to flush the toilet and wash throughout the day. The temperature for today will not get much, if any, better than -6C/20F and another -9C.16F overnight. 

The pond's edge was frozen
Shadows on the berm.

Other than that, we are plenty warm and although a bit discouraged that we can't be out doing stuff, we are quite fine. The sun is peeking through the clouds periodically but mostly a gray blanket hangs over our heads. We just relaxed for the morning, doing a few things online and biding our time. We had our sandwiches for lunch continued to monitor the water situation. When Bill got the bladder filled at Pat's on Sunday, there was more than we needed so at least we have more to use if necessary - from that source.

My Eskimos
looking for 'clean' snow.

Bill needed something to do so while I started today's post, he got out our portable file cabinet and began purging files. There isn't much point in me going through the book/dvd cupboard at this stage since there is no room in the Bunky to take the overflow. I'll just bide my time and either do more quilling or sorting through clothes. Joanne, my niece, has invited me, among others, to our Spring Clothing Exchange on May 3rd, so I have an outlet for clothes, at least. 😃 I already have a bag started.

It isn't Bill or I, but
we have a snow bunny in the house.

I think he is having fun,
don't you?

Turns out, all I did was start my blog post, read and watch YouTube videos upstairs. I tried to have a snooze when my eyes got heavy but that just isn't me so it didn't work. 💁I came down around 5:45 to start supper. It was a better plan, at least a better meal, than yesterday and I knew it wouldn't take too long to prepare. My sister, Donna, called to check on us and invite us over on Thursday, so that will be nice, giving us each a chance to catch up on the winter happenings.

Upstairs, there was some play time
Left picture: his little butt is in the air.
Top right: there's a puppy dog under that blanket.
Bottom right: sound asleep with a tummy rub
(& full exposure!)

Supper was fried chops, cheese rice , corn for Bill and more squash for me. Yum, it was good. The chops were quite thin so frying them was the best option. We did dishes with melted snow heated on the stove. It feels very pioneer-ish. 😄 I finished my blog while we ate another ice cream cone from the freezer. That shows how we are bearing the cold........it is toasty in the Suite as we are trying to thaw that water!

The clouds are moving on.

This has been a fine day and now you know who in the family loves the snow. He is so funny and had a wonderful time before crashing on the bed with Mom. The afternoon reached the forecasted high of 5C/24F and the beautiful sun filled the sky. I hope you had a great day.

Supper was good.
Good night!

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Staying Inside, Mostly

The Ridge

On Tuesday, Sept. 5^th I was up to say goodbye to Bill. He left the Suite for work around 6:30, his usual time. He took Black Beauty today, in the off chance they would be done at this location today and he could bring their work trailer back to Mildmay. He wanted to pop into Grey Bruce Fleet as well, if he had time before they closed. 

The sunrise is later and later
but when it pops, it brightens the whole Suite.

They were working in Kincardine again, trying to finish the bathroom there, so I don’t know if he’ll be done on time to stop anyway. ☹ I had nothing, I repeat NOTHING, on my plate today, my reward for working on the weekend. Can you say 'Lazy'? I had my tea and then closed windows. It is going to be another hot one, one of the last two for a while, so I turned the a/c on to a middle grade of 24C/76F.

I doubt you can make them out,
but Gibbs is focused on our neighbours
at the end of their lane. 
I'm glad they've got themselves moved in.

Then we went for a walk down to the corner. As we approached our neighbour’s lane to the west, Dad, Mom and daughter were walking to catch the bus. They’ve finally moved in after getting possession June 1^st. Anyway, it is Evie’s very first day of school, ever, and she was quite excited and cute with her little hat and backpack. Back home, the heat was already stepping in so I’m glad the a/c is set.

Top - my work centre
Bottom - 3 bags full for pies or crisps

I had no intention of doing anything outside today although it crossed my mind that perhaps I should be dumping our black tank before it gets too full. Another day, it isn’t necessary yet. I did bring the 5-gallon jug in to fill our fridge container and then began peeling, coring and slicing some of the apples for the freezer. I’ll make more apple sauce another day, soon, but this was enough for today.

My lunch today was so good!
A mishmash of sauteed vegetables and pepperoni
on toasted seeded rye bread. 😋

Today, I happened to glance at our wall calendar, which is inside on our entrance closet door and noticed that we forgot his ♥ worm pill on Sept. 1^st, plus his Bravecto table for fleas and ticks. The first one he ate with gusto but I had to try a few things to get him to eat the second, obviously not pleasing one. Finally, I mashed it and mixed it with a tablespoon of peanut butter. Gobbled it up!

Gorgeous sky today with puffy white clouds
floating overhead

While working away at that, I turned Amazon Prime Music on and listened to one of my favourite groups’ songs from different albums. I’ve always loved Blue Rodeo, knowing the songs by heart, well, many of them. The Suite was full with me competing with the tv’s volume. Yikes, poor Gibbs! No dancing today though, I was too busy for the morning.

While watching my program,
I unwound my hank/skein of yarn into a ball.
Had to Google how to do it so I didn't have
it all tangled.
You avid 'wool gatherers' already know this trick
but I didn't!
One of you should recognize this yarn.

I’ve been reading my latest book and it is quite good and I’ve started watching the ‘uncomfortable’ (shall we say?) series The Handmaid’s Tale. After the first couple of episodes, I didn’t know if I could watch it, it is terrible but good so I watched 2 episodes this afternoon while we were cocooned indoors.

At 4, it was time to move, so I shut it off and Gibbs and I went for the mail. I put his new collar on him but didn’t turn it on. He never left my side and stayed at the end of our lane while I walked to the mailbox. ♥ by the time we got back from that short endeavour, he was anxious to get back in the coolness. Me too! I made a cup of tea and worked on my afternoon Wordle games. Tough Phrazle!

Look at this good little boy
walking BESIDE me up and down the lane.
"Look at me being a good boy, Mom!"

For supper, I’ve planned air fried chicken thighs and a potato for Bill and corn. No sprouts tonight for a change. 😊 He didn’t get home until 5:30 and I started supper at 10 to 6. The thighs always take a longer time in Rosy, or so it seems, but I didn’t want to counter-act utilizing the a/c by using the oven. Supper was good with applesauce and yogourt to finish. After clean up, (seems like a lot of dishes!) Bill made his lunch.

I have quite a few tomatoes coming ripe now
and 4 peppers on this one plant!
I didn't think I'd get more than the one pepper
so I'm quite pleased. One plant produced none. 😕

My Sedum is getting ready to bloom
showing pink in the blossoms
Such a worry free plant. 😁

This was a good day and with no wind to speak of, I’m glad we are using our cooling system for a couple of days! The night is young, so who knows what we’ll do for the evening. We reached a high of 30C/87F today and a warm evening for sleeping around 20C/68F. 

Supper and
Good night y'all!

By the way, for anyone interested, my sister arrived safe and sound in Budapest early this morning, our time. She will have a wonderful time with her daughter. 💕

Thank you for popping by.