A Busy Day and More Gorgeous Weather

The Ridge

On Wednesday, Oct. 9^th (Hump Day) the sky was once again as clear as it was yesterday. I’m not sure how we deserve this but I, for one, am ever so grateful! Even if it is the last kick of summer, with only a couple of weeks left here, I wanna yell ‘Yahooie Louie!’ I texted Bill from my snuggly position in bed when I knew he’d soon be leaving for work. He won’t text me until he knows that I am awake so I like to give him a hint. 😊

A little bit of fall colour this morning and look at that sky!

I’ve got a busy day planned so it will zip by. I got up at 7 and drove into Durham to clean a few minutes later. No one was around and that made things go even quicker. I had taken our cotton sheets in so popped them in a machine right away. There were 2 washers that needed a load run through them, no fault of the users, just ‘fall, grassy’ clothes leave their mark. I guess it would be nice if they wiped them out, but not too many customers do that.

If you squint, you should be able to see the line of geese
sorry, I'm kind of hooked on these guys!

A closer look

I retrieved change from a washer and started those loads and then came across a third machine that had lots of soap inside and some time left on the machine. Looks like someone was hasty putting change in and then removed their clothes before doing a wash. Only $3 had to be added to the $5.75 machine to start it and it was clean when I checked before leaving. No real issues today, I like that. When I returned home, I made my tea and sat reading blogs.

With a slight occasional breeze and the heat of the sun
they will dry quickly

The sun wasn’t up on the berm yet, because of the trees to the east of my clothesline, so I waited. When I’d finished a tea, I’d chatted with Bill, caught up on posts from yesterday and even checked the Baggage/Lotion restrictions on line. Bill discovered last night that Yvonne and Dennis will be sitting in the 2 seats directly behind us on the flight. Jess and Matt will be 6 rows ahead of us with Easton and Charlotte, Cory and Krystal’s boyfriend across the aisle. I've never been on a plane with a group of people I knew before. It's kind of neat.

I knew that I needed to get some food into my system before heading out to see Mom so had some yogourt and a peach along with my coffee. When I left at 11:15, I was concerned that UPS would arrive while I was gone with my book delivery so I left him a note on the door. I had to sign for the first one so I wasn’t sure if he would be able to leave it if I weren’t home. I let him know that I would be around tomorrow if he came back.

She looks like she's sleeping but she was actually talking to me
Sleeping Beauty

Mom was sleeping in her room, facing away from me so I woke her gently and she smiled and opened her eyes. She didn’t sit up though, kept saying how cold she was so she rolled over to face me and I covered her with the quilt while we talked. She seemed happy and kept asking how long could she stay there until we had to leave. I’m not sure where she thought we were going but eventually at 11:40 I encouraged her to sit up for a chat and a selfie. I got her a wash cloth to wash her sleepy eyes as I combed her hair out.

The colour in this photo is not great, the backlight was a killer
but the moment was special 

Her spirits were good as we walked down to lunch but I should have grabbed her another sweater as she still appeared cold. She waved at me until I went out the last door and that gave me a good feeling. From there, I drove to the Beer Store to return the bottles and cans we’d accumulated and then I drove to The ladies fashion store, MacGregor's to pass some time. They are a very pleasant couple. This is where I bought my two fascinator 'hats'.

I still love her sign
Stop the Car!

Lastly, I visited the Day Use Conservation Area. I hadn’t been here yet this summer. The picnic tables were put away for the season so I sat on the new steps.

Silence at the conservation park

how peaceful the river is

It was quiet and nice to just sit there in the sun for a few minutes. I’d told Pat I would be at her place at 10 to 1 so had time to kill. 

In summer months the swimming hole is very busy

When I arrived, she was almost ready and we said goodbye to Rob at 1. I drove to Owen Sound to the Marine and Rail Museum. My sister, Wendy, the curator of the museum, was giving an historical talk on Undergarments. The rail car was full with the exception of 2 chairs so as usual another great turn out in support of these talks.

The tables were set so beautifully for the approx.  46 in attendance

Wendy has the gift of gab and it is obvious after her first few statements, that she loves what she is doing and what she is talking about. We enjoyed the history lesson and when the tea and the carrot cake from All Things “T” were served, we devoured them like there was no tomorrow. 

These two ladies were our table mates
Sharon and Denise (I remembered their names!)

My little sister makes me proud
This view shows you the head of the only gentleman in attendance
Even he enjoyed the story and their were no models!

Delicious cake warranted a second shared piece
It was our lunch after all

Pat and I even shared a 2^nd piece because there was lots leftover and it was so yummy. I took a few pictures of the items Wendy brought from her personal collection. Very cool stuff!

Some beautiful pieces here, some very old
If you have anything like this, please hold onto it
Wendy is always looking for additional history

Bloomers, corsets and bed jackets

I'm sure glad we live in our 'free' times now!

We said goodbye and I drove through the construction crazed city to Value Village. Pat found a couple of things and so did I. I was looking for something in particular and luck was on my side as I found the white stretch capris I couldn’t find all summer and for a mere $4.50! Last stop was Dollarama where I picked up the cards we’ll need for the winter. I don't believe in spending any more than that on a piece of special paper with written words. That is now taken care of and all we have to do is buy stamps as we need them.

As I left Durham, the sun was performing in my rearview mirror

At Durham, Bill texted and asked me to go in to Rob and Pat’s when I dropped her off where he called with some upsetting news about a good friend. I won’t go into it but it sure wasn’t what we wanted to hear. I had a tea with them and at 6:30 I left for home. It just wasn’t turning into a very good evening after such a great day. 

Travelling on #4 highway towards the Ridge, I met a pickup truck that threw a stone and naturally, it hit the windshield. Crap! It hit close to the edge so not in my line of sight. Frustrating for sure.

Hey Speedy!

 When I called Bill, he suggested I go in first thing in the morning to the Speedy Auto Glass in Hanover to see if they can nip it in the bud. We’ll hope that whatever needs to be done can be dealt with in the time we have left here before pulling out. As I arrived home, my book was sitting on the step in the box, in a plastic bag. What a nice guy, I think my note helped him make the decision not to just leave a card. I'm so happy and the book turned out great!

I was getting a headache indicating that I needed to eat something so I plugged in to power and warmed up some roast beef, carrots and gravy. The roast is so good that I don’t mind eating it another night. Then I sat with my laptop to work on this post. It was a pretty good day until the latter part, a couple of things we really didn’t need. I hope yours was a good one too. 

And turning north onto Baptist Church Road, the sun said good night

The weather was pleasing and unfortunately, by the time I got home and settled, I remembered the sheets on the line. Oh well, they will still be there in the morning and have more sun to refresh them. I watched a couple of programs and by 10 o’clock I made my way up to bed.

Lastly, I'm happy to show you the book I just created and received
Good night/day everyone!

Thank you for your visit today.

Busy Days, Stocked Up, Telemaster Weights

The Ridge

On Monday, Sept. 9^th I was up and out the door at 6:45. Bill said he was awake when I got up but wasn’t sure if he heard me leave for work. The Mat was quick to clean but I took a little longer today because I wanted to wash some rags that Jamie had in the back room. They are starting to wash walls tomorrow and we ‘borrow/steal’ from the Lost and Found after a couple of weeks for towels and face clothes that get left. Often they can be put to use in the cleaning process.

Can you believe this sky this morning?

I was delayed because when I went to retrieve change from the washers, they were all empty. Jamie must have been in last night and then I remembered that usually Sunday night he does empty them. 

Very Arizona-ish

I slowed down enough to take a picture of the beautiful horses in the pen
Look at the back fence, looks like a deer, but it can't be real or I'm the best
photographer EVER!

One lady came in about 7:30 to do her laundry and that gave me the opportunity to get her $4 out of the machine to do a load of rags. They weren’t quite dry when I left at 8:15 but close enough. I took pictures of the walls before I started cleaning because soon they will be different.

These are for my record mostly
The brown isn't a bad colour, Jamie just wants to change it

I left there and drove home for a cup of tea. Bill was up and dressed, ready to head out. I tried to drink my tea quickly as we’d planned to go to Guelph, an hour and a half away, to Costco. Because it was a ‘zoo’ in London yesterday, this worked better for us. We left a huge chunk of our grocery budget at the store before fueling up on gas for ptooties. She got lucky with a great price of $1.05/litre! That was easy on he pocketbook whereas the 'instore' purchases - not so much. Now is the time that we start stocking up on a few things we like to take south.

A beautiful United church in Arthur

After leaving there, we stopped at a Dollarama where I grabbed a box of Baking Soda (you had to buy 6 at Costco – and even though they were ridiculously cheap at $5.49, 6 would last me 6 years!) and a couple of luggage tags for our carry-ons. Bill was still looking for small ¼ or ½ oz lead weights to add to the nose of his Telemaster to stabilize it. When you pick it up at a certain point on the wing, it should balance.

We loved this quaint strip mall in Fergus

After talking to a couple of his London flying buddies we had a new perspective. Not having luck at a Canadian Tire in Guelph, Fergus or Arthur, (these were all towns on our way home) we came home. We felt worn out! Driving and shopping does that to us. We put groceries away and I found temporary room for the bulk meat in the fridge. First a snooze and then I’d separate it into freezer packs.

they got a huge donation from us today

But we got really cheap gas

this looked funnier from a distance but all the blue bins lined up
looked like a new fad

Guelph water tower

Bill went into the Kitchener hobby store

I stayed in the car and refrained from going next door into this store

As you noticed, my blog post didn’t get published until just around 4 this afternoon but my excuse is just ‘life’. We’ve been busy and on the go for a couple of days. After the snoozes, he went out to put the plane together and I packaged meat and configured apples and other frozen foods to make room for everything. Don’t say ‘it won’t fit’ or ‘you can’t do it’ because I’ll prove you wrong in many cases or as the saying goes ‘die trying’ or end up crying! 😅

Arthur's town sign (on the way home now) is beautiful
with the large metal poppies

Bill left no stone unturned as he went in most Canadian Tire stores
looking for small lead weights
they had them but only for their own use and don't sell them

I had success and Bill’s choice for supper was burgers so that would remove a couple of patties and buns. I feel like having a bbq’d hot dog too and some fresh corn we picked up from the Rotary booth today. I’ll skip a bun with my burger. Maybe. I went out to help Bill do the test on the Telemaster. Boy, that sucker is heavy! The plane already weighs around 41 pounds and we still had to add weight to it.

quickest C.T. visits ever so I didn't mind waiting in the car

We were very, very pleased when, by following the new instructions Kevin gave us, the plane levelled out evenly and appeared almost perfectly balanced. Yay! We don’t need anywhere near the weight we first thought we would. This makes Bill’s life a whole lot easier, for sure. Mine too. Happy husband.....oh, that's wife. Hmmm. Hopefully soon he’ll be able to pick up lead for the last few ounces he needs and get this monster finished, ready for a test flight.

And I've missed this little guy

 I came inside and got lost in my book. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve read this book before but you know what? It doesn’t even matter. It is such a good read and I get a kick out of the ending so will finish it tonight. I’d love to see this performance on screen. When Bill came in at the end of ‘his’ day, it was 5:30 and we sat with our books for another 45 minutes when he decided to light the Weber.

He must've know that as he turned and posed for me

Supper was good. I’d cooked a cob of corn in the cooker thingy that Pat and I bought at Quartzsite last winter. It was a display for baked potatoes but the corn cooked, in husk, in 2 ½ minutes. That’s great when it is only one cob but when I’m cooking more than that, nothing beats Madame IP for me. We took care of the dishes immediately and decided we were too full for dessert tonight. I had a bun with my dog, just not the same without it. Tomorrow we’ll have to clean up the apple crumble though.

It was a good summer supper

I sat and worked on today’s blog post and Bill settled in his chair to read. This was another busy day for us. Stay tuned to see what we’re up tomorrow. Something new for Bill especially!

And the sun set on the Ridge for another day
Good night y'all!

Thank you for popping in.