Pokeno, Calm Day

 Park Place RV Park

On Tuesday, Mar. 4th I was still sleepy at 7 when I usually get up. I guess staying up last night, an hour past my usual bedtime was the reason. I won't say I regret it because I watched an old (1980's) movie with my sweetie. I have never seen The Jazz Singer with a very young Neil Diamond (shame on me!) so we watched it together. I thoroughly enjoyed it; loving his voice helped as well.

Good morning!
Gibbs watches Daddy drive away.

Did Daddy forget something Mom?

So, when I got up, I had my cereal and tea. Bill left for the flying field around 8, unfortunately forgetting to grab his coffee mug when he left. I didn't notice until he texted but I couldn't help. It was still hot when he returned at 11:15, that Thermos mug is the best and worth the price we paid for it. 😊 Gibbs and I got out for his walk after our exercises and when we returned, we sat outside in the gazebo.

Some sky activity, but otherwise
clear blue skies today

It was nice to visit with Irma for a while, Gibbs encouraged her to stop and sit with us. He has to greet and show her that blankie, 'dontcha' know? His first minute of your visit, he may be annoying but he soon settles down to allow communication. Of course, he keeps watch for passersby, on duty at all times. When Bill got home, we sat until lunchtime and discussed how our year forward will look with all the unknowns. Trying not to worry.

a bit of wind but much calmer
than the last couple of days

For lunch, I finished cleaning the bones of the roasted chicken and it was worth the effort. At 1 pm, I took my bucket full of pennies over to play Pokeno. There were 4 of us again and I'm happy to say that I won the blackout. It's the final game with a full card of pennies. Everyone was waiting for the 3 of❤️'s but me. When the 4 of ♠️'s was called, I was quite excited. I did add a few pieces in the puzzle before returning home at 3:30.

Sadly, my pilot had a mishap this morning.
He's not too upset, it has been rebuilt many, many times.

The rest of the afternoon pretty much followed suit from the previous days. We all sat outside together until time for Gibbs' walk. I didn't go any further on my own today, instead poured myself a Coke Zero and sat with Bill. 

For supper, we had grilled pork chops, mixed vegetables and rice. It was very good and didn't take long to cook at all. After cleanup, we watched a movie together after checking out Global news and weather. Interesting that Calgary, Alberta is expecting some nice temps this week. 

A few more pieces

We reached a pleasant 78F/26C today and the winds were almost non-existent. I've enjoyed the day.

A good meal, topped off with fresh
strawberries and cream.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.

Calmer Start to the Day, But Still Cold

The Ridge

I felt like I’d had a good sleep, a dreamless sleep, when I woke at 7:30ish on Saturday, Apr. 11^th. I snuggled closer to Bill for a few minutes and could tell that he was still in a semi-sleep state so went about getting up, quietly. By the time I was done in the bathroom and downstairs making my tea, he was also getting up. He’s not a ‘stay in bed for a bit in case I drop back off’ kind of person. He made the bed and joined me downstairs.😉 

Arriving at the Acreage

This is one of the small ponds along the drive in
It was frozen over this morning

 We read our friends’ blog posts and made some comments where we wanted and finished our hot brews. At least we didn’t wake to any more of the white stuff but it sure was cold. The temperature was reading -5C/28f but it was surprisingly warm in the body of the Suite. I think the heater was up a bit more than normal. Bill ran a cycle of the furnace through just to heat the belly up a bit. The thing I noticed right away was that the winds had abated from yesterday.

Donna and Gerry's trailer waits for them

I’d decided to take a walk before the winds increased, which meant bundling up like an eskimo. In my long hoody and long winter coat and toque (which I’m never comfortable in because they never stay over my ears) I was ready to go. Before my walk, Bill suggested we go and check the water and taps at the Acreage, in fact, why not get some water in our bladder? We don’t ‘need’ it yet but we want to keep those lines open during this cold time.

And the reflections in the big pond

 On the way back home, I asked Bill to let me out about a mile down the road. That was where my walk came in to effect. It was cold alright but I’m glad I was able to get out at least. Back home, I set about going through the grocery flyers for Hanover and Durham to see what was on sale and then worked on my puzzle. I’m going to be wishing I had ‘borrowed’ more 500-pc. puzzles before this cold stretch is over. I suppose I can always resort to my puzzle mat on the kitchen table and move up to 750 pc.

Walking back towards home

Bill was in and out checking a few things and when he came in around 11:30, I’d started our bacon and eggs. I’ve started a grocery list, trying to be reasonable but the fridge and freezer are starting to bare down. Between laundry and grocery shopping, Monday will probably be the day to take care of those necessities. For right now, it was just kind of a hang around day. At one point, before settling at the puzzle again, I bundled up and took a walk down the lane.

Follow the road to the very far hill and you'll see a black spot
That's Bill in Black Beauty

It hasn’t got very warm today. +7C/44F but the winds haven’t been as gusty. The sun didn’t take over the sky but made appearances now and then and boy was it ever warm if you were sheltered. 

It was very cold out there

On my walk this morning, I remembered the reason for not wearing toques in the cold weather. I am constantly pulling it down over my ears and just getting frustrated with it. So, this afternoon I sat in the sun on the couch and crocheted a neck strap for it. Yes, childish, perhaps, but it will work just dandy for me!

No laughing, my ears will be warm

Then I worked away at the puzzle and by this time Bill had retreated to the Hangar for an hour or so. He was going to be my guinea pig tonight again for supper as I was going to make a salmon loaf with potatoes in Madame IP. Not really following one particular recipe, I bluffed my way through it. I did warn him though and praised him at the same time for his patience and willingness to try my new creations.

I got involved in watching a movie with Bill
Miss Congeniality so the puzzle didn't get finished

So, we were eating supper around 6:30. Even though the loaf didn’t quite replicate a ‘loaf’ and it wasn’t the best meat dish I’ve made, it was ‘okay’ and we will eat the leftovers another night. I had cut potatoes up small and placed them in a liquid in the bottom of the IP. The trivet sat on top with a pot containing the salmon loaf. There are things I know now not to do again, but with a dill sauce, we didn’t mind it at all. I had mashed the potatoes and served corn on the side.

Then, we had some ice cream with my c.c. jelly. Now, that was tasty. When dishes were done, I sat to finish today’s post and then moved over to work on the puzzle.  This was a pleasant enough day. 

The highlight today was when my daughter called for our weekly chit chat. 😊 It was nice that Chris was home too and we heard some contributions in the background while talking to Bridgette.

Sometimes our best pictures are a surprise
I was taking a picture of the 'sheet' of ice in our pond
but I rather like the way the weeds look instead
Good night!

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