The Ridge
On Tuesday, Apr. 30th we
woke to dull cloudy skies. One goes hand in hand but at least it wasn’t raining
or snowing! The day has just begun, we are hardly surprised anymore with
whatever the weather Gods give us. It was above freezing, but only by a degree
or two and it was nice that the wind was 10 mph or less.
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| If you look close you'll see a finch having breakfast |
It was 7 when I got up and I should
have taken advantage of the dryness and bundled for a walk. That’s what happens
when I miss a few days, it takes a bigger push to get it going again. Instead,
I had my tea with Bill and we read blogs to see what our friends were up to
yesterday. Thank you everyone for the condolences and kind words over us losing
a good friend. Your expressions mean a lot.
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| Someone needs a haircut, don't you agree? |
Bill went down and puttered a bit
around 8:30 in the Hangar and I sorted laundry. We had poached eggs for
breakfast, Bill’s on toast and mine liberally dotted with butter. Yum, good
fat. I didn’t even miss the toast even though that is a breakfast that I love.
We cleaned up dishes and I got washed up and dressed while Bill finished
something outside.
Ellen had texted just as I’d called
Bill in to eat. She was going for a walk and wondered if I wanted to join her.
The timing was just not good, darn it! I would have enjoyed the company. We
have to leave shortly after 10:30 to take Clem in for his hair cut so I won’t
be walking here this morning. In town, I will take a walk to the corner for
some exercise and steps. My Fitbit is thinking ‘what a lazy bum, she is!’ The
best I could do was a walk down the lane to meet Ellen.
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| And I think you'll agree here too, that Clemson is a handsome devil again |
Bill showed them both his Hangar and
cargo trailer full of planes before it was time to pack the laundry and Clemson
in the car. Kate from Bath and Biscuit welcomed Clemson with a smile and told
us she’d see us in an hour. We drove to the Laundromat and set 3 washers going.
Bill drove to the Home Hardware, still a couple of little things, he loves the
H.H. here in Durham. They treat him well. I walked uptown to the bank to get
money out for Kate.
The day is turning out to be quite
nice and I enjoyed the walk even though it was short. We met back at the
Laundromat after Bill picked up a prescription from IDA in town. We were hoping
to carry on after getting our little furball to Hanover to wish Gerry a Happy
Birthday in person but he was heading off to work for the afternoon so were
just as happy to go back home with the clean clothes and get them put away.
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| The grader works down the road |
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| And then skips off to another road in need |
Clemson looks great and I would love
to be a fly in a corner to watch how Kate has such success. No one does his cut
so well, completing the nail trim, bath and cut in an hour. Her prices haven’t
changed since we arrived in this area 3 years ago. The sun was making many
appearances on our way home and I kicked myself for not ignoring the weather
forecast (of no sun) and brought the clothes home to hang.
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| And it was great to see some blue sky and sunshine today |
When we returned, Ellen and Scott
hadn’t left yet; they had another full day of running around but all for good
stuff and they were glad to be in the area, close enough to do it easily. It
wasn’t long until we saw them pull out of the laneway. I made myself a coffee
and had a piece of my cake. Bill has warmed up to it and was mistaken at which
one I had taken. The other one is the one he screwed his nose up to so I felt
better about that.
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| A walk out the lane felt good |
With the day warmed up to 45F/8C
(woohoo!) I put my puffy vest on and went for a walk. Ellen told me she crossed
B.C. Rd and went down the hill on North Line so that indicated to me that the
homes along there didn’t have dogs that ran out when you passed by.
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| This is a pretty view but the hills are steeper than they look |
I’ve always
been leery about going too far until I knew either way. So, that was the way I
went. The gravel was not as solid or dry as our side of N.L. is but I walked
around the muddy spots and went down the first big hill.
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| Interesting house, eh? |
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| There is no driveway into this property, meaning no vehicles the family rides bicycles |
It is a nice walk and I’d never gone
that far before. I loved the little farm down here at the bottom of the hill,
always teased that it was the Hippie’s place. We’d seen it and heard about it
after driving down there. Funny how people and places get their nicknames. When
I returned up the lane the turtles did their normal retreat by slipping into
the water as or even before I neared. Skittish is their nickname.
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| And on the way home, the hills gave me the exercise I needed |
I got to the top of the Ridge and I
saw the road grader coming from the north east. There is a spot in front of our
neighbours house to the north of us that is full of pot holes. We haven’t gone
that way but we have seen everyone, and I mean everyone, slow down to a crawl
as they drive through that section. Someone has complained just enough to
warrant bringing the grader down to work on it. The rest of North Line, at our
end, isn’t bad at all. Yet.
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| And that is looking towards home |
He made a few runs at it, back and
forth very slowly so that should have made a difference. Ellen and Scott, who
are visiting friends in Meaford, will notice the change. Inside, I caught up on
my post and sat in my chair for a bit. I have things to prepare for the rest of
the week but felt a sit down was in order first. The rest of the afternoon was
quiet and I read the new book, The Prince of Beverly Hills.
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| Looking back to the Ridge with our two rv's in the distance |
Bill came in about 4:45 and Clemson
was still up on the bed, sleeping. His supper got prepared anyway and he soon
came down to have his meal. With the tv on, we watched NCIS reruns and soon it
was time for me to start supper. I had an eye of the round roast thawed so sautéed
it in Madame IP, added beef broth and onions and then cooked it with potatoes
for 55 minutes. We had leftover glazed carrots that I warmed up while making
gravy in the same pot.
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| Newly graded road |
It was 6:45 when we sat down to eat
and everything tasted wonderful. I’d made some suppers and some lunches for
Bill and he put some drinks into his cooler. Tomorrow will be a busy day for
both of us and his will continue while in London. We cleaned up dishes and sat
for the remainder of the evening together.
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| Supper was delicious I should have avoided the potatoes but it has been a long time since we've had them |
This was a good day, the weather was
a little better although we still didn’t get over 50F/9C. One day, one day, we’ll
make it there.
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| and time for a selfie |
Thank you for stopping in today.