When I woke up on Wednesday, Sept. 19th
I was snuggled down in the covers and noticed cooler air in the Suite. Bill let
Clemson out at 5:30 and they both crawled back under the covers. I heard Bill
trying to be very quiet as he slipped out of bed around 6:30 and thought I
would be able to drop off again. Nope, so I got up just before 7.
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| A calm cooler but lovely morning to walk |
Because I felt a bit chilled, I
slipped my fluorescent t-shirt on with a jacket overtop and pushed myself to go
for a walk. It was the only way I’d get warmed up the quickest. The air was
still with no breeze this morning and it was registering 54F on the outside
thermometer. The walk was lovely although I had to keep tucking my hands up in
my sleeves to warm my fingertips.
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| I need to keep turning around to catch the sunrise |
I’m glad I went because my coat was
undone by the time I returned and it had done the trick. I made my tea and sat
with Bill while we drank our brews and talked about our daily plans. We needed
gas for the riding mower as the grass needed to be cut. Bill took the Mercedes
into town to do that and immediately went out to cut the front field first.
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| A peek into the green forest |
We were expecting a phone call from
our friends, Jeff and Joan, regarding their visit tomorrow so didn’t want to
miss that. With a couple of things going on, mainly the weather, we believe we
are going to have to cancel. That is the big issue with company wanting to come
in September. Seems like there is another leak in the line between the cold
water and the hot water tank so we need have that looked after too. We’ll see
what Marshall thinks when he arrives.
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| a Camouflaged Pop! |
Bill finished out front and came back
before 10 and replaced the cupboard latches that he picked up at Can Am while
he was there. All fixed up and ready for the next round of bumpy interstate
roads. We made ourselves a coffee and waited for the phone call. When Jeff
phoned around 10:20 we all agreed that the weather over the next few days was
not conducive to visiting and cancelled it for this year. It is too bad but
that is what September does.
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| The funky tree still intriques my camera |
It was around 10:30 when Marshall
drove in with the Rav4 and we chatted for half hour or so and he was on his way
back to London. Thanks Marshall for bring Ptooties home! Inside Bill
communicated with Nicole at Can Am about last night’s adventure and then went
out to cut the back field. I brushed my teeth and went out to cut some of the
grass on the hill too before lunch.
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| Marshall had a nice drive with Ptooties |
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| He left with the Mercedes diesel |
It was 60f and the sun was beautiful.
I got part way done and decided to stop to make us something to eat. It was
already 12 noon so I fried up an egg omelette on toasted buns and we went back
out to finish the jobs. I managed to get another month of pictures sorted
before Bill came in for a snooze. I took our California Duster and brushed the
Rav down, removing 90% of the visible dirt. It looks so much better.
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| all dusted down, looking pretty |
At 3:30 we took Clemson’s food, a
couple of green apples and some Caramel Dip, our laptops, travel folders and
drove in to Rob and Pat’s one more time. We got right to it when we arrived and
booked the membership parks that we know we want to stop at. There are ‘bookdocking’
sites in between where flexibility allows for the unknown. Once we’d gone as
far as we could go, it was time to pack things up and order supper.
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| Clemson did well jumping up and down without the added scatter mats |
Today, Bill and I chose New Orlean’s
Pizza and picked it up to bring back to the house. Pat and I shared some
Spumanti Bambino wine, which I haven’t had since I was in my mid 20’s, and it
was nice for a change. Clemson moved from one couch to the other, undecided which
was more comfortable.
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| Bacon, pepperoni, mushroom and olives Yummy! |
It was after 7:30 when we said goodbye and came home to
watch the America’s Got Talent finale. The winner was one of my/our original 3
choices so we were pleased.
I went up to bed with Clemmy around
10 and dropped off pretty quickly. It
was a good day all around. We managed to get our grass cut on the property and
things are looking nifty again. We made some confirmed bookings for the winter
with our travel friends and we finalized about the visit for today, which is a
concern off our minds too.
Thank you for popping in!