Paisley, On
On Sunday, Feb. 21st we were awake and up at 7. After discussing our night’s sleep, apparently, we each had a good sleep. 😊 Bonus! We got our drinks first and brought them up to our room. I had a blog to finish, AGAIN, getting to be a habit. With my tea finished, I sorted laundry and Bill carried it down for me to load the machine.
Let's start the blog off with a sunny picture
of Susan's second batch of Christmas cactus flowers
On today’s
agenda, other than laundry, a shower first, a walk is definitely in order and I’ve
ensured someone I would make a cheesecake. A special request. After my shower,
we did some more online stuff and I printed off my filed recipe to take
downstairs. I don’t usually print them off but it is easier, while we are here,
than carting my laptop down when I want to bake. At home, it sits easily on our
island.
I shouldn't have eaten both but I did
loaded with butter
Hence the much needed walk!
The sun
is out this morning again and that just perks me up to no end. It’ll be a good
day! We hadn’t eaten much last night and certainly not the good fat food that
fills us so we were hungry earlier than usual. At 10:30, I went down to make
breakfast. It wasn’t any better but I had cinnamon rolls to bake so that’s what
we had. I’m our worst enemy sometimes and Bill is a too ready and willing accomplice!
Bill took these pictures for me the other day
Aren't they beautiful?
After we
ate, we decided to leave dishes until I was done baking. It was a good time to
go for a walk so I headed around the noon hour. I knew I made a booboo as soon
as I got out from the shelter of the house. I didn’t wear a hat nor did I put
my scarf on. I’d already locked the door so didn’t want to go back and get it.
I zipped my coat up all the way and put my hood up and that made a big
difference.
It was
worsened by the fact that I was walking directly into the cold wind. I stuck it
out all the way south to the edge of town and at the crosswalk, I turned
towards the west in the direction of the car wash. Bill had mentioned that he
wanted to take both vehicles up for a wash so I texted him and asked my sweetie
to bring my scarf and I’d meet him there. 😊 That worked!
Look at that gorgeous sky
I had to
kill some time so walked around the school area and down a couple of dead-end
streets in the area but then I saw him inside with Ptooties. He got in at a
good time, there were 2 other dirty vehicles waiting when he pulled out. With a
scarf snug around my neck to cover my chin when needed, I strutted off after
saying goodbye to Bill.
Paisley Central School
is just across the street from the car wash
Now, isn't this interesting?
I love it and might have to steal it for the Ridge
(not physically, calm down, just the idea.)
It was a
really nice walk and I ended up on the west end of Balaklava St. turning onto
Mill Drive. It is so interesting to see what water is frozen and what the sun
has opened up in the river. I did a bit of a detour as I got back to Queen St. just
to take a couple of pictures at the ‘bridge over the two rivers’. Back home, I
was nice and warm but not overly.
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| She's all clean again, 2X this winter already! |
Then I
made the almond crust for the cheesecake and eventually blended up the filling.
While it was baking in Madame IP (she was happy to be of use again!), I went
out and began a new puzzle. It will be a challenge mostly because it is 1000 pieces
and the pieces take up a lot of room. I’ve had to layer them a bit while I work
on the border but it looks like a really neat one to do. Sorry, I didn’t get a
picture.
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| Dead ending at Mill Drive see the bridge? |
While I
was working on it, Bill texted that he needed me to help him. ?? I didn’t know
what he was doing but came upstairs right away. He wasn’t feeling good and needed
something for an upset stomach. Plus, he was hot to the touch but said he couldn’t
get warm. We got him into bed and I layered the blankets on before taking his
temperature. It was up a bit but since he’d previously taken some Advil, I just
got him a cool cloth for his forehead.
Were you missing the mill?
There it is off in the distance
Towards town, the trestle bridge 
a small portion of water showing of the Teeswater River 
Instead of the Tigger bounce, a display of happiness
I didn’t
want to leave him alone so went down to make a cup of tea and returned to sit
on the bed while he slept. It was a good opportunity to read some of my book while
I was wide awake! He slept a lot and eventually woke feeling a bit better. Not
too hungry and I know not to ‘stuff a fever’, I made him some vegetable soup
with a piece of buttered toast. I warmed up my stir fry and sat upstairs to eat
it. He felt better and his temperature had dropped a few points. 😊
I wonder why people don't clear their back steps off
in case of emergency
This place DOES have another door at the back by the garage
but some don't
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| The Saugeen with a bit of water flowing to the southeast |
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| I wasn't out after Black Beauty got back but Ptooties is ready for another week of driving |
When I
went down to do dishes, I made his lunch and tried to get everything prepped
the way he likes it for morning. We don’t know if he’ll be feeling well enough
to go but knowing my trooper, he will bounce right back. We’ll see. I worked on
my blog and then sat with him and my book until it was time for me to crawl
into bed too. I have a full day of work ahead of me too. By the way, the
cheesecake looked good so I sampled ours.
I enjoyed my stir fry tonight again
This was
a pretty quiet day and I accomplished all that I wanted to. So did Bill. I
think he got a chill when he was out in that cold DIY car wash and perhaps got
his feet wet. They are the coldest part on his body. ☹
While I worked on a puzzle at the Sundance RV Park
my buddy, Pat, worked on their computers
Feb. 21, 2019
good night!
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