Today, Tuesday, July 3rd
when I woke up, it was 6 am, too early to get up. In my books. My window was
open and the blind up in case the wind picked up through the night and caught
it. Flop bang flop. I pulled the blind down as Bill was facing me and the
window and still sleeping. At 6:30 I got up and after readying our brew, headed
out for a walk. A mile first thing is enough on days like this but at least I
got out there before the heat hit again.
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| Good morning |
Stepping back inside, I could hear
Bill brewing our drinks and putting the television down. It drops down into the
cabinet, a feature we really like. We read a bit as we drank our coffee and tea
and then Bill took Black Beauty over to the Acreage to fill the water bladder
and I took Ptooties into the Durham laundromat. I stripped the bed yesterday
but decided to just do two loads today and do the sheets another day this week.
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| I didn't walk alone today |
It was nice to see Darlene, the
owner, and her daughter, Connie in there checking machines and cleaning things.
I was, however, sad to see that Darlene has the place and business up for sale.
I fully support her desire to retire, hey! We highly recommend it, don’t we? We
can only hope the new owners keep the laundromat open and keep it working as
well as they do now.
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| Our neighbours place Totally off the grid |
Back home, I hung them on the line
and already at 9 we could feel the humidity returning. Bill wanted to go into
town together and get a refill on his script and I’d had enough of the pesky
shingles already to warrant filling mine. I was trying to get by without them. I
hate paying the price ($108) for 30 when Mexico is almost giving them away, but
I have found the result of a breakout much worse without the pills. Bite the
bullet and pay the price and stock up this winter.
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| Another neighbour around the corner, some know him as Elvis makes his own flower beds |
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| From the roadway, our little haven up on the hill |
So, after I made us a couple of
blueberry pancakes (thanks Shirley, love that recipe) we cleaned up and headed
into Durham. After popping in to the I.D.A. drug store, we went to Home
Hardware for the last piece of wood Bill needs to finish his project. There was
enough water left in the bladder to use the pressure washer on the paddle boat
so Bill cleaned it up and I took pictures to advertise. It would be nice if we
could sell it but we’ll see.
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| Blueberry pancakes for breakfast |
While Bill fiddled with a few things
in his cargo trailer, I got right lazy and stretched out in the shade of our
cherry tree and read more of my book. It is so hard to put it down. At 2, the
clothes had been dried for probably a couple of hours so Bill and I climbed the
hill to bring them in. He is preparing his clothes, his food and drinks for
another trek into London in the morning. Clemson and I will be manning the
fort.
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| One more picture of our country road, facing east, our place |
After putting the clothes away, I
caught up on my post, inside, and for some reason was finding it hard to cool
down. This little paddle that I got free at Quartzsite last winter comes in
handy. It is a different kind of ‘hot flash’ since that was eons ago, sorry
fellows, but feels similar.
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| the saying isn't bad advice either! |
The paddle circulates some air around my face and
neck. I love the heat but not this ‘moisture-ridden air’ stuff that we
experience in Ontario.
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| Our flag had a busy Canada Day and is resting today |
I’d boiled some eggs earlier so set
about making egg salad for Bill. He asked for a change instead of peanut butter
and cheese so his wish is my command! Well, for this anyway! After preparing
the mix, I went ahead and made his sandwiches for work. He usually takes his
breakfast, lunch and supper meals as well as drinks so he doesn’t have to buy
everything. It works for us and saves a bit of money too.
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| the clothes hung themselves dry |
Gerry was in the area looking at one
of his real estate properties so stopped in for a quick visit. Bill showed him
our king chairs with the umbrella, the wash stand and our newly painted hand
pump. The two of them walked down the lane to measure the platform dock to make
sure it would fit in Gerry’s utility trailer. That will be a project for the
guys (brother-in-laws) while the sisters are at play. 😊
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| On the Weber, steak and potato |
Bill drove back into Durham to pick
up our prescriptions after 5 and while he was gone, I prepared a potato for
baking and prepped a rib grilling steak for supper. We will share it since it
is quite large. The wind has picked up a wee bit but our awnings have been out ever
since last evening. They help to keep the west sun off the Suite which in turn
helps to moderate the a/c which has been running perfectly all day. Alternating
from living room to bedroom on our 30 amps.
The steak was perfect and the potato
and onion in foil topped the meal off. I even chewed the bone! Clemson doesn’t
get bones, even the big ones. From past experience he turns into a grizzly
little bear when you try to take it away. He did, however, get a few small
pieces of beef in his dish. We cleaned the dishes up and the rest of the
evening went by smoothly. We watched NCIS reruns and then America’s Got Talent
at 8.
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| On my plate, a wonderful supper |
With the sun on our outdoor
thermometer I was shocked to see it had jumped from 87F to 98F in a matter of
an hour. It has been a very hot day but if you weren’t doing anything physical
in the sun, it was enjoyable. I hope you can say the same and if you have a
pool, had a lovely swim!
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