End of Our Work Week, Getting Ready to Move, Losing a Monarchy

The Ridge

On Thursday, Sept. 8^th I woke from more stupid dreams at 6:30 and I felt exhausted. Other than getting up to say goodbye to Bill, I would just as soon have stayed in bed. He says I don’t need to get up when I’m not scheduled to clean but it doesn’t feel right letting him go off without a kiss. ♥ When he left, in Ptooties today, Gibbs and I sat together while I wrote yesterday’s blog post and had my tea and cereal.

I watched the day begin with this sunrise

We took ourselves out for a walk, he took me and I took him, down to the corner. As we got to North Line, I saw Gloria, our neighbour from 3 homes to the east, coming our way. She’s always happy to see Gibbs and he loves to see anyone. We chatted for a while and then each went on our way. I was able to sit with the little guy and worked on my Wordle and Phrazle games and successfully guessed one of the Heardle songs this morning! 😊

I didn't take pictures all day so our supper
was the first one
It was good though!

I left for M’s before 9:30 and had a bit of a weird morning. I was in a good mood but he’d not started off so great for one reason or another. We are both tired of working on the truck, it seems Mike is getting very picky all of a sudden and every little pebble bump has to be re-sanded, re-primed and re-painted. Frustrating. Anyway, my mood deteriorated when M shared all this with me and ended up worse altogether when he and his ‘electrical/carpenter’ helper had me run into town twice for parts. “Make a da*n list!” is all I said. ☹

I thought I'd try something new
I'll let you know!

He paid me for our fuel and apologized for their oversight but that wasn’t the point. Just know what you need before I drive in is all I asked. Sometimes, a steady job of sanding, sanding, sanding is good for calming. I was pleased with how the tailgate and sides ended up. There is a happy medium, and I think I finally found it. M was happy with the job. I may not be working next week because of where he stands on the paint job but we’ll see. A week off would be fine with me!

Gibbs watches our every move

Back home, I was greeted by a quiet, happy pooch and he was well rewarded with loving and his favourite treat. I had my leftover lasagna for lunch and then started putting things away from the dressers and counters. I closed upper cupboards and those in the bedroom with the small bungee cord thingys. 😉 Yup, the Suite is going for a run tomorrow! With as much stored as I could today, I gave Gibbs another biscuit and drove into Durham.

A glimpse from inside of the sun saying goodbye

I needed to pick up milk, bread and a card for our retiring cousin. That’s where we’re headed for the weekend. I also dropped off my collected bottles and cans at the Beer Store and picked up a couple of Spritzers to try. Not sure if I’ll like them, depends on how much they taste like beer……..not my favourite taste, but I’ll drink them regardless.

The clouds are lovely

Bill was home at 4, which was a nice surprise for both of us. He changed and then took Black Beauty back into town once more to fuel up and fill a propane tank. The day had warmed up considerably, now resting at 25C/77F. A beautiful afternoon! I checked a lottery ticket that I bought yesterday and won BIG! I got a free play! Woohoo! I’ve learned not to grumble at small wins, because I usually get nothing. 😊

This should keep the hummers hanging around
until we return

We had toasted tomato and cheese sandwiches for supper. Neither of us were too hungry and that fit the bill just perfectly. I believe some chips might be the snack for tonight. This has been a great day and a lovely evening. Two days ago, my hummers had disappeared. I hadn’t seen them for a couple of days. Yesterday, they returned and today they are frequenting my feeder. I should boil some more food for them tonight so they don’t get discouraged over the weekend. Good plan!

There is that moon again, in the southeast sky

The pink sky to the west

The Suite looks heavenly in the moon's glow 
She has no idea she's moving out tomorrow

Today, as you all know, we lost a Monarch. Our Queen Elizabeth II was born 4 days after Mom and Mom never forgot that. She thought it was pretty special to share her birthday month/week with the Queen. 💖 

this is how I think of her

A picture I found on line from 2000

The Queen held reign for 70 years plus 214 days, the longest of any British monarch. Can you even imagine holding a position for that length of time and as she said herself, a position that was constantly linked with her 'home' life. I think God truly Saved the Queen as she can now reunite with her husband and touch His hand if she chooses. RIP.

My favourite
so natural, happy
Probably laughing at something Prince Philip
said to her 💗
A question that will come back often in the coming years:
"What were you doing when.....?"
Good night!

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Last Day of our Holidays, Catching up with a Late Post

The Ridge

On Friday, Aug. 12^th, I had to clean, so I left for Durham shortly after 7. It was cool again this morning, reminding us of Arizona evening temperatures after the sun has gone behind the mountains. Foggy also but the windows on Ptooties were only wet on the outside. 😊 The Mat was quiet, no customers, and I zipped through in my hour with no surprises. I know Kaitlyn and Sandy had been in the night before to fill the coin machine but nothing else was noticeably changed.

These were from Thursday's morning walk
I missed these in my post

I left there and drove across the street the Ultramar where I fueled up for the ‘getting lower’ price of $1.63.5/litre. Even diesel was below $1.70 so that is great to see! It needs to drop a whole lot more but I’m not getting too excited what might never happen. One last stop at the bank to deposit some cash for our savings and then home.

Back home, George and I took the dogs
for a walk
Er, they took us is more like it. 😃

It was pretty quiet around the Ridge, no sign of Rose and George, nor Kim but Bill and Ken had left with the cargo trailer. It was still chilly out so I didn’t blame them for being tucked inside. 😊 Because I’m a day late in posting, I can’t recall what else I did but I did put the puzzle away eventually and we all gathered at R & G’s ‘site’ talking about purchases we’d made at the thrift stores etc. When the boys got home, Bill and I had some lunch.

The rest of the day was quiet. I didn’t start a puzzle yet, there was no hurry. The day soon warmed up and we sat outside for Happy Hour. We heard from Suzie that she wasn’t planning on coming on Saturday after all and this jiggled the Jell-o for our company. Because of that, I decided to invite Donna and Gerry over for a campfire after supper, tonight instead of tomorrow night.

No, this isn't a reference to seeing the meteor shower
but instead a glimpse of the sunset through the trees

This is a much nicer one!

There was a hubbub about the meteor showers and the supermoon but other than watching the stars until our necks were sore, we only saw a few shooting stars and the bright moon. It was sure a cool night, dropping quickly but we persevered around the fire until around 10 when we all began saying goodnights. 

A couple of campfire views

It was 11 when Bill and I crawled into bed. We were the ‘die-hards’ at the fire; I was actually up close and felt warm in my hand-crocheted sweater.

A nice bunch of coals

A view of the moon behind the Suite
Spooky but cool, I think

This was a nice day with not much going on. Proof that there doesn’t need to be!

This is the best shot of the 
SUPERmoon. I don't try anymore.
Good night!

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