The Ridge
On Saturday, June 22nd, I was up at 6:30 and in the shower right away. Bill was already downstairs having his cereal. His plan was to go flying. It is warm already, 20C/68F, but it is calm and everything is wet. This, again, reminds me of summers as a child, when it rained overnight and was nice through the day. 😊 However, in this case, there are rain showers and thunderstorms predicted for this afternoon.
Good morning!
This lovely picture is as I pulled into Bridgette and Chris' laneway
I am
excited today as I will get to see my daughter this afternoon. ♥ Her girlfriends are holding a bridal shower for her in St. Thomas. That
is a 2 ½ drive for me, to not necessarily unknown territory, we lived near
there for years. So, making plans ahead, I will drive to Bridgette’s first and
convoy to the gathering. This helps my frazzled brain as I’m not the best at
directions – at least not remembering turns and stuff until I get there. LOL
My gps is
very important to me and sometimes when it may not be the ‘best’ way, it will
get me to where I’m going. Gibbs will only be alone for the morning before Bill
returns and will be quite comfortable inside. We didn’t turn the a/c on this
morning, there is pleasant air coming in the windows. 😊 I was ready to leave by 9 so punched her address in and off
I went! The drive was uneventful, which is always good, I did make one wrong
turn and quickly corrected it.
Although the clouds look threatening,
our little convoy did not get rain even after
our arrival.
That's Wendy ahead of me and Bridgette
ahead of her.
A very nice party set up.
Bridgette's girls did an awesome job.
Arrival
at Bridgette’s by 11 and I was welcomed by that soon-to-be son-in-law with a
wonderful hug. My sister, Wendy and niece, Morgan were there, arriving last
night, and it was great to see them as well. We chatted until it was time to
leave and I got a sneak peak at Chris’ new toy and we got a peak at Bridgette’s
vegetable garden. It’s coming along very nicely, they have made nice changes to
their yard. 😊
We convoyed
to St. Thomas, about an hour’s drive, and arrived at Tammy’s lovely home. The
yard is beautiful too and the pool looked so welcoming on this hot, humid day.
I didn’t get an exact count but I think there were about 16 of us so a great
turnout. She received a lot of gifts and we had a lot of laughs over many. I
love the idea of the wedding/baby/party online registries as it enables guests
to get exactly what the honorees’ want.
This pool was very inviting
We had another hot 30C/86F day in the city.
We tried sitting in the shady areas but soon
melted into the chairs.
Time to move indoors for our snacks
There
were great snacks but I didn’t get any food pictures to show, tsk tsk. Between
3 – 3:15 many guests left but I stayed behind with the hostesses, Bridgette and
2 other friends for a dip in their above ground pool. It was just the
refreshment I needed before hopping in Ptooties at 4 and routing my way home.
It was a long drive, 3 hours to The Ridge and my butt was ready for me to stop
when I arrived. 😊 It was a great day though and
totally worth every minute!
The guest of honour
The rain
began arriving as I got home and then we received tornado warnings in our area.
Good grief! Not another year like that! With my sister away for the night, I
contacted Robin to see about seeking shelter in her home. It is just 3 km down
the road and she, of course, welcomed us. She is away until Sunday night so it
was sure a blessing for us. We packed a bag, essentials and important papers
and drove in.
A much deserved swim before heading home 
Say cheese ladies!
It’s a ‘better
to be safe than sorry’ scenario and those are her words exactly. We appreciate
it very much. We settled in for a couple of hours at least to wait the storm
out, feeling pretty confident that it will miss us tonight. Bill had his toasted
tomato sandwich for supper and other than some cheese and nuts, I didn’t expect
to need anything else tonight. I’ll sign this off early, and sit enjoy some tv
with Bill until we can return to the Suite.
A candid shot with my girl.
Good night!
Thank you
for stopping by.