Cool but SUNSHINE!!

The Ridge

On Sunday, June 1st we entered a new month with a smile on our faces. The sun was shining, the sky was clear blue, not a cloud in sight. I know from reading comments that some of you out west would give your eye teeth for some of those clouds and even some rain. Are any of us ever happy with our weather? If only sharing was allowed. There are changes 'afoot' here, at least. 

Good morning!
What do you see?
Blue sky!!

So, my day started off by helping sort clothes, a quick wash (had my shower last night) and headed out the door with my tea at 7:10. By the time I loaded my 2 machines, 2 other customers had arrived. Regulars for Sunday. 😊 No pay yet, from Sandy, but I'm sure it will be there on Tuesday for me. I finished in an hour and a half, semi-folding the wet clothes for hanging later.

Clothes on the line
just as the clouds started moving in.
Gibbs waits on the shaded step for Mom

On the way in, I stopped at Ultramar for fuel. I was happy to see that the price had dropped 8¢ from yesterday. Why it had jumped in the first place last Thursday is beyond me. All games. She took $45 to fill from 1/4 tank so that was pretty good. When I left the Mat, I drove to get our bottle of water filled and then headed back towards home.

By the time I headed back to pick M up,
the white had almost covered the blue.

I'd responded to M's request yesterday that I would help him clean the now empty apartment. So, I stopped at his place on my way back, it was 9. I have to admit that I was very surprised that it was totally empty. M was doing the vacuuming (which I hate with his piece of sh** shop vac) and I worked in the kitchen. 

I know it is rustic but I think you'll
agree that this is a HUGE change from Friday.

The fridge, stove, microwave, cupboards and floors before moving into the bathroom. As I mentioned earlier, she was not dirty, just messy and disorganized. So, it was no big feat wiping everything out with a cleaning vinegar/water mix. I was finished, leaving him just the bedroom floor to vacuum, in an hour and a half. 

The kitchen is quite adequate,
perfect for Andrew and his son who are
moving in this afternoon.

Before leaving, he handed off a few things, if I wanted them. Large bottles of Zero Coke, a nice handled cutting board, a lap tray and lastly, a Gardenia plant that was dead. I said I'd try and bring it to life (hahaha) at least give it one more chance. 😊 He paid me and I scooted around the corner to home.

I was surprised to see the Dahlias breaking
up through the soil.
My flowering raspberries aren't wasting
any time either, in the left picture.

He needed to go into town but tomorrow was out of the question for me (I had plans!) so I agreed to take him after lunch. Beer store, hardware and Foodland. Bill wasn't home when I got there, to which I wasn't surprised. It wasn't flying weather after all but the boys would be enjoying their time anyway. I hung the clothes on the line and prayed the clouds would stay away.

Gibbs and I went to hang signs

I prepped my lunch and that was when I saw Mike drive in very slowly. The papa goose was leading him up the lane! Too funny but that is why I put signs up, which I did later on today. Bill was home on time to visit with Mike for a few minutes before he left. Within minutes, I left Bill and Gibbs for the run into town.

Gibbs gets a warning when he gets
too close to the pond.
Good that he doesn't like the water or
he'd be in.
Signs on trees going up the lane.

Bill was planting our lilac tree when I got home so yay to that! I hope it does well in that spot. I watered my other plants and prepared to cover them if the forecasters are right about frost overnight. No comment, I'll just be prepared. 😟 Gibbs and I hung our metal signs down the lane and at the gate, warning of turtles and geese and then filled the  birdfeeders. By then, I was ready to quit so we came inside.

Steep hill sign
Gibbs is on top of it!
(It wasn't supposed to be a race, but he won!)

He went to sleep in my chair, I started my blog and then I saw the clothes on the line. So much for the rest! Bill was down in the Hangar working on his plane and we agreed on burgers for supper. It is a chilly day, only a high of 13C/56F. We are grateful for the sunshine, it makes a world of difference!

There will be 2 ladies, besides me,
riding in Ptooties tomorrow so I had to at
least make an effort to clean her off!

Bill came up after 4 for a snooze and I stretched out in my chair beside him. I wasn't there to sleep but to play my online games. I missed the morning ones totall! Feels like I haven't stopped! Donna and Gerry were at the Acreage for the afternoon and popped in for a bit on their way home. Bill and I were bringing the clothes in when they arrived.

Our lilac tree is planted
in our 'patio garden'.
Bill and Gibbs share kisses
while the burgers cook.

Our bacon cheeseburgers were delicious, as usual, and boy was I hungry for it! We finished off the wee bit of ice cream in cones for dessert. There is that temptation gone! Just a few dishes to clean up by hand and Bill made his lunch before setting the dishwasher to run. I can't believe toorrow is Monday already and yet each day I have had to stop and question 'what day is this?'

Delicious!

This was a good day. I don't often accept 'extra' offers to work on a Sunday (other than the Mat or bnb) but the bottom line is that the $60 in my pocket doesn't hurt one bit! Happy June!

Good night!

Thank you for popping by, just like Mr. Hummingbird at our window, your visits are lovely. 

Friday = Chore Day and a Tumble

The Ridge

Friday, May 6^th started with another nice morning. The sun wasn’t strong enough to burst through the clouds but it was trying to poke out. When Gibbs and I came downstairs before 7, Bill was in full work mode. He was soon ready to leave so before I left for our walk, kissed him goodbye. I walked to the south this morning but we didn’t get too far around the corner and Gibbs was ready to turn back.

This morning's walk
Bottom left, Gibbs ran all this way without stopping once
Bottom right, zoomed in to see him waiting for me
A redwinged blackbird flew by at an opportune time

We met Bill on North Line for a final ‘have a good day!’ When I let him off the leash at the end of our laneway, he ran the whole way without stopping once. I remember little Clemson doing the same thing. ♥ Straight up to the deck and back to check and see where pokey Mom was. 😊 . Gibbs wasn’t interested in his food again this morning until about 9:30, he searched upstairs for Daddy as soon as he got inside.

Last night's sky to the north, after I posted

I finished my tea and played my 4 online games (WordHurdle now has a 4-letter, 5-letter and 6-letter word to guess PLUS Phrazle which is a phrase to figure out by guessing the letters. I love it and it is very good for my old brain, keeping it active. What a thrill when I guess them! Childsplay, you say? Maybe, but that’s good, right? 😊 Then it was time to get to work. I removed the scatter mats for a good shaking outside and got the vacuum out from under the bed.

The sky cleared out nicely
but it was windy for most of the day

Gibbs disappeared up onto my chair, for the most part, except for once when he got down to fight with the nozzle. No doubt protecting me. The floors were really messy, mostly with little teeny stones in the corners and around the edges of the woodwork. With my Norwex wet mop, I washed all the washable floors. That only leaves out the bedroom. Wouldn’t you know it was after moving someone’s food dish and washing that area that they decided to eat!

Are you leaving footprints on my clean floor?

With those chores done, we went outside for a little while. I found a few more locations for more dahlias but some of these bulbs look and are pretty old so I was putting 2 and 3 in a hole. If they don’t come up, they will be tossed in the composter in the fall. We came inside for lunch and I finished the chicken noodle soup and I ate the last pork chop.

Bill called at noon and told me that Mr. Appliance will be back on Monday afternoon to install the new mother board so another attempt on record. 😊 At least they haven’t given up! 

I was working in the rhubarb garden and although
they look good, they don't get a lot of sun here

We went back out and I hung my desert painting from last summer in the Bunky. It’s so big that the tv was going to be blocking the road runner in the picture. Hmm. I moved things around so the tv would be in the corner but now I’m more anxious than ever to get this futon out of here.

the painting is almost too big for this wall, we might have to
move the wall pictures around

I was able to load the two mattresses into Black Beauty’s back seat and now Bill just has to figure out a way to strap the futon into the bed with the hitch. At least we don’t have far to go tomorrow with it. Today, I had a message regarding the size of the pet crate we’re also selling. It’s a small one so I don’t get too hopeful it will work for others. It was the right thing at the right time for us until Gibbs grew out of it.

Gibbs and Chippy were playing hide and seek today. Gibbs was it and Chippy was hiding in the fence rail. I was working in the garden on the opposite side of the corral and could hear Gibbs’ speaking bark. Like, ‘come out of there so I can get you!’ I’m not worried that he will catch the little guy but he’s having fun trying. 😊

Gibbs looking for Chippy 💗💗💗💗

We walked down the lane and when Bill took off across the west side field barking at Father Goose, I waited to make sure he came back. He did and he had a proud face on. I’m not crazy about the fact that he has to chase them unless they are walking up the hill to our trailer. Too much goose poop in too close proximity for us walking. No mail today. I closed the sheds up and we came indoors.

I mentioned a ‘tumble’ in the title. Yah, well, old miss clumsy tripped going into the storage shed. You know you can’t always stop yourself but you still try. I went flat out on the floor so I’m glad there wasn’t anything in the way. We’ll see tomorrow what bruises, if any, I get from that! Aside from that, this is the best I’ve felt as far as my cold. This morning I had quite a bit of phlegm in my throat but a few salt water gargles took care of that nicely.

The fries were yummy and the fish wasn't bad tonight either

With a nice cup of tea at 4 and a couple of Nutter Butters, we waited inside for Bill. He was home before 5, it’s about 40 minutes to Walkerton where the jobsite is. They are working on a bathroom in the basement of a home. Gibbs and I both got our bangs cut today and he got a good tooth brushing. He loves the taste of the paste so doesn’t try to get away from me.

I heated some rice pudding for dessert

Homemade fish and chips tonight. Not the fish – teehee – . I forgot we had some fish left, but with no frozen fries in the house, I cut our own from the potatoes I bought the other day and cooking them in the Fry Daddy. I cooked the fish for 20 minutes in foil in the convection oven but they weren’t half done by the time the fries were ready. Darn! I transferred them to the frying pan and finished them.

It’s not a fish we’ll buy again. I didn’t enjoy it last time cooked in Rosy so we’ll decide whether we’ll keep the last 3 pieces. Bill wasn’t fond of it tonight either. We loaded the dishwasher and settled in for the evening. This was a great day. Bill said they moved to Kincardine to do some drywall mudding so they weren’t working on the bathroom all day after all. No complaints so far! 😊

There were so many beautiful shots I could have taken
after this but this was my favourite view anyway

The weather has been pretty decent today. We reached 18C/64F. The clouds mostly disappeared by early afternoon clearing even more for late day.  Another lovely sunset.

A couple of years ago, the view was of a lovely day too
Good night!

Thank you for your visit on this Friday.