Puppy in the Periwinkle, Fingers in the Garden, Spring in the Air

 

The Ridge

On Sunday, May 4^th (yes, may the forth be with you), it was laundry day as well as my day to clean. Funny how that works out, hehehe. We do plan it that way. I was heavy into a dream but peeked out of it when I felt Gibbs sidling up beside the back of my head and then again 30 minutes later when they went out.

Good morning!
Last night's sunset
was very close to Arizona's
without the mountains. 💗

Beautiful!

It was only 6:30, so I dropped right back into the hole. Next I knew, 7:15 rolled around and I zipped through my stretches real quick and got myself moving. Bill sorted the clothes while I washed and got ready to leave. It is Sunday and there is no reason to rush, customers arrive at any time after 7.

The day was starting out lovely

I loaded our clothes first and then went about business. With the sky a bright, clear blue, I decided to bring our items home for the clothesline. According to our weather station we weren’t to have any sun today so this was a bonus. I stopped briefly down town and dropped two bags of Lost & Found clothes at the door of Rethreads and then made my way home.

Even the clothes are happier

Bill and Gibbs were outside when I drove in and I went about hanging the clothes. Felt good to be back to doing that and knowing they’ll dry. 😊I had dahlias and gladiolas (couldn’t tell the difference between the bulbs) and more walking onions for planting but first I started pulling grass out of the big garden and my smaller one along the corral fence.

 

Puppy in the periwinkle,
this is the definition of relaxation.

Bill taking the big flag down
because of the winds

I was feeling pretty good when the weeding was done so went up and planted 53 single onions in the berm garden. I’m very curious to see how these fare through the summer and will they do what they are supposed to do? Fingers crossed, I love green onions. 

I planted a clump of dahlias at the gate garden,
and also some of my sedum. Last year the dahlias
went crazy and hid our Mexico decor so I'm waiting to
see where hostas etc. are planted before deciding about
adding more. 
I had a fire going most of the day, burning up
the twigs and branches from the lane.

When that was done, a delivery van (Dragonfly) came up the lane around 3:00 with our Starlink cable. Bill just ordered it yesterday from Amazon!

The turtles didn't see me so they stayed
perched right where they were.

I poured myself a Mtn Dew and Crown Royal and was that ever a nice drink! Tea wasn’t going to cut it today. 😊 Bill had been working on the roof of his cargo trailer, which leaked over the winter, and was making good progress on that. He also cleaned up the branches/brush he cut down by the Hangar the other day. We both kept busy with Gibbs supervising and sticking near by.

I made a tasty quesadilla for lunch but
these Walmart tortilla are not what I call
keto even though the pkg. says so.
22 grams of carbs in just one!

Gerry popped in for a brief visit, which was nice, as he was in the area with his real estate job. I was able to give him his birthday card since we didn’t see him last week. We reached a high of 17C/63F today but the air cooled down by 5, as we sat outside with Gerry. It is only expected to drop to about 10C/51F overnight, which is a nice change. We know it won’t lsta

Besides the top 6 or 8, 
I planted 53 new individual onions
of varying sizes. 

For supper, we just had hot dogs but they filled us and tasted just fine. The winds are gusty up here again today but nothing near what we were seeing. It is just too windy to hang our flags out without fear of damaging the poles. Bill was able to replace the satellite cable and that guarantees us internet connection and tv viewing tonight. Yay! 😊

Since no one wanted my 2 cowboy hats at the
exchange, I added them to the Birds wall for
nesting.

This has been a productive day for both of us. Bill got a lot of the grass cut up here and I filled the bird feeders, including the two hummingbird feeders. Bill said a Baltimore Oriole was at our window one this morning. I'm ready for him to come back now! And we have clean clothes for another week. I hope you enjoyed your weekend too.

Supper, quick and easy.
I'll need help to get back on that wagon, Nancy!
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by.

Lovely Spring Day, Tilling the Gardens, Peony Pop!

The Ridge

When I woke up on Sunday, May 30^th it was 6:30. I woke first and was surprised not to see Gibbs in bed with us. Nope, both he and Bill were still sound asleep. 😊 The furnace was running so I waited for it to stop and took my ear plugs out to listen for any sounds downstairs. Someone was tired! Within 5 minutes, I heard a whimper and I slipped out of bed and took the little sleepyhead out.

For the first couple of weeks, we had pillows here so Gibbs
couldn't get behind our chairs
He would crawl under and get confused
Now, he goes behind here to sleep or play 😂

I then went about sorting the laundry while Bill got up and about. Unfortunately, I must not have kept him outside long enough, as Gibbs while running around upstairs had a couple of accidents. ☹ Darn, we were doing so good! He does ‘leak’ when he gets excited but who am I to berate that? The poop was unacceptable though and we scolded him appropriately and put him outside right away.

After working outside all morning, I made one of Bill's
favourite things
Pillsbury Cinnamon Buns 

Bill stayed home with him while I went into the Mat to clean and do our two loads. It is a gorgeous day so I brought them home to hang. With that done, I took my tea and laptop outside to the patio table in the shade and worked on yesterday’s blog post. My laptop wouldn’t open for me last night, just gave me a black screen. I have no patience for that so just closed it up. Gibbs was out with Bill so I wanted to be close enough so he would leave him alone.

Gibbs and I went for a walk down the lane on his
leash and I took him off it at the corral point
He runs right to Bill's Hangar looking for Daddy

Bill keeps saying he is Momma's boy but he sure
loves his Papa too, don't you think?

Bill was putting trim on the porch and putting the carriage bolts in to secure the deck to the posts. Both of us are so pleased with this change, having a nice level entry like this is wonderful! Then, when he’d gone as far as he could, he took the tiller up the hill and tilled my garden plot and a couple of spots down the corral hill where it is very uneven and rocky. This will make it easier for him to cut with the riding mower.

Finding noisy things he can play with safely outside

Once he can get pieces off, it gets taken away
I won't bring his inside toys outside yet as they end up
under the Suite and he isn't of the mind at this point
to go get things when prompted 

Now, I can clean the areas up and buy some plants for my vegetable garden. I won’t go crazy with the tomatoes this year since I don’t need to make anything extra. I haven’t fully decided what all I will plant. Tomatoes and peppers for sure. Maybe cucumbers and/or zucchini. Bill isn’t a big veggie eater other than corn, I’m sure you’ve noticed, so no point in planting peas. Hmm, beans maybe?

Bill tills a few hilly rocky spots beside the corral

and along the fence line
I'll pick up the rocks later

I will decide in the morning. Green onions, lettuce and radishes are always a pretty good price when they are in season so I won’t bother with those. I spent the rest of the day outside, pulling the few weeds out of my freshly tilled garden. The earth is so nice now, after 4 years of planting. There are still rocks, mostly the size of an egg or smaller so I picked those out. Gibbs was a big help, playing in the dirt and grabbing the weeds and stones. LOL 😊

The Supervisor making sure things are done properly

Finally, I had to put him inside as I couldn’t keep things out of his mouth at the same time I was working. I do get a laugh out of him and enjoy the time we spend together. Bill was down in the Hangar, making progress on his plane. I’m glad that he is taking a break from the outside work. We could have also gone for a ride on Jazz, it was warm enough, but both decided the priority today was to lay low and relax.

this is the freshly tilled plot on the hill

Our London peonies are popping! Yay!
I wish the flowers lasted longer

I haven’t heard from the fellow who was going to stop in to see the chain saw so maybe he changed his mind. Oh well, I just think he should have let us know. The night isn’t over yet and maybe he’ll be in touch, he seemed nice enough in his texts. 

The garden is ready for planting

Working up on the hill gives me a nice view over our property

With the wagon, I was able to cart my chair up easily

When I finished the garden and was on my own (no Gibbs), I raked and removed the stones and grass/weed clumps from the newly tilled area up on the berm. I didn’t have the energy today to clean up the mess but will get a fresh start tomorrow on that.

Where other trees suffered from the odd spring weather
Goose the Spruce flourished

He is covered in many new pale green sprouts

I came down from the hill and brought my book and Gibbs out. We sat near the Suite and I had him on his long leash so I could relax. That worked for about an hour and I put him back inside. Around and around the base of my chair he went and I had to keep untangling him. What a goof! 

In case you were wondering, the goslings are growing
like crazy!!

Bill joined me around 4 and when I went up to bring the clothes in, he stretched out in the hammock and fell asleep. He didn’t want sun so it was a good spot although he woke up a bit chilly.

The new flower garden is raked, I just have piles of rocks
and grass clumps to remove

At 5:30, Bill lit the Weber Q and began barbecuing the burgers. Inside, all I had to do was get the condiments ready and warm up the buns at the right time. The burgers were good but I didn’t have anything for dessert tonight so I hoped he was full enough. Maybe strawberries, cream and cookies later? 😊 Gibbs ate all of his supper again and when we went out soon after, he took care of business pretty quickly.

Snooze time

I’ve started him using the retractable leash again, the first week was too soon. He just laid down with it then. Today, he walked really good with me down the laneway, staying beside me most of the way. Slowly but surely, we’ll get this little guy trained. There are so many new things for him to learn and he’s doing pretty well!

A side view of our set up
It was lovely today with very little to no breeze most of the day
My kind of day! We reached 19C/66F but felt hotter in the sun

The evening went well, I watched 2 episodes of This is Us that had been recorded and Bill watched a movie upstairs until 9. We came together to watch The Good Witch and that did it for the night. This was a great Sunday, spent with my two sweeties. Accomplishing a couple of things was a bonus! At 9:40 we went out and looked up at the clear sky. It was the first time we've seen the ISS (International space station) this spring. 😊

A juicy loaded burger was more than enough to fill me
but maybe we'll need a salad on the side for Bill next time

A memory from 3 years ago
A visit from Pat, Rob, Ellen, Scott and their pooch
whose name I've 'misplaced'
May 30th, 2018
Clemmy must be hiding
Good night!

Thank you for your visit. This ‘summer-like’ weather can last forever. 😊

Spring Returns, For the Birds, Garden Fever

The Ridge

On Friday, Apr. 23^rd we woke to sunny skies. Even though it was only -2C/28F, we knew what the projected forecast was going to be. Bill went off to work, but because they’d be working outside, he remembered to grab his overalls from the Bunky first. They were working on a deck cover/awning for the Bunky they built last summer. Murray is a friend and likes the work Mike and the boys do. 😊

A gorgeous sunny morning

On my agenda today was a morning drive to BizyBee Auctions near Elmwood. Between Bill and I, we each won the bids for 5 items so I was going to pick them up. On the way, I stopped and dropped my cousin’s last puzzle off on their porch. No one was home but I messaged Harvey to let him know. I arrived at my destination 15 minutes after they opened and that was perfect.

My sweetie heads off to work in our dirty truck
I didn't notice until I downloaded that a goldfinch was in the tree
Top left corner of the photo, if you squint 😁

And with goodies to drop off
loaded in the trunk

Ptooties and I headed to Elmwood

A quick stop on the way out for a pond picture

The owner was quick in providing me with our goodies and then accepted the clothing and bedding that I’d taken along for another upcoming auction. It would be nice to make a bit of cash off them but we’ll see. On the way home, I followed ‘old faithful – Concession 8’ to Murray’s road and stopped in to see the guys. Mike, Billy, Bill and Murray himself were all busy working but turned things off and took a break when I walked in. I thought that was kind of nice.

It was nice to be on Concession 8 again for the short
jaunt to Murray's road (Grey Rd 3)

Heading south on C8

I didn’t hang around long, letting them get back to work. It was a perfect day for them to be working outside, along the river. When I left there, I turned right to the bridge, just to take pictures. It is closed to traffic and I’ve always wanted to stop. 

It isn't a wooden covered bridge but it is still pretty

I could see a sign down there on the left

And got a kick out of it when I zoomed in
I'm a little green with envy for their close proximity to water like this

Looking the opposite direction

After a couple of photos, I drove home. I made myself a coffee and a breakfast wrap of bacon, ham, egg, cheese and lettuce. Yum, that hit the spot! Then it was time to get to work.

With the yogourt, tea and coffee I had earlier
I only needed half of my quesadilla today

I went outside and gathered my tools for the garden. I guess I’m getting anal in my older age as after telling everyone about not caring whether the garden lines were straight, I pounded 4 stakes in the ground and wrapped binder twine (is that even a thing anymore?) from corner to corner. It felt great working in the dirt again and once I started, I had no desire to stop. I’d also taken the time to hang up a few things around the property.

My purchases (not the clothes hangers - they are proof of my purging!)

A very form fitted dress for $5
I love it!

Bill is rubbing off on me, I decided to use the stakes and rope
This was my first attempt

And then I moved it again and was totally happy with how
I finished
The grass in the framed area will be tilled and cleaned out

Finishing up as far as I could (or wanted) to go today, I put things away and poured myself a Bailey’s on ice. With a new James Patterson book to read, I moved outside to the picnic table. No sooner had I sat down and Bill drove in the lane. 😊 I hope he didn’t think I’d been sitting all day! Ha ha. No, he knew I’d been busy after I showed him the garden. Eventually, we both moved inside.

The working man gets home

This doesn't matter to me nor the birds BUT.......
what exactly does 100% corn free mean?

I filled my pail and then the bird feeders

Maybe the bag should say 99.75% corn free 😉

It was 4:30 and soon after sitting and going through our purchases, Donna texted. They brought the filter for their water pump and so we popped over so Bill could install it. What can I say? The sun was nice, the beer was flowing (between the guys) and the company was better than both. Before we knew it, I noticed it was 7 o’clock! My how time flew!

My camera batter was charging and my phone doesn't zoom in enough
The turtles are hard to see but there had to be 20+ out sunning today

We had filled our water bladder but I knew that Bill shouldn’t be driving home. Seldom does he let loose and have more than one drink so I was happy to step in and drive. I had planned on bbq pork sausages for supper but by the time we walked in the door that was abandoned and we had fries with some warmed corned beef instead.

I got a few things out today, one being my bike
When I fill the tires, I want to see how much use it gets here at home

My woodpecker from Keith is back in place

We needed to plug into electric power to cook the fries and our tv ‘burped’ when I turned the inverter off. We’d been on solar power all day but it took a long time for Bill to get it back. Weird, it took shutting the satellite and the tv off for about 20 minutes. That’s never happened before but we’re just glad it returned to normal functions.

The black birds are being piggies and will have this feeder emptied
by tomorrow

I didn't notice until I downloaded this picture that
Chippy was in there too, sitting on the feeder

The sun set through a film of clouds making for a 
romantic evening sky

After dishes, we watched some tv for the evening. I felt too tired to get into a book so this was just fine for me. I worked on my blog and downloaded the day’s pictures. I had a wonderful day. Oh, a dress, an outdoor rubber mat for the Bunky, a second full RO water jug with a pump along with my garden edger were my bounty for the day. I thought you might be curious. 😊

I thought it was done and then I saw it poking a
breathing hole worth capturing
Justice has not been done though by my picture
It was beautiful and fire-y
Good night!

Have a great night and thanks for stopping in for a visit. Spring has returned!