Chillin' with Patsy: heat switched off

The Ridge

There just doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason to our Spring weather this year. On Saturday, May 30^th, we were up out of bed by 6:30 and it was a clear morning. We knew there was to be a drop in temperature. I should have gone for my walk right away because I missed the opportunity. Instead I had my tea first and by then, the dark clouds moved in and the misty rain began. We weren't expecting rain to dominate the day.

It looked like it would be a good day

We could hear pitter patter (not from rain) on the roof when we first opened our eyes. The robins are back? After his coffee, Bill went up to check it out. There were no signs of another nest so that is good news.

Ptooties got a fuel top up

We drove Ptooties to Hanover and found Black Beauty sitting in the front lot of Heinz Auto Body – waiting for us. Wow! She looks good again! Bill went in to talk to Trevor and settle up while I snapped her picture and put the empty water bottle in the front seat.

there she is! all fixed up

Once I knew he was set up, I said goodbye and drove to Grant’s Independent grocers. I had a list, Zero Coke and bread (for Bill’s lunches) being the biggest priority. I found the things on my list but sadly, even though their pop products were on sale, they had no Diet Sprite, Diet 7-UP, Diet Mountain Dew on the shelf. Grrr. I’d hoped to restock my drink of choice too as Bill has had to resort to drinking some of it when we ran out of his Coke.

I stopped here for groceries. No line ups here
none at Dollarama and none at Giant Tiger
It felt very nice to be able to walk into stores again

From there, I stopped in their garden centre and got onions, lettuce and a pumpkin plant for my sweetie. At the other end of the mall, I popped into Dollarama for some tomato cages (none) and picked up greeting cards for the next 4 months instead. Giant Tiger was no help for my pop but I did get a broom for the outhouse and a seed bell for our tree. I thought about stopping at Wal-mart but when I saw the lineup, it wasn’t worth the stop.

After we got home, this is how the weather turned

Inside looking out, a wet foggy mess

Back in Durham, I went to Home Hardware, and placed my order for a toilet brush. That was one thing Jamie said I would need so it went on his account and I was quickly on my way home. I texted Bill and he was on his way home from the Acreage after getting a bladder of water. Our timing was perfect! Bill set the water pump up to transfer our fresh water and then we each had a coffee indoors.

Some lettuce and a pumpkin

The day is turning into a wet, cool (8C/48F) spring day. My plans of planting, trimming and Bill’s plans of cutting grass all went out the window. Inside day. After our lunch of bacon and eggs and dishes, I wrote some of my blog and then processed another donation from a sponsor. Thank you! You know who you are! 😊 I went out around 3:30 because the sun came out in all its glory. I wanted to accomplish something today too. With that in mind, I had planned only to go for a walk down the lane and possibly to the corner.

The garden before grass cutting but after grass weeding
(if that makes sense)
I don't like it when the grass grows up in the middle of the plants
My bad for not using landscape screen way back when

That’s how it started and before I knew it, the walk done, I was pulling grass and weeds from my garden. No gloves, no decent shoes, no jacket. It was 2 hours later, Bill had cut the front lawn and was cutting in the corral.

Bill was out front cutting

The sun was drying things up for him

Looking good, dear!

I was up on the hill ‘saving’ my flowers. I started by clearing an area around each plant so I could bring the weed trimmer up without fear of clipping the wrong things. I’m not very adept at handling the machine, always afraid I'd trim the things I'm trying to grow.

Two hours on this hill and it doesn't look like I made much headway

But at least I know I got a good start at it

I looked at my watch as Bill was moving down to the back field. I couldn’t believe it was 5:30 already and yet that was just silly since I didn’t come out until mid-afternoon. I’d taken ground beef out of the freezer this morning to thaw but the ‘meat loaf’ plan fell through. Instead, I opted for spaghetti, salad and biscuits. I told Bill to continue cutting and I’d let him know when things were ready. It was close to 7:30 when we sat to eat.

As I ws washing my hands in the outdoor sink
This caught my eye

At first I didn't know what it was
Looks like a painted rock

But this little guy is a living breathing little 2" critter
sleeping in the sun

This tree frog never let me or my camera bother him at all

After dishes, he went back out and cut our patio area and put the mower away. I had turned Field of Dreams on and we watched that while eating and after. I haven’t seen the whole movie in such a long time that I enjoyed it very much. Teary-eyed at the end, thinking how nice it would be to have a bit more time with Daddy. I finished my blog post and once it was published, I sat to enjoy the evening with Bill. It was cooling down quickly and as I write this at 10:00, it is already down to 6C/43F.

Supper was good and there's enough for another night

I was torn about whether to cover my tomatoes and peppers tonight but when the sheets wouldn’t stay in place, decided that 4C/40F wasn’t freezing and I’d hope for the best. If I have to, in the morning, I’ll water them before the sun hits them. I wasn't the only one concerned, as Cathy texted me about hers too. After weeding in the garden, I'd taken the time to stretch out on the patio mat and do a couple of yoga exercises. I hope that will work for relieving the bending I did today.