It was 6:30 when I crawled out of
bed. I make sure to do my leg stretches so I am flexible immediately after my
first movement. No creaks or body complaints that way. Bill was up before me
maybe by 15 minutes, I’m not sure. We had our morning brew together and read
some blogger posts before Bill put on his ‘grub clothes’ and went out to empty
the shelves in the storage shed.
I was slower drinking my tea but soon
got dressed in similar attire and went out too. We wanted to rearrange the shed
to firstly get rid of ‘stuff’, junk and other stuff. Some of it is sell-able but
we needed to make sure those things were in good condition. While he emptied
that shed I rearranged things in the bunky back to the way they were before. I
was trying to free up space but it just wasn’t working any better.
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| the pond picture |
Joining Bill, we discussed a new
arrangement for our storage and he set about moving racks around. Clemson was outside
with us and was pretty much enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. We just had to
do a check once in a while to see where he was. He had a tendency last summer
to take off the down the laneway. Just because he is a ‘big boy’ now doesn’t
mean he can wander on his own.
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| Clemson sat for a while with us doing what he does best Supervise |
Around 10 I began frying our bacon
and eggs for breakfast and called Bill in when it was ready. Time was zipping
by and I had to rush a bit to get cleaned up as I’d planned to visit Mom around
11. Bill started dishes and I dried them before heading out the door for
Durham. Arriving on time, the elevator was working better and faster this time.
Mom was in her room with her door closed but very happy when I peeked my head
in.
We had another lovely visit, with a
walk down the hall to look at the plant seedlings in the sitting rooms. It is
interesting how the knowledge of plants also escapes her because of this horrible disease. Mom was always quite
the gardener, inside and out and could name them instantly. I’ve never had her ability or the same green thumb but found I was the one refreshing her memory of the African Violet, tomato plants and
Ivy. We talked about her television on her entertainment unit and she was quite happy for me to take it out of there. I replaced the empty space with her little stereo/cd player and think she will use that a lot more now.
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| Half of Mom's babies We sat them up in a sitting position so they could look at us Mom was concerned about the hair on the one and wished she had a hat for her too I told her it was today's style and it was fine |
I went down with her to her lunch table and once again, she was the
entertainment on the ride down. She always gets people smiling, laughing and
chatting. Before leaving the dining room, I stopped and greeted Aunt Mary at her table. She also welcomed me with a smile and held out her left hand for mine. Brief but still very nice to see her. As I walked towards the door, turning back, Mom waved many times until I was no longer in view. She looked so pretty in her pink sweater today and I could see her easily across the room.
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| Moving the shelves around gives us a more open space The clothing rack went in the middle at the back wall The garden tractor will go in the middle but this shows where Bill can set up a table to work on airplanes in here |
Back home together, Bill and I put up our pup tent, our gazebo canopy and used the new air compressor to blow up the inflatable boat. Everything was fine to sell. Then we pulled
down 2 of our 4 gravity chairs and decided which 2 we were going to put up for
sale. No way do we need 4 of them. There are a couple of other things we want
to try and get some cash for too, better in our pocket if we aren’t using them.
Bill empties the storage shed |
| A big pile of junk Not the bikes, lawn mower or truck flaps, of course |
We were able to move the portable
coat rack into the storage shed so it can stay up all year. Last winter, it was
in the bunky with our spare winter boots and coats so we didn’t have to take
them south with us. After taking photos of the items we were selling, we packed
those up again. There was a new pile of garbage that Bill decided he/we didn’t
need and a couple of things I even had a say in! It is just nice to get rid of things.😊
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| His windsock finally flies |
We hopped in the truck around 2:30
and drove over to the Acreage to fill our water bladder. Gerry was there
cleaning up some of the items in their outside trailer compartments and
trimming even more branches. We chatted briefly and drove back home. I was
feeling kapooped so avoided sitting in my chair for a while by hanging the ‘new
to me’ clothes in the closet and tucking some in drawers. I’m very pleased with
what I came home with.
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| today's pond photo |
Bill was in and out adding the fresh
water to our tank and the rain was teasing him, off and on. It was cooling off
too so I closed the windows in the Suite to keep the air warm inside. Adding
more to my post, I finally gave in to a need to rest and sat in my recliner
with my book. I know I dropped off after reading a chapter but soon woke when
Bill came in.
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| This little guy was hungry |
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| took this on one of my walks down the lane today Looking to the west |
Supper was easy, leftovers. Meatloaf,
potatoes and I made a salad for on the side. It was just as good the second
night as the first. We cleaned up dishes and by 7 we were ready to relax for
the night. I didn’t take many pictures today at all so will call it a night
here. This has been a good day made better by the time I spent with Mom. I hope
your day was as fulfilling.
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| We are quite hidden from the road view |
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| Good night all |
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