The Ridge
On Friday, May 8th Bill was back into his routine of getting ready for work. For real this time. Billy called last night and is all better. My guy left at 6:30 and Gibbs and I dropped back off until 7. I know I slept very well last night and woke feeling refreshed.
Good morning
from Gibbs and I
I can't help but think that my morning stretches are helping this old body. for all the lugging, bending, lifting etc. I've done over the past week, I'm quite pleased that other than my achy fingers, I'm feeling no pain. I probably just jinxed it!
It was a cool morning but the sky was clear, making way for a warmer day of about 13C/55.4F. They are calling for wind and up here, that usually amounts to more than what town residents get. Fingers crossed they are wrong. I left Gibbs in charge and went in to clean the Mat.
I like to see the grader/roller go
down our road, filling in pot holes.
Another small bonus waited for me, finding .35¢ today. There was a full garbage bag of clothes sitting on the counter marked "FREE". Well, no, we don't do that here. Once one does it, it gets out of hand. There is a second hand store just down the street. Duh.
So, I (of course) went through it with the clothing exchanges in mind. Free is better than purchasing second hand. I had to toss a couple of things that were torn or stained but sorted through them. About half went into a bag for drop off downtown and the rest came home.
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| Gibbs stuck close to my side, almost waiting for me to say he could come. |
That encouraged me to purge again - since I usually do that after my haul from an exchange. I hung a few things on the line that were worth keeping and put the rest in the Bunky. I did get rid of an armful of my own things. This next part of my story - I'm just glad no one witnessed!
Bill is happy to finish the front field
cutting. It always looks so nice after.
On the way home from town, after filling a water bottle at Mark's, I stopped and lifted a free drop leaf table into the back of Black Beauty. Oh my! It is solid wood and very heavy but it is perfect for puzzles in my shed. What a challenge getting it in there by myself.......but I succeeded and didn't need to flag anyone down to help! 🤭😉 (pix tomorrow)
When I got home and let Gibbs out - the little bum disappeared in the blink of an eye when I turned my back. He didn't come when called and I couldn't find him anywhere. It was minimum of 5 minutes of calling and then panic before I found him skulking back from the field behind us.
He never does that without returning when we call. All I can think is that he saw something and took chase. That is when he goes completely deaf. His selective hearing is exactly like a humansd but his is scary sometimes. He knew he was in trouble and I pointed to the Suite and sent him into the house.
Look at that sky!
We did make up, I couldn't stand the sad face. 💕😔 Needless to say, it all turned out well and he didn't leave my side for the rest of the day. Robin messaged with an apology - she screwed up and didn't need me today after all. It's tomorrow that she needs the bnb cleaned. No worries! I'd like to be outside anyway!
I added some dirt from pile to the wagon and realized that I put too much in. It was the devil getting it up the berm hill! Am I trying to kill myself? One load, that's all I did and Gibbs and I lay down on the grass.
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| Nothing like it. The grass up here on the berm is nice to stretch out on. Gibbs, of course, goes for the shady spot. 😂 |
Of course, that meant it was cuddle time but it was also very, very relaxing. I don't do that enough, just lay on the grass and look up, do you? Anyway, I enjoyed that after putting the wagon away. We laid there for 20 minutes or so, just listening to the peace and quiet.
At the right moment, a jet
streams across the sky.
Bill messaged at 2:30 with his eta and Gibbs decided to go inside the Suite. I still hadn't moved those logs that I grouped the other day. They needed to be piled neatly out of the way so I worked on that until it was almost time for Bill to come. (pix tomorrow) I called Gibbs outside and we sat together to wait.
I like to think that I don't miss too
much of what's going on outside.
This was a real treat!
A Cooper Hawk in our own back yard.
I showed Bill my table and he did marvel at how heavy it was but was proud I used his technique to get it up and in. I will get it sanded at some point and use it for puzzles. It is actually a nice old piece of furniture. We'll worry about its winter storage when that time comes.🤔
From every available window,
I followed him as he checked out our
wood pile.
Isn't he gorgeous!?
Bill and Gibbs had their snooze and he changed for our Catch the Ace meeting. We met the gang at 5:30 and got to counting tickets and $$. Leftover chicken in hot sandwiches tonight after we got home. It was good. Sheriff Country is on tonight so that will be part of our evening entertainment.
After a couple of drinks at
the club gathering, this was plenty.
Obviously, we didn't win but it was good that the Ace of spades was not found either. We have another chance next week!
It was a nice end to the week, Bill is thinking they'll be done this job early next week. We reached a high of 13.33C/56F by mid afternoon.
Seems May 8th is the day to see
unusual things up here on the Ridge.
This is 2020.
Beautiful!
Good night!
Thank you for your visit.
