The Ridge
On Tuesday, July 9th it was 7 before I heard anything. Bill was almost ready to leave when I quickly got up, washed and dressed. He left at 7:15 and I wasn’t too far behind him heading for town. The Mat was empty for a few minutes but before too long, two ladies arrived with laundry. That’s a switch! Usually, it’s men I meet in there. 😊
Good morning!
What a lovely picture across the corn field
down the road.
Today was
the day to clean out the Lost & Found box. It was full again. First thing I
did was to sort through it, discarding stained or damaged items (including
single socks) and loaded two washers. Then I cleaned. By the time I was done my
jobs, there was about 15 minutes left on the dryers. I wrote my name on the
work calendar and included the extra 30 minutes. I folded the clothes and
dropped them at Rethreads at the corner.
I took this last night and I
wonder if you can see what I see?
This is the stairs up to the bathroom
and bedroom. The bath door is open.
I drove
to Foodland to get butter, that was the item I forgot the other day and we were
almost out. I hate paying the price here of butter. I stopped at the Water
Store (Battery Pro) to fill our jug and returned home. It was already warm, at
16C/62F so when I got back, I closed windows and turned the a/c on. 😊
A walk down the lane to check mail 
We didn't feel this breeze much up on the Ridge
but all 3 flags are at attention.
Lots of growth in my gate garden.
I'm so pleased!
Another
28C/84F day was coming our way and best to keep the cool in right from the
get-go. We set it at 24C/75F and it is surprising how much of a difference that
4 degrees makes. Bill will appreciate a cool atmosphere after working outside
all day. I got lazy and after playing my online games, well, most of them, I
kept falling asleep in my chair! It was 11:30 when I forced myself to get up
and go outside for a walk around before lunch.
We walked back and he was pretty warm when
we got up the hill.
Here's what he did.
Sat at the top of the corral hill and
caught the breeze. 💗
He's a smart pooch!
I had one
of my broccoli/egg cakes and I’m glad I’m not crazy about them as they were a
very long process to make. They are fine and filling so I’ll eat the last 4
over the coming days. 😊 At 2 or so, Gibbs and I walked down
to get the mail and then we sat in the shade of the tree behind the Bunky. The
breeze made it quite nice although the little fur ball kept moving, looking for
that perfectly cool spot for a nap.
Here's what I did. Since our
pump from the pond isn't working, I prime my
hand pump and fill the watering cans.
The water comes from our rain barrel, which
is full to the brim and sits right beside where I'm standing.
It works just dandy.
My plants needed watering and the tomatoes and peppers
are looking good.
At 3:30, we came in and I started working on my winter photobook. I have a voucher to use up before October so I began compiling information and pictures. It takes me a while but once I start, it comes quite easy. Bill was home by 4:15, not sure exactly as I was deep into my book making.
We were quite comfortable in the shade. 
And look at who's letting me hold
his 'sore' paw. 😊
I think he has healed it.
For supper, we had raw shrimp
with cocktail sauce and Bill had fries while I had the last of my spaghetti
squash. Strawberries and whipped cream topped off the meal. They are now gone. ☹
An easy supper and Bill enjoyed his fries. 
Hooah!
Good night!
It was a
lazy day but a good one all the same. I hope yours was too! I think I'll watch some tv tonight. 😃
Thank you
for the visit.