The Ridge - Home Sweet Home
We woke
around 7 on Thursday, Apr. 9th and the ground was white. We didn’t
like the looks of that but we knew enough from the news last night that it was
expected. Why is the weather forecaster always right when it is ‘not’ what we
want to hear? LOL Bill got downstairs earlier and turned the heat up while
making his coffee. I joined him within 20 minutes after making the bed. I made
my tea and we sat and caught up on our friends’ blogs.
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| Yeuch But Good morning regardless |
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| At 7:30 we saw this |
We heard
a comment on our SiriusXM radio this morning that made us laugh. “Can we delete and reinstall 2020? This one has a virus”. Now, wouldn’t that be nice? After
his coffee, Bill bundled and went outside to empty our black and gray tanks.
Not a fun temperature for him to be doing that, it is below freezing. When he
finished, he emptied the last 19 gallons of water from the water bladder still
in the truck into our fresh water tank. Without even realizing that we are
doing it, we seem to be rationing water.
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| By 9, it was green again |
We took a
drive into Durham to return Rob’s grass raker ‘thingy’ and their soup dish. We
hung around and chatted with them from a distance for a while. It was nice to
catch up a bit about our winter and theirs. Come to think of it, it was mostly
ours, geesh sorry buddies. Still, it was very nice to see them again. The wind
outside today is really nasty, with gusts between 20 – 28 mph. The sun is an
invisible force in the sky today so I plan on staying indoors.
On the
way back home, we stopped so I could run in to the post office and buy a book
of stamps. It is nicely laid out, with directions to follow on the floor and
the cashier is behind a counter and plexiglass. Before I left, I thanked her
for being in at work for us. I think she appreciated that and probably doesn’t
hear it enough. Life is trying to go on and this essential Government service
is another important way to reach our loved ones.
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| A drive on our country road instead of a walk |
Back
home, I made us bacon and eggs with a tangerine and we had the last two biscuits
from last night. Bill went down to the Hangar, saying it was warmer in there
than it is outside. I’m not surprised but it still isn’t warm. He bundled and
said he was fine. If he wasn’t, he’d be back in. 😊 I’m going to have my little puzzle done soon so will have to
get the second one going too. I worked away until I finished it and then turned
to my book.
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| One down |
For
supper, I’d planned on fish and chips so when Bill came in at 4:30, he brought
the little Fry Daddy. Together we watched some NCIS until it was time to start.
At 6, we turned the CTV news on and even though it is very disturbing to hear
about the fall out from Covid-19, it is something we need to be on top of. Once the oil was hot enough for the chips, Bill
started those. I heated oil and cooked the Alaskan Pollock filets in a fry pan
on the stove.
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| another success this time with our Fry Daddy |
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| While doing dishes, this band of white blowing snow came across our area |
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| Left its mark |
Supper
was good. The fries were perfect and we are really enjoying the nice pieces of
fish we bought this time. After dishes, we settled in for the night. It isn’t a
good tv night so you know I’ll be getting into my book.
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| before moving on to the east |
I’ll put the puzzle
away and probably get the other one out tomorrow. This has been a nasty cold
day and I didn’t even get out for a walk or to check the mail. I do believe we’re
spoiled. I hope you managed to keep warm and had a good one!
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| And now, my two favourite pictures of the day |
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| Rockwood sent us pictures of Mom throwing kisses to the Easter Bunny Talk about an uplifting story when you need it Good night everyone Stay safe and healthy |
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