Summer! A Week Early – That’s a Switch!

The Ridge

On Thursday, June 13^th we were all up and moving by 7. I slept well, in fact, even this morning I didn’t hear Bill and Gibbs go out at 6. I was surprised to see it was 6:40 when I opened my eyes. My little window was open and I guess the fresh air just had me so comfy. 😊

Good morning!
Last night's sunset

Bill and I left the Suite at the same time and he made mention of the geese families were in the lane ahead of him. I’ve still not got a good picture so haven’t mentioned them. There are 3 families, each with 3 or 4 babies, well, more like teenagers now. They still aren’t flying yet so occasionally we’ll see them in the laneway or the fields. They don’t hang around long. ‘Safety, run for safety!’

Sorry for the zoomed in blur
but this is the best I could get of the geese family.
Don't you love the look of this front field cut?

I had the Mat to myself again and therefore, made quick work of cleaning it up. It gave me the opportunity to give the floors a really good wash before I closed up and left. I stopped at Foodland and stocked up on their specials, butter, bacon, chicken broth, cheese and also some ‘Pat’-type vegetables, cream along with bread and milk for Bill. Last stop was at Battery Pro/Water Store to get a bottle filled and then I scooted home.

The sky was entertaining on the way into town

The day was going to be a warm one, feeling like a summer morning already at 8 am. No way are we complaining, we have been waiting and whining and waiting some more for this weather so we’re going to enjoy it. 😉 Doggonit! The winds picked up quite a bit throughout the day but although they were stronger than they needed to be, it made the heat easier to bear. We did get rain overnight, enough to fill the top half of our collector pails.

Yay! The evening primrose are
ready! The gardens will be awash in yellow soon.

The rain also watered my vegetables for me, which is always good. I spent some quiet time, until lunch, inside on my laptop. The online auction we like to keep an eye on during the 6 months were home started Monday and ends tomorrow, so I scrolled through to see what is being offered. 98% is for men, tools, machinery, equipment etc. but I did find a few things in the ‘other’ categories just to ‘watch’ for curiosity.

We walked down to get the mail.
Another feather, surprise!

After a salad plate, Gibbs and I went outside. Rather than start on the puzzle right away, we walked to get the mail. Yes, he found another feather, a small one today, and proudly carried it all the way down and back. ♥ Yesterday, I put a revolving stool down at the road with a life jacket and dog cone. With just a FREE sign on the box, my expectations weren’t high out here in the country.

By the end of my puzzle time,
I was impressed.

When we walked down, the stool was gone so I’m pleased that someone could use it. We just didn’t need it in either of our sheds. Then, I puzzled while Gibbs found shade just outside the Bunky. Chippy is making himself scarce so maybe Gibbs did get just a little too close the other day. Hmmm. When I took my kitchen compost up the berm to the big composter, I frightened a mourning dove from the spruce tree. ☹ When I peeked in, she has 2 eggs in the nest. Aaaah. I hurried away.

When it felt too warm for Gibbs, he eagerly came indoors so I went back to the puzzle. It’s such a fun one to work on so I moved myself around to the top section for today. I came in around 4 and had my shower. Gibbs has a spot on the top of his paw (#3 in his count) that seems to be bothering him. He has been licking it for a few days so I called the vet for some suggestions. He won’t let us near it and she walked me through something to try at home – I may have to take him in.

The after work, after shower snooze. 💖

Sour dough grilled cheese

Bill was home just before 5 and had his shower right away. He’s quite the dirty, dusty mess when he walks in. I’m sure a shower feels great after that plus after such a hot day. No a/c in the house they’re working in. ☹ For supper, we had grilled cheese sandwiches. Mine is so good with sliced onion on sour dough bread!

The calm before the storm

It looked like it was going to miss us

But then we got it

The rainbow was the perk though

So, we walked down the lane to
find Mrs. Yertle digging
and a broken branch.

We are supposed to get storms at some point this evening so that is what all the wind is about. At 5:30, it is 28C/82F, dropping 30 degrees overnight. Looking at the radar at 6, it looks like we might be in a sweet spot and the storms will miss us. They seem to be going north and south of us. So much for that! Does this look like it missed us? 😊

I had a great day, a bit of work, a bit more of play and a lot of great summer weather. Bill went to the Hangar after making his lunch and I watched some tv.

The aftermath left puddles
and another entertaining sky. 
Good night.

Thank you for the visit.

Summer Drops by for a Visit – Welcome!!

The Ridge

Wednesday, Apr. 7^th I got up within minutes of Bill leaving the Suite, around 7:20. 

No hesitation at all, the sun was out, it was 7C/45F and only a slight wind, so I went for my walk. I don’t think I overdressed, per say but did undo my jacket on the way back. It was a gorgeous morning, as indicated here by my pond picture. I was back by 8 and made my tea so I could sit and finish my blog posting.

Told ya 😁

At 9:30, I was dressed and ready to drive to Dundalk to take care of a few things for M. It was a nice drive, down Grey Rd. 4, CR 23 and CR 9 into town. Almost exactly half hour. I found the Dundalk Herald easily, paid for more advertising, then back to the Old Fire Hall which now houses Dunwood Signs and Textiles and paid for and placed the order for his new business cards.

I wasn't walking alone

Looking back towards our laneway

Lastly, across the street, at the Home Hardware, I picked up 4 Universal rollers for his outdoor plant boxes. It makes it easy for him to bring them in at the end of the season and/or move around for cutting grass. I stopped at the shop with the receipts and got paid for 2 hours work which included gas money. I was only gone for 1.5 hours. 😊 That was it! My work day was done and it was only 11:30. Yay! The sky was clearing up and I believe a book and lawn chair was calling my name.

Love this picture

as long as I wore a mask, I was able to enter

It was a nice drive

On CR 23, I passed Mick (Dundee's 😂) new logging location

I sat for a while and then took a lunch plate outside to eat. I did better today, with an egg, bacon, cheese and corned beef. Speaking of corned beef. Have you ever or do you remember when you bought the rectangle shaped cans with Spam or whatever? Mom used to buy them a fair bit and they always opened very easily. This is the second time in the last year that the key broke off for me.

I'm glad the corned beef was good

How frustrating that was! I used the can opener but it would break it off neatly. It was a bit of a mess with a few ‘blue’ words uttered. It tasted good though so I guess it was worth the struggle. Then I sat with my book in the sun for another bit of time, who keeps track? Before picking up the rake once more. I didn’t do much today, as my heart wasn’t in it, but I did get another couple of small areas taken care of. Next job will be the big flower garden, cleaning up the dead plants.

Sneaking up on these guys makes me feel like a stalker
a turtle stalker

It was just after 3:30 when I came inside for a cup of tea and cleaned the dishes up. The temperature today reached a delightful 22C/73F  and it looks like we’ll have the same tomorrow. I will enjoy the next few days off, well other than my hour at the Mat, and perhaps on Monday I’ll be back working on a pick up truck. That’s okay too, don’t want to forget my new ‘trade’! 😊

A Chippy stalker

I was waiting for his aerobatic jump but with no seed
in the feeder, he must have decided it wasn't worth it

I have planned on ham again for supper so sliced the last 3 potatoes we have and will attempt scalloped spuds with it. A new trial for me I think, so we’ll see how it goes. I’m also keeping an eye on BizyBee auctions as I have 4 items in my line of sight. They will close between 6:30 and 7:30 tonight. Bill texted at 4:30 to advise that he was working late so I can relax now and read a bit more. This book, a story about Detective Michael Bennett, has me occupied.

I wasn't the only one happy to see the feeders filled

And I wasn't the only one happy to see the daffodils in bloom

He was home by 5:30 and I started supper right away. The potatoes, onion and ham cooked in vegetable broth for 1 minute (after 10 minutes of steam build-up) and they were 95% done. I removed them, put them in a loaf pan and blended shredded cheese, cream and spices on Sauté in Madame IP. With the sauce poured over top of the potatoes, I baked in the convection oven for 7 minutes. The recipe calls for ‘broiling’ but I can’t do that so I upped the temperature to 400F and that worked great.

I loved the potatoes and will make them again
So easy!

They were sooooo good! While they cooked, I used the Steam function to cook my broccoli and Bill’s mixed veggies for 6 minutes. This was a really nice meal and Bill wanted cheesecake for dessert, so that’s what we had and finished it off. We took care of dishes and relaxed for the evening. Another wonderful day!

The sad part of my day was just a reminder
When I picked up the mail, Mom's last Notice of Assessment arrived
from Revenue Canada
This made it all real again.
I miss you in my life, Mom 💕

Good night y'all!

Thank you for your visit.