The Ridge
On
Monday, Apr. 6th I was awake early. Like 3 am early with a stupid
but scary dream. It felt too close to home as far as things that can go wrong
and it brought the point home that even though I may not show it, I am worried
about ‘things’. Needless to say, I was happy to wake up so I could shake it
free and roll over to sleep again.
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| And this is the kind of day we are in for |
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| Out the lane |
Boy, was
I surprised when I woke up again and Bill was downstairs, it was bright out my
window and the clock radio said 7:45! With the clear blue sky, I decided that I
would be able to get out for an early walk. Whoa! I put the brakes on when I
saw it was below freezing and Frosty had visited us overnight. I decided to
wait until after my tea and then I would head out. It was around 9 when I
bundled, getting my winter jacket out and slipping my warm boots on.
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| Past the pond |
The slight
breeze was cold as was the air but by the time I got to the corner, I could
feel a difference. By the time, I’d walked to Turbine Lane and past by about
100’, I turned around and unzipped my jacket. I’d worked up enough body heat I
guess and the slower pace on the way back was very relaxing. It feels so good
to be out on these roads again. I only met 4 vehicles and everyone is friendly,
giving me a wave as they passed.
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| This is the bush area beside the turbines |
Today, is
the reverse of yesterday. We started out with the clear sunny skies today and
by 2:30, the clouds had rolled in dropping the 12C/55F by about 5 degrees. Yesterday, we had fog and clouds until 1 pm. I
had propped the Bunky doors open, even the inner one, to let the sun in and
warm it up in there and after reading my book inside for a while, I went out to
the puzzle. An hour and a half of that was enough before I ‘checked out’ and closed the
door. My fingers and toes were getting too cold.
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| My favourite picture today |
I took
one walk down the lane to see if the mail lady had left us anything and stopped
to see how Bill was doing in the Hangar on my way back. Time for a hot cup of
tea. I look forward to the days when it is warm enough that I'll want a cold drink instead but that won’t
be for a while. We’d eaten sausages and eggs at 10:30 but with my tea I wanted
a nibble. Cheese to the rescue with a handful of Flip Over crackers, or
whatever they’re called. 😊
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| I walked as far as the gravel pit property |
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This area of the west pond is drying up in the front field
that's a good thing |
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While I lazed inside this morning, Bill tried the lawn raker
around the property |
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| This is a really nice puzzle to work on |
Back to
my book, I curled up in my chair. The heat was off, as with the sun shining in
the windows in the morning, it warms it up quickly in here. Usually around
4:30, we turn it back on for the evening.
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| a lovely creamy Earl Grey tea |
So, I was quite comfy with a blanket
over my knees for the rest of the afternoon. Bill came in at 5 and we discussed
supper. He would have barbecued the steak but I’d already Googled how to cook round
steak in an IP and was anxious to try it. Bill is open to Madame IP and I trying something new.
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| Sauteing the steak and onions |
At 5:30,
I started them. After sautéing for 2 minutes each side, they cooked for a total
of 10 minutes with about 5 min. NR. I had cut a large potato into big pieces
and set them in foil with butter on top of the steak. The spuds were a little
tough, should have cut them smaller, but the little tenderloin filet steaks
were perfect. We like our steak medium well. Just another success story for my
folder.
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Adding the steak back in the pot for cooking
Onions and beef broth under the trivet |
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| The potatoes were in the foil on top of the steak |
We each
had a dish of custard and then added the supper dishes to the breakfast ones in
the dishwasher and turned it on. Bill washed the IP pot by hand and we were
finished for the evening. Our suppers are later than normal these days and so is bedtime. Maybe
they go hand in hand so we aren’t going to bed with a full stomach. Tonight, will
be no exception as Bull is on at 10 pm. I’m confident now that I will still be
up. This was another great day in our humble life on the Ridge.
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It is Monday night but it is a Sunday night meal
Good night! |
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for dropping by!
