The Ridge
On Tuesday, July 26th I didn’t have to go to clean so after Bill left for Hanover with Black Beauty, I hopped in the shower. I had my cereal around 8 and sat with Gibbs. It was gearing up for a lovely day, although it started out on the cool side. By the time Gibbs and I went for our walk just before 9, it was nice enough for a sleeveless top. 😊
The view out our back window at 6:30 am
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| It's always cute watching Gibbs but even his shadow is cute as he watches Daddy get ready to leave |
I left
him in charge at 9:25 and drove to M’s for my 3 hour shift. I never know what I’ll
be doing now with the apartment reno’s in the works. I started by touching up a
few spots on the cupboards and then worked in the shop lightly sanding the
white truck. It’s all ready for painting but I needed to buff the primer spots
first. M went to town on an errand so I deadheaded some of his petunias while
he was gone.
Bill has been hearing small noises during our
'quiet' hours
In our hall closet, we've discovered a few mouse droppings
So, when he left I emptied and cleaned it out
tonight, we'll place a trap in there
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| Gibbs and I walked to the corner |
He probably
has the nicest petunias around, he keeps at them all the time. I worked on the
engine block of Mike’s old truck and that is a job I’m not keen on, let me tell
you! It is hard to reach down in there to get the peeling paint off, even the
stick we rigged up with sand paper was a challenge. I was happy to see 12:30
arrive soon after. This is going to be a ‘show’ truck to some extent so he
wants it touched up in there.
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| The horseback riders must have went through on Sunday, Gibbs' nose never left the ground on the home stretch |
I went
through my last clothes drawer and remembered that I’d fairly recently done this
one. When I put my summer tops back in, I took the advice of a dear friend and
followed her technique. Folding and stacking them this way makes it so much
easier to see what I’ve got and find the one I’m looking for immediately. 😊 Thanks Lori! Aren’t you proud? ♥
Now, they are all visible and won't slip through 
I forgot to show you yesterday's cookies 
My lunch today
We went
out and after I let Gibbs run free for a while and went to set up my paints in
the Bunky, Bill drove in. That’s a nice surprise that he’s home early. It was
only a few minutes past 2. I’d found a neat way to paint a scenic picture over
the winter and had taken screen shots on my phone to refer to. Today, I checked
back and made a practice print on cardboard. While it didn’t turn out exactly
like the picture, it wasn’t too bad.
when I left for M's at 4, this groundhog/gopher
was up on the berm
We've so many animals this summer
Skunk, chipmunks, a squirrel, mink, raccoons
not to mention the geese, ducks and turtles.
I forgot to tell you yesterday that 2 raccoons
crossed the laneway on my way to work
in the morning
At a few
minutes before 4, M called and asked if I’d be interested in painting the small
bedroom floor in the apartment. His brother, Jim, is helping and is only
available tomorrow to lay the carpet and do a couple of other things. He needs
the floor painted first, so I drove over and took care of it in an hour. It was
hot in there, even at that time, but I did a mediocre job before I got out of
there. It is being covered with carpet so all it needs is a coat of paint to
help secure it.
Bill's watch dog
Back home
I brought Gibbs up from the Hangar, where I left him with Bill, and I finished
up my painting. At 5:30, I came inside and started supper. Tonight, was a new
recipe that I’d received in an email so I thought I’d give it a try. Our Taco
Pie was very good! We had corn on the side and the last 2 biscuits from Sunday
night. Bill loaded the dishwasher and then made his lunch for tomorrow. He’s
going over to the Acreage to build boxes around their gazebo posts. Gerry is
there to help. 😊
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| Much improvement needed but I enjoyed it |
This has been a nice day. I’m happy that I finally got my paints out again and tried something new. I’m hoping I’ll get better each time I try it.
Thank you
for stopping in. Your commentsare always welcome.
The pie turned out great and we have leftovers!
Good night