The Ridge
On Saturday, Apr. 20th I was up at 7. Looking out the window when the boys went out at 6:15 told me that the weather guessers were correct. Blech! It wasn’t deep but it was white and covered most everything except the gravel lot. We could hear the winds and could see that it was only -1C/31F. Brrr. What happened to spring?
Good morning!
Last night's sunset didn't seem like it would
bring today's weather. 
-1C/31F
Where's your coat, Bill? 😂
Overnight snowfall on The Ridge
I made my
tea to go and by that time, Bill had gone out to start Ptooties and get the snow
cleared off. The wind wasn’t too bad first thing but I dressed warmly and drove
to town. Today was my first day to clean the Mat. I walked in to an empty
building at a few minutes before 8 and had to chuckle to myself. It was a
senior’s moment, taking time to remember in what order I did things. It wasn’t
long and it all came back.
Nothing in Durham, 8 kms away
I won’t
disrespect the two people who filled in for me over the winter but I do think
someone will be happy I’m back. 😊 It was in need of a real thorough cleaning, although the
necessary surface was welcoming enough to customers. One glance in the Lost
& Found box also indicated that items have been there for a while. I’ll
deal with that next visit. It took me an hour and a half since the 3 big dryers
needed to be cleaned as well. It could have been longer had there been
customers.
The Mat was left in ship shape
top to bottom, ledges to baseboards
When I arrived in town, there had been no snow overnight but when I was leaving, flurries were wildly blowing around. The wind was crazy and kept the temperatures below 4C/40F all day.
Today's weather
It snowed, stopped, hailed, stopped, and repeated that process until 12:30. We had lunch and then Bill went out to empty the back of the truck bed. The box with his planes in it. 😊
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| We already received mail yesterday |
I decided to take advantage of being inside. That meant bringing out my counted cross stitch ‘project’. Oh brother, I’m sure it will never be finished! When I was reminded how small the print on the pattern, I remembered the glasses I’d ordered from Amazon over the winter. My brother, Michael, suggested them with high recommendations for crafting. They look funny but worked like a charm, once I got used to them.
I managed to make some progress
on my cross stitch
Gibbs and I bundled and went out for a walk but it only took me about 10 minutes to turn back for the Suite. Gibbs had other ideas. He did his business and then sat outside watching his Dad down at the Hangar. When Bill came up the hill to retrieve something Gibbs thought he was coming in and came to the door. Such a dedicated security pup. ♥
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| Enjoying some time together in the warmth of our Suite |
It was a lazy day and when Bill came in around 4:30 to watch a movie, we joined him for a snooze. For supper, it was easy. We had leftover stew, biscuits and a vegetable on the side. It was good, second time around. After dishes, Bill went up to watch tv and I worked on my blog with NCIS reruns in the background. White noise is better than no noise sometimes.
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| Gibbs waiting for Daddy Bottom picture, you can see Black Beauty down at the Hangar, in full view. |
The winds
died down around 5:30 but it was going to be a very cold night. We’ve got some
wintry weather for about a week. It was good to get back to one of my jobs
today and always nice to spend time at home with my guys.
A nice hot meal on a cold day.
Good night!
Thank you
for stopping by.