On The Ridge
‘Tis the
morning after our celebration dinner, Monday, Oct. 14th, Canadian’s
Thanksgiving holiday. We didn’t get up until close to 7:30 after a very good
sleep. I knew I was tired after my previous night. Bill and I had our coffee
and tea together and I caught up on our blogger friend’s posts. What are you
thankful for? We are thankful for our family, friends, health and every day
that we can wake up to continue this wonderful lifestyle!
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| This morning, Bill told me about the full moon saying goodbye for the day And in the opposite direction, the sun was just coming up |
After
tea, I went upstairs and sorted the clothes. Mostly Bill’s from last week’s
working. He left with Black Beauty to go and fill the water bladder for my
upcoming few days alone. This will be the last week that he can help Bob paint.
It is a jumbled, different kind of week on my horizon. You’ll find that out as
I go day to day. I keep having to look at my calendar so I don’t forget things
or miss appointments.
Funny, at
the laundromat this morning, I was the only lady out of 8 customers doing
laundry. It was certainly busy and whether all of these men are single or not,
doesn’t matter. It just struck me as comical. Ages ranging between 45 to 75. I
was hoping to hang our clothes out but I was watching this big black cloud come
from the north, soon covering Durham and surrounding area. Bill texted advising
me to dry them in town. He obviously was getting rain on The Ridge.
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| A bitter cold wet day for the most part with some sunny, dry breaks |
After the
water fill, he was trying to get the grass cut. Twice he had to stop because of
the rain or wet snow or whatever. It was 3C/37.5F so I’m not
sure it was freezing. I needed to use the wipers coming up the lane, the new windshield
was spotted with white. Brrrr! I stopped the wipers to take a picture. Bill met me
and carried the basket of clothes in for me and we busied ourselves at putting
them away. They were folded at the Mat.
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| Half for today and half for tomorrow |
At 10:30,
I made us each an omelette and today splurged with a toasted sandwich for Bill
and a half a quesadilla for me. Bill had measured the opening left for our new microwave when he removed the tile. This past week he and Bob got a piece of cherry wood cut to fit and Bill is staining it today. We think it is a pretty close match.
They will get it re-affixed during the last week of October while we are in
Stratford.
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| The space above the blue line is where we need to add the wood piece It is hard to tell but the tile had to be removed there in order for the new oven to fit |
Chatting
with some family yesterday about our plans for the winter, made me realize that
I haven’t probably filled you in on the latest. First off, did I tell you that
Rob and Pat will not be travelling with us this winter? They informed us late
summer after hinting a bit prior to their news. Things on the home front have caused them to make the decision. We are extremely sad about this but we
all have to do what we need to do without any undue pressure from anyone else. Just because we want it to happen, doesn't mean it will.
They are
still undecided, but hopeful, whether they will follow in mid-December or early
January. We sincerely hope that they can join us to celebrate Christmas but
that will be determined. Then, on the other side of things, we were approached
by Bob and Jo-Anne, first time rv owners and travelers, if we would mind them
tagging along with us when we leave. That is exciting and of course, we are
thrilled to have them make this winter’s journey with us.
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| There is Bill, cutting the grass in between the rain showers |
We all
know how intimidating it can be the first year and if we can be of any help in
their first adventure, we are happy to do that. You will love these two and I’m
sure welcome them into the fold as we all were. We all love to meet
new friends who share the same passion. So, our sadness to lose one couple was
brightened a bit by having our new friends join us. You are now up-to-date! Oh,
and I mustn’t forget Higgins. He, also, is excited about joining the ‘team’.
We had
dishes cleaned up and Bill was done the first coat of staining by 12 noon. The
rain has stopped but for how long, we don’t know. He started a new book by
James Patterson. The 5th Horseman, the one I recently finished. He’s
hooked, first chapter in. We closed the door to upstairs and sat reading for a while.
There isn’t much for me to do inside other than transferring the leftovers from
yesterday into smaller ‘fridge-size’ dishes.
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| And during this afternoon and supper, the sky was quite exhilarating |
Bill went
out to cut grass again after a snooze as by then the sun had returned and the
rain had stopped. He finished the back field and I know forged on through a few
persistent rain showers. Gerry had called and thought he would be popping over
to borrow Bill’s wooden ramps that we use for putting the rider in and out of
the shed. I took this opportunity to get up and go outside. I bundled and
walked to the front field where he was now to let him know.
When I
came back up, I pulled the old sheets from the garden and fought the wind to
hang them on the clothesline. They’re dirty and that is fine but I won’t put
them away wet. By then, Bill had finished cutting and came inside. We learned
that Gerry didn’t need the ramps after all so Bill settled down with his book. I made
us each a cup of tea and we had a couple of sugar free peanut butter wafers for
a snack. I finished Hide and Seek by J.P. and just sat and enjoyed Bill’s
company until it was time to start supper.
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| I obviously made more sauce than I did potatoes but taste is what the bottom line is, right? They were still good. |
Tonight,
starts another week, only 3 days this time, of Bill being away. I will join him
on Thursday in Tavistock and the week will go quickly, I'm sure. We are down to 6 sleeps
before our flight out of this cold weather. Woohoo! It is a nasty cold day and
I won’t be sad to say goodbye. It is only 88F/31C in Cancun, hmmm, I wonder if
we can take that?! At 5:15, I got the meatloaf, potato casserole and veggies
out of the fridge for warming.
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| Good bye, dear and Good bye Ptooties |
A nice
prepared meal without any effort at all, you gotta love that! Bill got cleaned
up and finished packing his bag and cooler while it was reheating in the oven. It
tasted quite good and my timing was perfect so he was here to help me with
dishes. Heh heh. I still have some meatloaf for another night, the cookies spoiled my supper, I guess. Then, at 6:30, it was time to say goodbye. I had some programs set to record for
him and would watch The Voice tonight.
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| The sun setting on the clouds tonight was beautiful |
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| I thought that this was my favourite |
The rest
of the night was cuddled up inside with the shades drawn. That also keeps the
heat in and the cold out, don’tcha know? This was a relatively quiet day, for
me especially and Bill was happy to get the grass cut once more. I hope you
enjoyed your long weekend, although for many of us, it’s just another Monday.
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| But then I saw how the sun from the west, lit up the clouds in the north which reflected in our pond Yup, my favourite picture today Good night, if you are in Canada, bundle up! |
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