Windy, Warm(ish) with No Worries

The Ridge

On Wednesday, Sept. 8^th we had a repeat of the previous few days because Bill still didn’t need to go to work. They have been waiting to work on the project (in this case a large shed) down the road. The foundation has been poured and next was the wait for lumber to arrive. Since then, it has been too wet to get in there to start building the frame. So, another day off. 😊 Bill would have been happy to go back today but at the same time will chip away at his ‘list’  here at home.

Bill gets his boots with the usual help
Can you see him?

I didn’t have to clean so we slept in until 7:00 and dragged our butts out of bed around 7:30. I rather enjoy those days when we don’t have to ‘be’ anywhere. I’m lucky that at least I’m not on a specific time schedule. Bill and I had our morning brew together and I worked on my post from yesterday while he went out and started digging a hole for his flag pole. He has missed having it in the berm garden. This year it will be done right and proper to withstand our winds up here.

someone is happy to be riding with Daddy
Short trips, we allow him to sit on our laps

a pretty sky this morning
No hint of last night's storm
fyi - areas to the north of us, along the lake had
at least one tornado touch down, doing a lot of damage 😓

Around 9:30, we went to Durham, all of us. Bill picked up the quick cement (you know what I mean) he thought he’d need and then we visited the vet, just around the corner. Gibbs got weighed and we were pleased that his gain is slowing down. 😊 He is now 17.2 lbs, up from 16.4 a month ago, so not such a big jump. We received his September flea and tick pill and made an appointment to get ‘snipped’. ☹ Ssssh. He isn’t aware of that! He’ll be 6 months on the 12th. 

Today's pond picture is also quite pretty, I think

Back home, we had waffles for lunch and Bill went back to work. I dusted and vacuumed inside (neither being my favourite thing) and later in the day washed the floors with my new mop. I do love the ease of it. I also used it to wash the ceiling. It wasn’t terrible but a few areas had fly specks. I think I got them all plus an upper arm workout at the same time! Bill went as far as he could with the flag pole and is now just waiting for it to dry.

Waffles for brunch

He had one more job for the day and that was to empty the black tank with our ‘stupid piece of s***’ blue boy. We have the new macerator, which is great, but the blue boy (or honey wagon) is not. Needless to say, we will be purchasing a new one, with the proper connection for dumping. Things we didn’t pay attention to when we bought the first one. I did some more painting on my canvas and have almost convinced myself that it will have to do. It’s not getting any better.

I'm not keen on the sky but from a distance it looks better

I had my shower and after taking Gibbs for a walk around the property, we came inside. We had a bit of a row since he wasn’t behaving at all on the leash. I need to get serious about teaching him with what I allow him to do. He isn’t fully to blame but the pulling and tugging has to stop. ☹ I made my tea and started my blog for the day. The weather has been funny today. Warm enough but still some dark clouds making an appearance.  The temperature changed dramatically when they moved over the sun.

Fish, fries and green beans
oh and fresh garden tomatoes

We did reach 20C/68F today and the small bits of rain didn’t make an appearance until suppertime. We had fish and chips. I had a few fries and green beans with my fish. For dessert, I’d made a cherry sauce to eat with our cheesecake. I thought it was delicious and added some zip to the NY recipe. We did the dishes and Gibbs and I went for his after supper walk. That was pretty much all he did, walk, but he did behave a bit better on the leash.

When the west sky got dark, yet the north sky was normal
I knew there had to be a rainbow

A quick look out the east facing window, proved me right

Bill had his shower and the evening went as most Wednesday evenings do. There was an absolutely gorgeous full rainbow while we were eating but I didn’t run out to get the full show. The clouds put on a lovely show this evening but there were no threats out and about so we could relax. We could watch tv tonight with no interference. 😉 This was another good day. I wonder if Bill will be working tomorrow? That is the plan but only t ime will tell.

sunset through the trees
good night!

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Work at Home Day, Sunshine Surprised Me

The Ridge

Bill was up and on his way around 7 am on Tuesday, Apr. 13^th. I got up after he left since I was wide awake from chatting with him. It was another wet dreary looking day out there and hovering around 7C. There goes any chance of my early walk. I made my tea and sat at my laptop to read blogs and just plain ‘surf’ online. I chatted a bit with my daughter, on Messenger, and that brought her to recommending a movie to me. I'm going to order it for my collection.👀

Stitching the towel was the easy part

I always have this ‘where do I have to be and at what time?’ feeling while sitting here. That comes with the territory of still having a job, I guess. On my days off, it is hard to get myself into relaxing mode. 😊 I did have jobs to do, I’d made a list for Tuesday and today was the day but for an hour or so, I still had the feeling. Crazy! When I was done my tea, I finished getting dressed and drove into town.

Sewing the zipper back in was pretty basic too
If it was a good piece of clothing, I would have
taken more care

The I.D.A. Pharmacy was open to shoppers so I picked up the greeting card I needed. Back home, I put the $ in it since it was for a grandchild. We don’t give them much, ‘el cheapos’ compared to most, but it is something and enough to let them know that we are thinking of them. It was down to the mailbox with another one for a sibling. No $ there. They will be picked up today and I'm curious to see how long they take for delivery. 😉 

No judging please! 😁

I pulled my sewing machine out of the closet and stitched the zipper on Bill’s winter work coat. The coat was the one I found in the garbage at the Mat so I wasn’t too concerned what it looked like when I was finished. We also had a hand towel with stitching that had come out so I sewed it as well. My next project was vacuuming so I got out the central vac and cleaned the floors from top to bottom. My little Dirt Devil does an okay 'in between' job but not on the scatter mats and not as deep a clean.

Mayo, ham, egg, corned beef, cheese, lettuce

Lastly, I needed to dust. With the exception of the buffet beside our table (which is covered in all kinds of little oddities, his and mine) every piece of woodwork has been wiped down. Boy, that feels great! I put everything away and by the hunger I felt, I wasn’t surprised to see that it was 12:30. I’d had a tea, a coffee and a plum so it was time to make something yummy. My wrap fit the bill and then some.

After I heated it flat for 60 seconds, it was
easy to roll and delicious!!

I texted our buddies, who have been away for a vacation (in Ontario), to ask Rob what procedure I need to follow to spread the cow manure in my rhubarb patch(es). With that answer and dishes done inside, I went out to take care of it. I am being very hopeful for a crop but won’t be too disappointed if nothing comes of it. I’ve not had any up here on the Ridge yet. It would be a real treat!

Fingers crossed 

The mail lady stopped for the cards but when I walked down later, she had left nothing for us. No news is good news. 😊 Earlier, after vacuuming, Bill had called suggesting that I unplug from power if the sun was out here. It was and it was a total surprise. Neither of us expected to see anything but rain today. Yay! The wind was still cool and we didn’t get above 13C/57F but it was a lovely day after all.

The mail lady comes just before 1 pm

It was a beautiful day

I sat in a chair outside with my book for an hour and a half, just enjoying being outside. I know I dozed, which indicates how comfy the chair was, as I caught myself at one point with an open mouth. 😴 

Of course, with the sun out, there was more
turtle stalking involved

Before coming in I took a walk up to the back corners of our property to take pictures for a commenter. Maybe this will give her a better perspective of what The Ridge actually entails. Our summer home and we love it. Truly Home Sweet Home for us.

From the top southeast corner
My garden waits for me to till and plant

From the south, you can see the pond
my view each day

From the top of the berm, southwest corner

Same spot, looking to the northwest
Bill cuts this field over to the fence on the left

This is from behind our storage shed and new shelter
That's the outhouse directly in front

Bill texted around 4 that he was done work and had stopped to have a beer with Gerry on his porch. From that, I knew I had time for a shower before he got home. I finished a couple more chapters and then came inside to take care of it. 

Bill came in around 5 and I could tell he’d been sanding drywall for a big part of his day. “Get outside and take your clothes off!” I told him. Ha ha. After my cleaning, he was not allowed to undress and get dust all over our small living space. He almost followed my direction, shaking his clothes outside.😊

Listen carefully to what I listen to up here in an afternoon

For supper, I fried 2 Mediterranean chicken breasts. It didn’t matter how I cooked them; they pretty much would take the same amount of time so I chose the electric fry pan rather than the Weber so Bill could relax after his day. We still have some rice left and with a vegetable on the side it will be a complete meal. We were finished with our ice cream dessert by 6:45 and took care of dishes. The sun was still bright off in the eastern sky.

a good supper, the chicken was perfectly cooked

This was a good day. NCIS is on tonight but it isn’t a new one – again! We’re not sure if we’ve seen it though, for some reason, so we’ll watch it. I hope you’ve had a happy day!

The photographer didn't do such a great job
but it was a beautiful sunset tonight
Good night!

Thanks for your visit.