The Day is Looking Good! Hanover, Owen Sound, Chatsworth, Montana's

On Friday, Sept. 1^st I woke up at a few minutes before 8 and remembered why. Bill was already up and I assumed Clemson was too. When I got up and started making the bed, a little bump rose up from under the covers. I didn’t even see the little guy in the bed and Bill said he had crawled under at 1 and didn’t move all night. Once I finished yesterday’s posts we sat and enjoyed our morning indulgence of tea/coffee and reading blogs.

I was remiss in showing the other lovely haircut in the family
So here is Bill modelling his

I had prepared a Breakfast Casserole yesterday afternoon and since we were still plugged in from late yesterday, I put it in the oven around 9:15 for an hour. By the time our guests rose and were ready to eat, it would be ready to fulfill. 

Breakfast

Never made this one before so once again I hoped it turned out okay.

A nice walk down the lane before noon hour

At 10 I texted Brenda and Randy and informed them that breakfast would be ready at 10:30 and they soon arrived at our door. They’d had a bit of a chilly night but only because they were timid at turning the heater up too much. We advised them that it was there to use and to be sure to crank it tonight if necessary. The casserole turned out okay, and we cleaned it up all but a small dish.

I removed my garden sheets from the tomatoes and gathered today's fare

After much discussion about dishes, whether to put them in the dishwasher and add the supper dishes later or washing them up right away, Randy offered to take us out to supper. Voila! decision made, we took care of them right away. I have made up a dessert for later.

Brenda's van

We lazed around for a while, inside and out and around 1 we drove our guests into Hanover. Donna and Gerry hadn’t seen Brenda for a while and they had never met Randy so we stopped in at their house. After a tour and a nice visit we stepped outside to check out the scaffolding that was up at the side of their house. It was there to fix a problem with solar panels but was blocking their HDTV reception from the satellite dish.

Gerry doing pretty good on his crutches

Bill checking the location of the platform and bars of the scaffolding

Conclusion: satellite is blocked by the bars

We thought we could alleviate the problem one way or another but to no gain, we said our goodbyes and headed home. Again, with some nice relaxing time we were situated at our patio table for Happy Hour with new happy people! The wind was a bit on the cool side but the sun was gorgeous.

Brenda and I had some fun looking through my 1927 Eaton’s catalogue. Bill got his drone out to show Randy and took a few great photos. It was an awesome day and as always, we had lots of laughs. 

Taken from the drone

We cleaned up a bit and drove to Kettles, the north side of Chatsworth for supper. It didn’t take long after seeing the full parking lot and the lineup of patrons to know we wouldn’t wait. From there we carried on the short distance to Owen Sound and found a Montanas.

Do they look relaxed and happy or what? Even Clemson looks happy!

We walked right in and had a lovely meal in the dining area as opposed to the busy noisy bar side. Bill and I had pork ribs and they were very good. It didn’t take long to fill me with ribs, baked potato, cole slaw and cornbread so brought half home. My marguerita filled part of a belly hole too but it was delicious!

Flower in Donna's garden

Thank you, Randy for the surprise treat! We stopped in at my sister Gayle’s place on our way home.

sorry for the blurry photo

 Just a brief hello so Brenda could see their house too and introduce her boyfriend. By the time we were driving home on the country roads, it was dark with the exception of the bright moons glow.

Leaving Montanas as the sun was setting

I popped the strawberry rhubarb crisp in the oven and within an hour we were eating dessert with ice cream. At 10 o’clock! Oh well, we can do what we want. By 11:30 we were fading so said our goodnights and went off to our respective rooms. They had turned the heater up more so hopefully will have a better sleep.

Drone pictures 

Bill and Randy flying the drone

This was a great fun filled day and I hope yours was as well.

Thank you for stopping in!

Fall Weather, Water Refill, Cousin Drop-In, London Friends Arrive

On Thursday, Aug. 31^st I was awake far too early for no reason. I refused to look at the clock in the hopes that I would drop back off to sleep. It was still dark out, no light through the blinds. After tossing and turning for what seemed a long time, I sneakily checked the time and it was only 5:30. LOL Roll over. At 6:20 I gave it up and got up. Clemson joined me to go out and then he went back to bed with Bill.

Is there a sun in there somewhere?

What a cool morning at 11C made even more so with the early wind. There were low-lying clouds winning the battle over the rising sun but it was pretty all the same. We’ve been ‘unplugged’ from electric for a couple of days and I didn’t want to plug us in yet. The sky was showing some promise for clearing. After reading posts and Bill joining me around 7:15 we turned the Keurig on and had our tea and coffee.

Oh, there it is peeking around the low clouds

Nothing major on the agenda but Bill went to The Acreage to get water shortly after 9. Our fresh water tank was registering around the 25-gal. mark. With company coming tonight we want to have a full tank. I tidied up the Suite, dusted and swept while he was gone. Brenda and Randy will not be arriving until around 8:30 or 9 because she was scheduled to work today until 4:30 or so.

I went for a walk down the lane after Bill got back and was happy NOT to see Mr. Skunk. I hope he has moved on to other territory. The flyers arrived yesterday so I knew the walk would produce something in the mailbox. Bill has his pile to go through and I have mine so when I brought them back I split them up. It was 12:30 and since I hadn’t eaten yet, asked Bill if he was hungry and what he would like.

Snuggle bum knows where to be to get warm

We decided on tomato soup for this cool day with cheese on the side. Bill has been busy studying for his AR license as it is no easy thing, remembering all that you have to say at the test phase. It is still very frustrating that he has to do this just to pull an RV, when 80% applies only to transport trucks. He is determined and a smart guy. I fully support him in his decision to follow through one more time for this upgrade.

A walk down the lane in real colour

And then in Vanilla flavour

I cleaned up the dishes and checked my laptop on an update I was installing. Our Rand McNally Good Sam GPS has been advising we update for a while now so I finally remembered to bring it in the house and download it. The installation took 45 minutes which seemed to zip by.

The Restroom flower arrangement

We decided to ‘test’ the air mattress in the bunky by having our afternoon snooze out there. It threw Clemson for a loop but he settled down eventually. Our friends will be sleeping out there and sometimes the air leaks out. The mattress definitely needed some air so we topped it up with the pump. That will be better for a good night’s sleep. It is also going to be a cold night, going down to 5C in the wee hours of the morning so we will plug the portable heater in and turn it on an hour before they arrive.

Downloading updates for our gps

Around 7 we saw a car coming up the driveway and we remembered that my cousin, Harvey was coming for a visit. He has been teased ruthlessly about his name with all of the crazy stuff Hurricane Harvey is doing to Texas. He is no threat to us, ha ha. We went out to meet him and everyone of us had to slip on our warmer jackets against the cool and the wind. Brrr, feels more like October!

Simple franks and beans for supper - tasty!

We showed him around the property, the bunky, restroom and Bill’s cargo trailer with contents. Then we moved into the Suite, which he had never seen. The boys went inside and I took a couple of sheets up on the hill to cover my garden. There is a very slight chance of frost tonight (in August!) so I’m taking ZERO chances that the tomatoes I’ve nurtured will get ‘bitten’. Better to be safe than sorry.

We sat inside for awhile and by 8:20 our company was coming in the lane. We said our goodbyes to Harvey after introductions and greeted Brenda and Randy with big hugs. It is so nice to see them. We were originally disappointed in the shortened time they were coming for but we sure made the best of the evening.

Looks like we have Nomads camping near my garden
I hope they are warm enough

Brenda and Randy arrive ............. with wine

They couldn't get over our gorgeous sunset

Inside with wine and rum to warm our innards, we chatted and laughed sharing our trip stories south and theirs to Cuba. It was just before 1 am when we all said goodnight and we lightened their path to their ‘cabin’. They love the coziness of the bunky which makes me proud of the things I’ve done to make it homey. With the heater turned on we hope they will be warm enough.

What a great colour tonight

 We make the best with what time we have, don’t we? With a full day tomorrow together we wish you sweet dreams! Another great day!

Clemson sunggles with Brenda

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