First Snowy Work Day, I Didn’t Care for it!

Paisley, On

Monday, Nov. 2^nd Bill was up with the alarm and after he was washed, dressed and fed, I got up and went downstairs with him to see him off. Brrr, it is a cold one out there this morning. 0C/32F means to me that WE shouldn’t still be here! We’re so spoiled!

Someone is very sad
It'll be okay, Ptooties, you'll get used to it

I made my tea and threw a few things in a grocery bag (I need to pick up a small foil lined bag) before bringing my tea and some Shreddies in cream upstairs. Wes and Susan were downstairs making plans for their day. Wes wasn’t working this morning but possibly afternoon. I pulled my 3-way winter bomber jacket out of the closet with dread. Crap! I haven’t been looking forward to this first wearing of the season.

and it was thick enough for a first time
This is after the defroster ran for 5 minutes
I know, 'want some cheese with that whine?'

Ptooties was covered in a heavy blanket of hard packed ice and snow so I had to let her run with full defrost in order to get it scraped off. I won’t drive it until she is uncovered, at least all windows, lights and as much of the hood as possible. It took me 15 minutes so a good thing I started just after 7:30. The road, CR#3, between Paisley and the Walkerton turn off runs N to S and it was an icy mess. My thought was “what the h** am I doing?”

The sun just wasn't enough to clear the roads
before I left
My camera clock was not changed yet

Bill texted, which came through on the phone’s Bluetooth in the car, and said “Be careful, the roads are icy in places”. LOL First time in 5 years that I’ve driven in this so I was definitely on edge. I don’t want to be freaked out, like so many on their first winter drive, so just lowered my speed and focused. There wasn’t a bare patch of pavement to be seen until I got close to Walkerton and then Hanover and Durham were clear.

He wasn't kidding, the road is very icy
I slowed right down to take the picture (tsk tsk)

Turning onto Baptist Church Road to Mitch’s was another story. I did freak me out so I crawled. Anyway, I made it safely and texted Bill that I was there. With the first drive out of the way, I’ll be fine and make wise choices. It was clear streets in Paisley so I never thought anything of it when I left. I worked on Tommy the whole 3 hours and then cleaned the Mat in town. It was a hopping place this afternoon and before I knew it, I was on my way home.

The blue sky was sure nice to see

I felt tired although last night I slept really well. I touched base with Jamie’s wife, Cheryl, as I needed to let them know my hours to date and that I wouldn’t be in until Wednesday of next week. That’s another story. Back home, Wes and Susan were busy, he didn’t get called in after all. You husbands all know what your wife’s to-do lists are like – you’ d rather be at work, right? I was home at 2:15 and made myself a tea at 3:30 while I waited for Bill. They were done early today and he was home at 3:30.

clear roads on #4 on the way to Baptist Church Road

After changing, Bill had his snooze and I sat at my laptop catching up more ‘estate stuff’. Soon it will be done, for the first interim at least. Supper is easy tonight, leftover roast, potatoes and gravy. I’ll cook some veggies on the side. Before bed last night, Bill went down to the games room and watched our program ‘Why Women Kill’ . It left us on pins and needles. A real cliff-hanger. Next Sunday’s episode is the season finale so I hope we don’t miss it! LOL

for our American friends who are headed to AZ, be grateful
I know you are!

Supper was good again and there is some gravy left and a bit of beef for a lunch for one of us. We did the dishes and then I pulled the Keto Maple Pecan Brittle, or whatever it’s called, out of the freezer and we consumed that small portion between us. 😊 Yum! Next time, I’ll make a bigger batch now that I know it turned out. If I’m in the mood tomorrow, maybe I’ll make something for desserts again.

I almost cried when i turned onto B.C. Rd. 

I slowed to a low 30 kph instead

Upstairs, the blog got updated and then I read my book until 8:00 when we went down to watch the season premiere of Private Eyes. We chose that over the Voice tonight since they’re both on at the same time. Monday and Tuesday get jam-packed and the rest of the week’s shows are duds, in our opinion. At least for what we’re interested in watching.

by the time I headed home, the sun was gone,
the clouds were covering the blue sky
and the icy roads were but a memory

This was a good day back to work although I sure could have done without the drive this morning. I hope you enjoyed your day!

when I got home, there was a lovely
condolence card from Mom's air force friend,
Smitty, waiting for me
It had me in tears with her hand written words inside.

Good night y'all!

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Spring Ahead, Fall Back – Going Back in Time - My First Mom Connection

Paisley, On

On Sunday, Nov. 1^st I was awake at 7 but actually remembered that it was now only 6 so rolled over again. I dozed off a bit and then at 6:30 Standard Time, we both got up to greet this day. The temperature is a cold 2C/37F but no frost on the windshields. All the same it is nice that we don’t have to get up and go anywhere this morning.

My first taste of what's to come
a wet and sloppy drive to Port Elgin

We had our coffee and tea at our laptops upstairs and then after some cereal and a coffee at 10:30, I drove Ptooties to Port Elgin. We needed some bread plus a few meat items for the freezer. I was happy to find exactly what I needed plus a couple of extra things at my first stop. Giant Tiger had the good bread on that Bill likes so after finding all the things on my list, and probably cheaper, I didn’t have to stop at Independent.

I thought this would be the only evidence so took a picture
boy, was I wrong!

The drive over was interesting enough. It was just very light showers, off and on, when I left the house but I drove through heavier rain and then disappearing wet snow flakes. It didn’t amount to anything nor did it interfere with my driving but it was a strong hint at what was coming soon. It had stopped by the time I reached Port Elgin, 15 minutes later. 😊

I texted Bill when I was on my way home and he pulled Black Beauty out of the back spot so I could get in there first. We back in, making it easier for getting out in the mornings. Nice that they have a double wide, almost triple in spots, driveway for all the ‘wheels’. Their son and his girlfriend live upstairs in their building next door and use the same drive with their cars so it is a full house.

Looking out the front, the snow made a lot of squigglies in my view

I separated the big and little sausages plus the chicken thighs into individual meal packs for freezing. I thought 12 thighs for $10 to be a pretty good price and they look good. They do have the skin and bone but we don’t mind that. With those in the freezer, I tried a snack recipe for Maple Pecan Brittle. Just a small batch and it is in the freezer for an hour to see if it hardens. If so, it will be a ‘nibble’ keto snack.

My sister, Donna, and Gerry are coming for a visit this afternoon so we are expecting them at 2. It will be different, entertaining (so to speak) here so we had to make sure (with crossed fingers) Wes and Susan didn’t mind. It was on the list of questions we asked them on our first meeting with them. Feeding guests won’t be as easy so will have to figure that out over time but Bill is sure we can work it out.

And there was enough on the ground and on their car
to say it 'snowed' today

We had a lovely visit with D & G, before and after taking them on a tour and introducing them to Wes and Susan. Everyone hit it off and the 2 ½ hours went by swimmingly. Donna and I had a tea and sat with Susan while Gerry and Bill had a rum and Coke and got a tour in the bank from Wes. It was an extended happy hour. By the time they were ready to leave at 5, their car was covered in you know what and so was the grass. Yeuch! That earlier wet rainy snow stuff had taken on some substance!

supper was perfect for a snowy Sunday

I put our 3 ½ lb. beef roast in Madame IP and told Bill that supper would be late tonight. No worries, we’re not on any schedule although there is another Hallmark movie at 6 Bill will have to watch between upstairs and downstairs in the kitchen. 😊 The snow had stopped and as we moved up to the bedroom to wait for supper, I looked out the window. Yup, darkness has fallen already by 5:30. We are supposed to get more white stuff overnight so will see what our morning brings.

through our bedroom window before supper

Oh, me oh, my! Supper was wonderful! The roast beef was perfect, the potatoes and gravy were perfect and the corn delicious too. I pat myself on the back and yet Madame IP gets 90% of the credit on that meal. Yummy for a snowy Sunday night dinner. Bill watched the movie and I worked on the crossword puzzle finishing it before we did the dishes up.

Today, I got my first (because I know there will be more) message
from Mom
I missed it but Bill pointed out on the front of our (W & S's) building
is a Veteran memorial banner
No big deal, right, they are in a lot of small towns
Yes big deal
this one is my Aunt Fern, Mom's older and only living sister
My heart is swelling right now
💓💓💓💓💓💓
As Donna says, "she knows where I am"
Good night!

Upstairs, he rejoined our hosts in the theatre room and I had my shower. I’m not feeling too tired today and I guess I really shouldn’t. It has been a nice low-key day with some shopping and some family and friend visiting. Now the work week can begin again in a new month. Whatever will November bring?

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