Ups and Downs – Not Just Talking Weather

The Ridge

On Wednesday, Aug. 30^th Bill was up and off to work at 6:30. Because of the distance, it made sense that he took Ptooties. The temperature this morning was again a cool 10C/50F but it was made worse by the present and impending rain. As of 6:30 and on through the morning, at least, it was just a damp drizzle which didn’t seem to want to let up.

Gibbs had to sit on Gayle to keep her warm
and comforted, I think. 💕

I had no where to be today, really, I hadn’t forgotten anything. 😉  In my loungewear, I had my tea early and sat with Gibbs playing my online Wordle games. Yesterday, I missed the morning games completely. Gayle and John were next door, hopefully sleeping in a bit as they were playing a waiting game today. Today is the closing day for their sold home as well as their new home and all you can do is wait.

A dull cloudy day

I had my oatmeal and yogourt and we stayed in the Suite. Just before noon, Gayle came over to spend time with us and then John joined before 2. They were both getting anxious, not having heard from the lawyer yet. It is hard to wait, when your hands are tied but you can’t help but run the ‘what if’ scenarios through your head and then all the impending consequences as a result of a negative response. Emotions were up and down for much of the day, nerves running taut yet trying to remain positive. 

It was after my sister left that we braved
the weather enough to walk to the mailbox
We're spoiled!

So, we chatted, trying to entertain other subjects. Tv shows, gardens, jury duty which lead us to criminals (!), back to the lawyers, Gibbs, coffee, world disasters etc. 😊 We covered a lot of ground and didn’t solve anything! At 3, the call came in that things were half done and they began packing some fridge items and were on their way to the new house by 3:45. The other half would be finished by then.

John drove the truck with the filled cargo trailer and Gayle followed in the car. By now, it has stopped the drizzle but it was a cool breeze and cloudy sky. I’ve had the furnace running off and on throughout the day. We were lucky to reach 12C/54F today and we’ll have two more cool nights of 6C/44F before we warm up again. This day felt like fall was trying desperately to sneak in. We’re not ready for that yet!

Supper was good for a cool day

I made a tea and finished making a grocery list. Tomorrow is shopping day now that our government pensions have hit the bank. 😊 I’ve started a new book and it is good right from page 1. The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan will be a good one, I get that feeling. Until Bill got home, I read, staying indoors. Gibbs and I slipped down for the mail around 4:15 and I was happy to get back up to the warmth of our Suite.

Bill was having another long day, trying to finish a bathroom in a house in Kincardine, and didn’t get home until 5:45. I started our supper soon after he arrived, pork kebab in Rosy, the air fryer and a pork chop for Bill in the convection oven. With our veggies and potatoes cooking on the stove, everything was ready by 6:30. It was very good and there are still pieces of the keto cookie pie for dessert.

I hope I remember to make this again.
It is just sweet enough and on the 'good' scale too

While I cleaned up, my working man went to the Acreage to get us water for the tank. It is reading quite low although we know it isn’t 100% accurate and there is always more in it than it says. 😊I’ve had a very lazy day but enjoyed spending it with Gayle and John. Not sure when we’ll see them next, they’ll be busy for a few days but one day soon we’ll get over to see their new home. They will be busy offloading the 27' cargo trailer tonight - well, their hired relatives will be. 👍 

Again, clouds making for a pretty evening sky

Another day, hump day, under our belt, the sun made an appearance around 7 until it set and we may get a view of the Super Moon tonight. Enjoy!

Beautiful!
Good night

Thank you for popping by!

Forgetfulness, A Busy Day, She Returns

The Ridge

On Tuesday, Aug. 29^th Bill was up as per his usual work morning. We’d both gone to bed last night by 10 so I was surprised that I still felt tired. I know much of my morning was filled with vivid dreams although I can’t recall anything about them. I got up at 6:20 so I could say goodbye to Bill but not too early to get in his way. He has a routine and I respect that.

A morning capture from inside the Suite

I slipped into my lounging clothes with nowhere to be until 9 and Gibbs and I watched as Bill pulled out on Jazz for one last day. The weather is changing this evening so he’ll need to take Ptooties. After seeing him off and waiting a few minutes, I realized that I DO have to be somewhere! LOL How could I forget that I have to clean this morning. Duh!

Then one more from outside on the berm
before I drove into town

I did phone Bill to double check that his Bluetooth was connecting. 😊 It is an antenna thingy in his helmet and now we know we can reach each other while he’s riding and that’s reassuring. Then I bustled to be out the door by 7. The Mat was empty and other than running a couple of washers because they were dirty, it was uneventful.

I remember gum ball machines from
my childhood but never wood ones and
never this small!
I'll clean it up and it might be good for peanuts.

Oh! My ‘friend’ from Cape Breton, with the really strong accent, came in and before I left he presented me with a sweet little gift. His reasoning was ‘because you’re a nice lady and you’re always working hard to make things nice for the customers – even though it is your job’. At least, I think that's what he said! 😂Very kind, I guess I make an impression. ♥ Sometimes you don’t realize that until it is brought to your attention.

The baler behind M's 

Back home, Gayle and John were in the car, ready to head back to the house. They have more running around to do and a cargo trailer to fill from a storage unit that needs to be empty. Another crazy busy day for them. I sat Gibbs for 20 minutes and then left him alone while I went to M’s for 9. No real time for breath-catching for me today either. And me forgetting, thinking it was a fairly easy day on the horizon!

Those bales are huge, about the length of
Ptooties!

I helped him do some online banking and then took a run into town. He had a lot of stops today so by the time we returned and unloaded the car; we called it a day after 2 ½ hours. Some days are like that. Back home, I had lunch and finished my book. It earned a 3 out of 5 stars on Goodreads but I still enjoyed the story. Outside with Gibbs, he chased Chippy until the little beggar jumped up onto the wheels/support bars under the Suite and that kept my little guy entertained for a good hour. 😊

While I cut grass, Gibbs was
entertained - watching, listening and waiting
for Chippy to reappear.

So, I got my mower out and cut the lawn up here. The battery doesn’t last long but long enough to finish this area and just long enough for me too. It has turned quite warm and I was plenty hot when I put it away and plugged it in to charge. Just as I was sitting with my water, Gibbs could hear a car and took off before I had a chance to instruct him to stay. John first with the truck and full cargo trailer and Gayle behind him. They saw him so slowed down until I could get a handle on our ‘runaway’.

They had 35 minutes to get to Hanover so after offloading their fridge food, and getting the freezer items put into the Montana, I shooed them off and finished that job. Things will not be where she wants them but it is temporary anyway and they’ll be doing the reverse at their new home. At least here, they are plugged into power and things will stay fresh and/or frozen. Then, Gibbs and I sat outside in the shade enjoying the lovely breeze. ♥

Around 5:00 or so, we went for our
afternoon walk and roll in the grass.
Not me, I was too busy chuckling.

Bill called that he hadn’t heard about the truck since this morning so I called Vanessa for an update. It was ready and Jeff was taking it for a test run and they’d have our invoice ready by 4:30. Bill left a deposit earlier this morning so I’ll drive over then and make the final payment. The sky had clouded over completely and there is a chance for thunderstorms this evening. I hoped for it to hold off for Bill and Jazz to get home. 😊

The sun peeking through the clouds
and the over-loaded apple tree.
The poor thing will need a serious trimming
either late fall or early spring.

It was after 5:30 when Bill returned home, completely dry, so that was good. We agreed on grilled cheese sandwiches with a piece of pie for dessert so it didn’t take long to prepare. Then we took Ptooties to Grey Bruce Fleet to bring BB home. When I returned first, Gayle and John had just nicely returned after another crazy day, lawyer and house inspection, so they were kapooped and done for the evening.

Quick, easy and tasty.
Mine with onion slices, of course. 

I gave them the connections to our Starlink in case they wanted to watch tv. It was around 7:45 when we felt the first light drops of rain and the sky has darkened up, not just from evening falling either. 😊 This was a busy day but things got done for all of us. I hope you had a good day too. We reached a high temperature of 19C/67F today, dropping to 11C/52F overnight. The rain started just after 8:30.

Black Beauty is a large truck
but here, she looks rather tiny!
Good night!

Thank you for the visit.