A Day in the Life – of Riley?

The Ridge

On Friday, Sept. 1^st, we began a new month but ended a busy week. Busy for a lot of folk, not necessarily for me although I wasn’t completely idle. 😊 Bill was up and out the door at 6:35 after we came down to say goodbye. Billy, Mike and Maverick picked him up at the end of the lane for their last day (fingers crossed) at the Barrie cottage. He’ll be back later, no sleepovers this trip.

Walking north past the church

Gibbs and I went for a walk down to the church, after I had my cup of tea. Tea gets me going in the morning but I also remember wanting to go for my walk ‘before’ having it. I guess I’m not quite so ambitious these days. I dressed in work attire and drove over to M’s for 10. We took a pre-long-weekend trip into town first, so he is well equipped until Tuesday, and then returned to the shop.

For the last hour and a half, I sanded more on the 1929 Ford. It sits outside so just bits of rust turn up here and there. He needs an extra bay to keep it in but until we know for sure what the owner (Wes, who is still in a coma) wants to do with it, M can’t take up one of his 2 bays for it to just sit there. It was 1 o’clock when I returned home to the Suite, dirty and hot. Before anything else, I hopped in a semi-cool shower.

My lunch was more of the same from yesterday, sauteed tomatoes, black olives, peppers, zucchini and onions on rye toast. Oh my, I’m lovin’ that! I’ve begun to have a small glass of milk with my lunch lately since I ran out of Calcium pills. Now that I’ve restocked, I realize that I enjoy the milk, I used to drink it all the time in my younger years. I cleaned up, unloading the dishwasher, and adding my dishes to it and then Gibbs and I went outside.

Today, is a beautiful day! With a high of 23C/73F, the lowest we’ll see in a number of days, the clear blue sky and light breeze makes it pretty much perfect. Gibbs had another episode with Chippy under the Suite again but this time, the little beggar ran into the tire covers. Gibbs would not give up until he saw him come out so I went to shoo him out. Turns out this is a wee one, just young, I think. Gibbs chased him and since it was slower than most, caught him in his mouth. ☹

We all make concessions for those we love.
When I'm deep into my book, the pleading look in these
sweet eyes was enough to put the book down and
do as bidded (is that a word?)
I rubbed his belly. 

I commanded him to ‘drop it’, which he did, but I think the poor thing was panic-stricken and although he could still walk and run easily, didn’t know where to go. I tried to coax him out so I could get him to a safe place (away from Monster L J Gibbs) but had no success. I hope he leaves on his own so our protector doesn’t keep chasing him around under there. We came inside after 3:30 and since my book has me so enthralled, I continued reading it inside.

I’ve received a call from Robin, the air bnb/yard sale lady, and she’d like me to clean the air bnb Sunday afternoon. She’s had 2 interested clients already and is quite excited. They are on their way to Saskatchewan for the last time (she thinks) so is unable to clean it and remove used linens etc. herself. I don’t mind at all, it is good to get in there while the ‘chore tips’ are fresh in my mind. 😊 So, 3 part time jobs it is!

Sometimes this is okay, but I can't really
call it a burger without the soft D'Italiano bun.

Bill was home around 6:30 and even though I offered, he still barbecued our bacon cheeseburgers. Mine was in a tortilla wrap and although I really enjoyed the last one like that, tonight’s was just passable. I’ll have a bun next time. ♥ We finished the meal with ice cream. My longing for a cone has come to fruition while Bill had his in a dish with caramel sauce. He went to the Hangar after loading the dishes and Gibbs and I stayed inside. I may finish my book or watch tv, undecided.

Yum, a Chapman's Premium Caramel cone.

The sun is close to setting at 7:33 and it is a peaceful night. It was a great day! Happy September!

A drone shot from above in 2017.

A long ago memory of when Brenda and Randy
came to stay at the Ridge for a couple of nights.
This picture is dinner out at Kettle's.
A bit blurry, sadly.
Good night!

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Summer Returns, Food Shopping, Another Long Day for Bill

The Ridge

On Thursday, Aug. 31^st I remembered that I had to go to clean the Mat but I wasn’t in a rush. It was 6:30 when we saw Bill off in Black Beauty, the truck was needed today, and it was 7:20 when I made my mug of tea to-go and left for town. I knew Gibbs would be alone all morning since I would be carrying on for our groceries in Hanover.

It was a busy morning so my first
picture is of my lunch at 1:30.
It was delicious!

The Mat was pretty decent but there was a customer that needed some assistance a couple of times. The coin machine was making change for bills but not from loonies or twonies so she needed quarters for the dryers. I arrived just on time for her. With my routine thrown off, I was backtracking a bit and needed to empty the lint on the 3 big dryers. That is usually worth the effort as I seem to always find a ‘tip’ in there. Today, it was $2.60. 😊

A story and a lesson.
In Montreal, we discussed how the yellow jackets/bees
are pests at the hummer feeder. Audrey sent a link
on how to get rid of them.
On the right, I followed instructions and wrapped some of
my mint stalks around the feeding area. See the bees?
Later in the afternoon, the main picture shows no bees
and although Mr. Hummingbird isn't here, he 
frequented it all afternoon. 💗
No bees!

I drove to Independent first, got the few things there that were on sale, then to Walmart for the bulk of our items, back to Dollarama searching for a cheaper price on almonds and then back in Durham, Foodland’s sale items finished off my shopping list. I don’t mind shopping but it is still tiring, searching for the right aisles for the right items. By the time I got home and unloaded Ptooties ‘full to the brim’ trunk, it was 12:15.

Gibbs and I enjoyed the outdoors
Bottom picture is him suntanning.

Gibbs watched as I found spaces for everything, the freezer is definitely full now! Then, I had some seeded rye bread toasted with sauteed tomatoes and zucchini. Oh my, that was good! I wish I’d thought to buy some feta cheese, that would have topped it off nicely. Today is such a beautiful day, the polar opposite of yesterday’s joke, so Gibbs and I went out to soak up some sun. He stayed in the shade mostly and I dozed in my gravity chair.  😊

I think I dozed more than read but
it is a good story.

Once cooked, heh heh, we went for a walk around 4:30 and it was then that Bill called to say they’d be late – again. Even later, methinks, once he told me what they had to do before getting home. 

Our walk to the corner
He plopped in the shade of the apple tree
as soon as we returned home.

Gibbs is tired out and while I sit to read my book, he stretches his little body across the cool floor. He’s too busy keeping watch when he's outside to really rest. It was 6:20 when I came inside for my tea and it was 7:15 when Bill drove up the lane. Loooonnnggg day = good $$.

My western doesn't look like much but it
was jam packed with goodies.
Bill's was twice the size, he earned it today!

I decided on toasted westerns for supper and they turned out to be just right. We finished the last 2 pieces of pie off and I did the dishes while Bill made his lunch and did the banking from today’s purchases. He records everything in Quicken. I could have done it, but didn’t today. This was a good day, our larder is full again and so is our fridge and freezer. That’s always a good feeling. We reached a high temp of 21C/71F and it was gorgeous!

The sun sets on our last August day
this year. 
We have a week of hot weather coming up.
Good night!

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