Relaxing Day ?

The Ridge

On Friday, Aug. 29th, as we slide down (& I mean down in temps) to the end of the month, I am truly jealous of my own blog header picture. Shorts, tanks and sandals. Not to mention the total relaxation I see in our faces. 💗

Good morning!

Today was a good opportunity to experience some of that relaxation BUT we didn't. Bill heard last night that they would not be working today. He likes that and I like the feeling of us both being 'free' souls today, together. It sure wasn't warm though, a chilly 7C/46F when I got up at 8. 

Bill cut the back field and
ventured into an area that is often
too wet to cut.
Sometimes into areas that are even
questionable. I can't control him!

Yes, I slept in. I was so tired last night when I went to bed at 10:30 that I dropped right off. However, I woke up from a really deep sleep when Bill came to bed at 11:45. There I was, tossing and turning, not able to drop bHack off for an hour or so. LOL

However, when I see these areas
cut, I think what a nice spot for 
overnight tenters.......if only our
grandchildren did that kind of thing.

We had our morning brew and Bill went out to start cutting grass. He had the back field and the berm done before lunch and he ran out of gas for the mower. In the meantime, Gibbs and I went out to clean up more irises around the Bunky and outhouse.

I was thrilled because I was able
to sneak up on the turtles on the log!
That rarely happens before they
hear me and slip off.

It was an okay temperature to work outdoors and I started with a hoody and wind breaker. The latter soon came off but it was sure needed early on. The bird feeders were empty so I filled those before crawling around tidying up some of the gardens.

After lunch, Bill went to the front field

We had lunch together and went back at it. This time he went to the front field and I went to rake up all the apples that are littering the berm. These apples are not big enough to even get any use out of them so there may be a tree coming down yet. All they do is make a mess and make it a challenge cutting the grass.

I raked and tossed the apples
over the fence.

I did what I could up at the berm garden but I know there are lots of apples hidden in the hostas and primroses. They just get gathered up and tossed over the fence into the ditch between our fence and the farmer's corn field. 

I don't know if you can see in this
picture......there are tons still on the trees.

Gibbs and I went to check mail, finding none, and walked around the field while Bill finished up.

And many apples hidden under
the hostas. I'll get them when the
blooming period is over.

I put the hammock bed away and Bill tucked the metal frame up in the garden shed rafters. I know we will have some nice weather but September is busy enough. Gibbs and I came inside and Bill went to the Hangar until around 4. Time for a snooze!

the Sedum colour is coming.
It seems to be blushing at this stage.

Tonight was Catch the Ace night so we planned supper for our return around 7. No luck with the draw tonight but it was a good time anyway. The supper plan went haywire when we stopped at Foodland for bread and then at Robin's for a chat. It was 7:45 when we got home.

You'll never guess what this is.
Once Gibbs' yak cheese bones (from Quartzsite)
get to be about 1" square, they say to
soak them in water for 5 minutes and
microwave them for 1 minute.
They puff up like this. He can't choke on
them this way and they are a puffy
crunchy treat once they cool.
He loves them.

I didn't want to cook tacos so late so we had soup instead with some ice cream. It has been a good day, not relaxing but a few things cleaned up. The fields look great again and there is improvement in the gardens too. 

We stopped at Robins for a quick chat
but she was on her way back from town.
This is her back yard, the sun dropping
in the trees.

We only reached a high of 15C/60F with a few periods of sunshine through the heavy clouds. 

Our prayers go out to the families of those harmed or lost in the Minnesota shooting. 🙏🙏There's a song by Billy Currington called People are Crazy......'nuff said.

A pretty sky.
Good night!

Thank you for popping by and happy long weekend!

A Cooler Day and a Friend at the Mat

The Ridge

For Thursday, Aug. 28th my plans had changed from what they were yesterday morning. Robin asked me to change cleaning today with Saturday, if possible. Of course! That meant I was still up at 6:30 to go clean the Mat and I left before Bill for a change.

Good morning!
It started out dull, rainy and cool.

No one was there and yet within 10 minutes, in walked my friend, Trudy. I haven't seen her for a couple of weeks, at least, so we had a lot to chat about while I worked. Catching up on our crafting, her sales at markets and her 8 month old boxer. 

Trudy is a very petite lady so picturing her with her boxer, is mind-blowing. I gifted her with a bookmark of her choice (I've had them with me every time just in case she was there), and she was thrilled, choosing the one with the dog and kitty. 💓

Once it started brightening up,
Gibbs was out rolling on the mat.

Because of our chatting, I was later leaving (only recording an hour for the job). Oh! Trudy gifted me (Gibbs) with a bag of her homemade treats to try.

When I got home, Gibbs tasted
one. 

                            I think he likes it! 💗

 When we walked out together it was around 8:45. I came straight home and it didn't seem long before I was driving around the corner to pick M up. 

                        It's the tail wagging as he eats

                                     it that makes me laugh.
                                

I offered to make it a 'free to him' trip but he'll have no part of taking advantage. Nice of him, but I was trying to be kind. It was 11 when we got home and because it poured a lot of the time, he was wet, I was wet and cold. I flipped the furnace back on to warm up the Suite.

A walk to get the mail
showed clearing in the sky

I read some of my next book by J.E. This one is a Plum story called Plum Spooky and not disappointing by any means. I'm only into the 4th chapter. Bill surprised us by driving up the lane just before 12 noon so we had lunch together.

My pictures are ahead of my words
because I didn't have many until later
in the evening.
This, obviously, was supper.
It was good!

It was a possibility that I would do some quilling but instead did some research on a product that Trudy told me about. The vendor is Grounding Well and I believe it to be something worthwhile for a number of reasons. That's how the next hour or so went until Gibbs and I walked for the mail.

Taking part in a Lion's decorating group

The thermometer reached a whopping high of 16C/62F by mid afternoon but the rain had pretty much stopped by 1 pm. I started my blog and since Bill was upstairs watching tv, I delved into my book again with a creamy cup of hot tea. 

For supper, we had meatballs in Rosy, the a.f., Bill had fries and I finished my keto rice. We ate a bit early and at 6:45 drove into town to Lion Ed's place to help decorate a float for the Durham fall parade this weekend. There were 11 of us that showed up and Sheena and I stuffed the scarecrow with straw. 

Now, isn't he a handsome dude?
Lazy, yes, but handsome!
Teri sewed him together.
She took him home to attach him to
a pole to stand up in the float.
Good luck!

Unfortunately, I'm cleaning and doing laundry before the parade and sometime in the middle of the parade, I'll be cleaning the bnb. I would have been happy to walk with the float to hand out candy. Oh well, maybe next year.

It came together pretty well
with a few chuckles and lots
of wise cracks!

Not bad for 45 minutes work!

The 'almost' finished float.
Mr. Scarecrow will be added 
on Saturday morning.

We were home by 8:15 and were quite happy that we went. It was fun to work with the members that also participated. Bill and I have a day off tomorrow, no work for either of us. That will be nice, maybe the grass will get cut. It was a good day.

A pretty sunset on our drive home.
Bill said it looks like the embers in
our firepit. 😄
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.