Bill and I were up just after 7:30,
back to the late mornings again. It is so nice that he didn’t have to get up at
5 and drive to London today. It’s a treat to have him home for two weeks, I
think a lot will get accomplished so the rest of the summer we can take it
slower. The season is going by so quickly.
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| Pancakes and bacon |
Last night, I was sitting in the
living room watching tv and I could hear scurrying noises. Hmm, we’d found some
mice tracks yesterday in the kitchen linen drawer so I called to Bill to come
down from the bedroom quietly and listen. I muted the tv but I couldn’t tell
from my position where it was coming from. Bill pointed up to the ceiling vent
but now we wonder how could a bird or anything get in there? We always expect
the worst and imagine critters living in the roof. LOL
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| we heard scurrying up there last night in that vent return |
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| but NCIS Bill found no evidence This is also a picture of Bill's haircut |
After our brew and blog reading this
morning, Bill drove into Durham to get his haircut, finally. He texted that it
wasn’t a long wait so at least he didn’t have to drive back to Hanover to try
First Choice again. While he was gone, I mixed up the batter for pancakes but I
know he wants to open the vent and see what’s up there. After seeing the bat
yesterday, my mind is just going crazy with the possibilities.
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| Home Sweet Home |
I took a walk over to the Ridge
Restroom and tidied it up a bit, sweeping and wiping down the seat. An outhouse
can be welcoming if it is free of dead flies and webs. I wonder if one of those
toilet seat deodorizers would work? Hmm, something to think about. I’d have to
tack it just under the edge. I always worry about odor for our company but it
IS an outhouse, after all.
When Mr. Sharp-Looking Bill returned
with his ears respectively lowered, I began frying up bacon and our pancakes.
Quick and easy and the pans just wiped clean. I love those pans I got from
Costco! We did the dishes up and then went about our day. I’ve missed my
‘deadline’ for visiting Mom this morning so I’ll have to try for another day. I
don’t want a repeat of last week so won’t go in the afternoon. It is not her
best time.
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| Clemson can't understand why his buddies trailer is here but they aren't |
It was my day to shower, not that we
have a set day but afterwards Clemson and I went for a walk down to the end of
the laneway. There is a lovely breeze, thank heavens, so the hot, humid day is
lessened. It is registering about 75F/23C right now at noon hour. Whether we
get rain is ‘up in the air’ (hardy-har) but looking out the window, the sky is
pleasant with just soft white clouds crossing the blue.
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| Beautiful Monarch enjoying the flowers |
Bill set to work, opening the cold
air return grates in the Suite but didn’t find anything that indicates we had
visitors. That means that they were likely higher up, not sure if that is bad
or good news. Once he starts, it is hard to stop so he carried on and washed a
portion of the ceiling. This overhead stuff is not something I can do easily.
My upper arm strength is next to nil. I sat on the sofa with Clemson reading my
book until my eyes grew too heavy and I curled up for a nap.
After we all had a brief snooze, Rob
drove up in his pretty GMC. He returned something to Bill and brought an extra
cord for electric hookup. He sat with us for a bit as we watched a very big,
very dark cloud blow overhead. When Rob left, I set up my tripod with my Canon
EOS 30D and we took a few pictures with my self-timer for our new
‘business/home’ cards. They turned out pretty good but I still doubt we’ll get
things put together in time for the sale.
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| Just one of the pictures we took today |
At 5:30 I got the rice cooker for a
change. Instead of potatoes tonight, we’d have rice with leftover meatloaf and
our choice of vegetable. Bill opted for his corn and I washed and steamed up
the last of my spinach. It was a lot of food but sometimes cleaning up
leftovers means putting more on your plate than normal. We must be little pigs
because with the exception of a tablespoon full of meatloaf for Clemson, we ate
the whole thing!
Dishes got cleaned up and I went for
a walk down the lane and down the road to the corner. It was funny when one of
the cows in the field across North Line began walking alongside me. Well, far
away but almost keeping the same pace as me, SHE began making a strange bovine
call. I thought she was calling to me when I noticed a baby calf laying down in
the field. She was calling to him and once they joined, the baby followed her
back to the rest of the cows. So cute!
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| Mama finds baby and brings baby home Hope she doesn't ground him! |
When I got back, Clemson had to go
out again. He wasn’t interested in joining me for the walk. I let him out and
sat back at my laptop to finish a sentence. When I looked out for him, he was
nowhere in sight. For more than the second time today, I found him over in front
of Rob and Pat’s fiver. He just can’t understand where the heck his buddies
are! He came running to me with the question in his little head so I explained
that he’d see them tomorrow.
We watched some tv, read some of our
books and enjoyed some of the outdoors. It sounds like many areas in
southwestern Ontario got lots of rain today and even some heavy storms with
hail. We had a beautiful day, as the dark clouds just seemed to move on over.
We were sitting pretty here in mid-western Ontario. The temperature right now
is hovering around 82F but that is while the sun is shining on the front of the
Suite. The winds have died down but a slight breeze remains. It should be
another great night for sleeping.
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| A good supper tonight |
This has been a fun day even though I
didn’t leave the property. I hope yours has been pleasurable as well.
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| Good night all! |
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