Hump Day, More Cash in my Pocket, Auction Deals

Paisley, On

On Wednesday, Feb. 24^th I watched out the window to see Bill leave. It was just after 6:30. Then I got washed, made the bed and got dressed. Maybe not in that order. 😊 After my tea, I, too, took my lunch goodies (banana, cheese, pepperoni and coffee) and pulled out of the lane. My time was 7:50, a bit earlier than normal with no car to clean off. Yay! The weather Gods were good to us overnight.

The roads were not a worry today

What a difference in a day of driving today. The main roads were bare and mostly dry. Bill suggested not to take the Concession 8 road since they came across someone who hit an icy patch and went over into the ditch. They saw headlights so knew it had just happened and stopped to help the young man until the police arrived. Bill and the policeman's guess was speed. Nevertheless, I was happy for the warning and happy to stick to the highway!

Yeah, not a pleasant surprise
I needed to use a long tool to scoop it into a garbage bag
gross!

I arrived at the Mat before 9 and set to work. Two customers, one friendly, one not acknowledging anything (?), but they weren't in my way at all. I was out of there by 10. The toilet was the only disappointment today, good grief, someone was up to no good. Thank goodness, I only found t.p. (no shortage here!) at the bottom of the clump. Sorry for that visual but I like to share! 😊

It is always nice to see the solar panels at the corner
of Baptist Church Rd and Grey Rd. 4

Mitch had texted last night asking if I could and would possibly work 5 hours today instead of 4. He wanted to get the Dodge ready for priming on Thursday so it would be a job of taping and papering. It doesn’t sound difficult (and it isn't) but doing the detailed taping on the doors of the words takes time and precision. I’m happy to say that I’ve become better at it and it doesn’t take me as long as it did on a couple of previous vehicles. I finished RAM 1500 on each door first.

A much clearer road than on Monday!

Then, I covered the front bumper and the wheel wells at the front. They are plastic so we don’t want to paint under there. Fred, the owner, was in this morning when I arrived at 10 and was pleased with what we’d done so far. When I entered, Mitch said, “Here’s the boss now, I’d better get to work!”. Funny guy. So, I set to work and carried on until 3. From the front doors forward, everything is ready to prime. He now calls me his Assistant Manager. 👀

I like Mitch's FOCUS sign, he uses it a lot when i get
frustrated
The letters here are all covered in tape

We were taking pictures to show on his Kijiji ads

And someone got caught in the act of working!

Weather permitting, I’ll finish sanding the back passenger door, covering the window and work on the tailgate letters on Friday. The drive home was pretty normal and uneventful. It was slowed down a bit by a driver that I almost would swear on that he was impaired, his speed between 90 and 60 kph all the time I was behind him. Overreacting to things was another questionable trait so I kept my distance and took a different route home than I would have when he turned.

I miss walking by 'my' woods on BCRd
but I don't often see them with snow

Also, the school bus on #19 slowed me down but it was clear sailing the rest of the way. I was home by 3. I did the dishes and Bill and I chatted on text a bit about the horses on the back road. All of the Clydesdales were out along the fence but I couldn’t stop. It would have been a great photo! Oh well, hopefully I’ll see them again. He reported later that they weren’t out when he came by 30 minutes later. ☹ He was going to try and get that picture for me.

I took a picture of the 'road joker' in case I needed it
He had a nice Toyota Tacoma too

For supper tonight we had mini sausages, potatoes and creamed corn. How does anyone serve it without it spreading across the whole plate? Ha ha, no matter, we both like it. During the prep, I was bidding on the BizyBee auction again so didn’t stray too far from my phone. It is all just for fun, nothing imperative but neat if I win something too.  We had our last piece of cheesecake for dessert and did the dishes together.

Concession 8 was sure different for the drive home
from what Bill and Billy saw this morning

An easy supper
Bill's choice was sausages tonight

Upstairs, I skipped Jeopardy since a few auction items were closing but I caught the last few seconds to see that the fellow from Toronto, Canada won for the second night. Yay! The auction items do not all close at the same time which is kind of nice, giving bidders an opportunity to keep an eye on more than one item. The rest of the evening was quiet after a good, fulfilling day. More cash in my pocket! Yeah, seems I'm spending it pretty quickly too! 😊

Tonight's memory
Sorry for the blur but it's a special one
Feb 24, 2018
Quail Ridge RV Resort
Suzie with one dance partner 💘
(Suzie, I hope you don't mind me posting this)

And then during the day with another 💕
Good night y'all!

Thank you for your visit today. Not much changes in our daily routine but that’s what makes it ‘routine’, I suppose.

A Day for Fun with My Sisters

 

Paisley, On

On Tuesday, Feb. 23^rd it was snowing again. Duh. But the good news is that it is mild with the overnight low only going down to -1C/30F. That’s a far (welcome) cry from -15C! We’ll take it. The snow is expected to stop around 9 and turn to rain this afternoon. It will be slushy but not likely freezing. After Bill left at 6:30, I got up right away. I had a fun day planned.

I had to clean Ptooties off,
it was a real wet snow due to the warmer air

Bruce Rd. 3 was wet and bare

I got washed and went down to bring up a cup of tea. My blog didn’t get published last night so that was first on the agenda. It didn’t take too long, most of it was written. I bundled up the 2 bags of purged clothing items that I want to donate and then sat at my laptop to check the ongoing auction sit (it closes tomorrow) and catch up on Facebook. I was ready to go by 8:30 and then just bided my time.

Once I turned onto Cty Rd. 40, it was a different story

It was going up to +5C/41F today so I decided to take the inner lining out of my coat just for today. Walking around in a store for long periods gets too hot. At 8:50, I went down to clear Ptooties off and headed out the lane at 9. I was meeting Donna and Gayle at Value Village in Owen Sound before 10 o’clock opening. I was prepared for slushy, snowy roads and gave myself some leeway.

Then #16 got better for me

It wasn’t the best drive; the roads were track bare of snow on the opposite side that I was travelling on (of course) and snow covered in my lane. I took my time, at 80 kmph, and others were doing the same, making it an easy drive for the most part. No one riding up behind me too closely. I hate that! I arrived at Value Village before Donna but only by a couple of minutes. We stood in line outside until the store doors opened at 10.

We each take our own cart and set off in our own direction, occasionally meeting up around the store and compare, question or just chit chat about something. By 11:30, we were ready to check out and met at the parking lot, eventually. They followed me to The Mission Store, just down the street, where I parked Ptooties. This store doesn’t open until 12 noon so I hopped in Donna’s car and she drove us a couple of blocks down to the Bakery Restaurant. I can’t remember the name.

We had fun shopping at 30% off

We enjoy this place; it is only my second time but they’ve frequented more often. We all ordered the special Quiche with a soup. It came with a buttered roll and it all tasted wonderful. A cup of tea topped it off quite nicely and we took our time eating and chatting about various things.  I don’t know what time it was when we paid our bills and left for The Mission Store but we weren’t rushed by any means.

I forgot to get a picture of my lunch
so one of us sisters will have to do
Donna, Gayle, Patsy

We shopped there until 2:30 when we cashed out and went our separate ways to home. I was in the laneway in Paisley around 3 pm. I had lots of bags to unload with a variety of things and am very pleased with my purchases. Once everything was put away, I sat at my laptop and read some blogs. It was almost 4:30 when I went down for my tea and unlocked the door for Bill. He was on his way home.

I followed Donna out of Owen Sound
and made my turn at the proper corner

Quite a difference in the roads now

Upstairs I crawled up on the bed with my book and waited for him. We chatted about our days and then he called our friend, Nancy, out in the warmer state of Arizona. It was wonderful to hear her voice and wish her good luck in her new endeavour. Since I’d eaten a lot a noon, I asked Bill what he wanted for supper. A simple choice of brown beans on toast made it easy and I had a 1 tortilla quesadilla.

this was good with ham, pepperoni, cheese, sour cream
and home made salsa (thank you Billy and Stacy)

Another piece of cheesecake for dessert filled us both. After dishes, we came upstairs and Bill hopped in the shower while I worked on my post. Jeopardy was on again at 7:30 but NCIS was a rerun AGAIN! Good grief, what is going on with that show? We stayed in our room for the evening and I fervently hoped that the forecasted snowfall for around our area stayed away. The daytime temps reached 4C/41F. Nice! I’d like to get to Durham for my jobs in the morning.

Time for another Happy Hour picture
Feb. 23, 2017
Pilot Knob RV Resort
I wish I was in a place where I could wear that outfit today!!!
good night!

Thank you for your visit today. Nice to ‘see’ you!