Date Night in the Big City

The Ridge

On Friday, June 24^th, we didn’t need to rush but were awake early enough anyway. At 6:30 we were up and getting ready for the drive to London. Gibbs, of course, was running around at our feet. “What’s going on? Me too?” We’d had our drink at home and after hooking up, Bill dumped at our station by the outhouse. It was 8:20 when we pulled out of the lane with everything locked up.

On Our Way

It was a great drive, not being in a rush, still trying to avoid all the Friday commuters. We arrived at Kirk and Kate’s farmhouse within 3 hours of leaving home. Kirk greeted us and easily got us into our spot for the night behind the storage/shop barn. Perfect! The day was a hot, sunny one so the panels were working full force providing us with power. 😊

Always traffic on the 401

Gibbs was good as long as we were moving

This party is a retirement gathering for Kirk, a co-owner of CanAm. He actually retired earlier and has been enjoying it for a few months now. Once unhooked, we left Gibbs and drove to Rock Glen Resort in Arkona. 

Kirk and Kate's lovely spot

We bought our camping memberships through this venue in 2014 and since we are no longer using the ROD and AOR portion of the membership, we wanted to cancel. This would save us almost $1,000/year. ♥

The drive to Rock Glen Resort

It wasn’t able to be taken care of today, of course, because the main office gal is off until the 1^st of July. We were advised to send her an email to cancel. It wasn’t too much of a hardship for us since it was only a 40-minute drive from where we were parked. Bill stopped at CanAm on the way back and purchased the surge protector we need and will use from now on. 😊😊

The back way in and easy way out
Can you see the Suite?

The cocktails, dinner and gathering will be outside in their backyard with dancing later in their garage so it should be a good time. Smart casual is the attire and I think we can pull that off. You should know me by now, that I like to dress up when I get the opportunity. Too much casual in the other direction, shorts, jeans, and tank tops – hmm, is that ‘stupid’ casual? Ha ha.

Gibbs got out for a couple of walks and it gave us an opportunity to see who else was here to camp like us, plus to see the lovely property. We each had our showers but although Bill got dressed around 4:30, I waited until closer to 6 before I put my dress on. The tea I had, and sitting with Gibbs at my back, made me quite hot and sticky so I was glad for the choice I’d made by waiting. 😊

We are settled for the night
Good night y'all!

I mentioned not likely being able to post a blog today but I think I will post this portion early. I can fill you in on the party tomorrow! This was a great trip this morning and after sending off the email to Jane at Rock Glen, we felt we’ve taken care of a couple of things today. Gibbs will be in charge of the Suite after 6:15 and it will/should be nice and cool in here by then. Sssh, he may suspect but doesn’t realize that yet. ♥ Bill will check on him throughout the evening.

Thank you for stopping in!

A Day Off for Bill, Short Day for Patsy

The Ridge

On Thursday, June 23^rd Bill didn’t have the alarm set. Mike texted last night and told him that he didn’t have anything for him today. Yay! I mean, that was good news and the other good news was that I relieved Bill of an errand he was going to run for me and it meant he could go flying. 😊 It was a lovely calm morning so I was very happy for him.

My tomato and pepper plants look
healthy (although it's hard to tell here)
This is the partial fence Bill put up for me

I left at 7 to clean the Mat but found it to be in tip-top shape, proof that Jamie had been in last night. It wasn’t sensible to clean an already clean area so picked up a greeting card at Foodland and drove home. Bill was just packing up and getting his cargo trailer hooked up as I pulled in. After he left, I had my cereal and tea with our little buddy. We went out about 9 for a run around the property (him, not me) and I used the water pump to fill watering cans and to water the plants.

This little berm garden looks healthy too

Gibbs ran around while I watered

We’ve not had rain for a few days now so it’s wonderful that we are up and running with the turn of a tap. 😊 Yay! I went to M’s for work at 9:30 and worked mostly on the Datsun until 12:30. I’m sure he is hoping to get some painting done this weekend. I was happy to be done work after 3 hours, expecting it to be a 4-hour day. ♥ At home, I fried myself a quesadilla and Bill ate the sandwich he made last night.

The drive into the estate property was back to the barn
where all the items were tagged and ready for pick up

While he puttered around, putting things away and locking things up, I took Ptooties to Paisley. Remember Paisley? Where we spent our winter of 20/21. I’d bid on and won a set of 10 solar lights at an estate auction so needed to go today to pick them up. Boy, were we surprised to find they are brand new, never been used and for only $15. Sometimes you win! 😊 I made myself a cup of tea and we relaxed until supper time. Bill helped me with the afternoon Wordle and Phrazle games. Good thing!

The barn was full of stuff and lots of items outside

Bill grilled bacon, cheeseburgers and even though they overstuffed the smaller buns, they were ‘messily’ delicious! We had decided not to add any fresh water to our tank for the trip tomorrow so also planned not to use the dishwasher tonight. Wow, it felt strange washing and drying dishes by hand! We’re so spoiled! LOL. We all went outside to finish closing things up and then inside, I closed cupboard doors and put things away.

Leaving the estate alongside their house
was easier than going in

a loaded juicy supper
with an ice cream cone for dessert 💓

We haven’t moved the Suite since April 21^st so we’ll take our time to make sure we don’t forget anything. It will be a quiet evening but I want to paint my toenails. They sure need it! This was a good day. It was a nice drive for me to see Paisley again and Bill enjoyed his morning flying too.

The railroad bridge I walked across and under
plenty of times
Good night!

Thank you for your visit. Tomorrow night we’ll be in London but probably too busy to post my blog. I’m sure you’ll forgive me for yet another delay! ♥