Sunday, July 24, 2011

Thursday - July 21st in Goodsoil



Today's Thursday. the house was quiet until nearly 10:30 am, so I took advantage of the clear weather and went on the balcony to enjoy the views and knit. I was up until after 2 am again, crocheting something new I learned from Carrie. It was so peaceful with the trees lightly blowing in the breeze,  and the magnificent  view of the lake, I could see why Barb says this is her little piece of heaven on Earth.

Once everybody was up, we spent a bit of the morning working on the list of jobs Barb's dad left for us. Yesterday's work was easy! We speckled, sanded and wiped up the dust. Today, on the other hand, required some muscles, which I have very little! We  were to remove the soil that filled the inner section of the garage foundation, so there was a 2" clearance. It was a slow start, as grass had started growing in the area since there has been so much rain. We worked for a bit, then we had to take a break and spray bug spray to keep those darn blood sucking bugs away!!!! After Drew paced out the half- way measurement, we decided that was adequate digging for the day. 

Inside to clean up and make quick sandwiches, then we were off to the dock. With Barb's help, Drew got us launched and moving, fast! We tooled around the very large lake, discovered a new cove,and even tried our hand at lure fishing. We all had some tugging on the lines, but no fish. Barb assures me that the fish from this lake, Lac  des Isles, are great, and don't taste fishy. Drew says some of them are oilier than others. Regardless, I am not eating fish. but I didn't have to worry about anything, no catch. 

Once we returned and docked the boat, Barb returned to digging, Drew made dinner, and I knitted. We were  honored with dinner Drew had made, which was yummy!!! I learned a new way to make potatoes. Inside a ziplock bag, add cubed potatoes, olive oil generously and then Hidden Ranch dressing powder. Marinade for some time and place in the oven to toast for about 35 minutes. Yummy!!!!

Barb's Aunt Diane hosted Bingo at the community venter, so we went in to play. As I walked in, I  decided I would donate anything Might win to Samantha's Memorial Scholarship Fund. I did win and Barb did too. We have another donation to deposit into the scholarship fund. On our way home, we stopped to say hello to Drew, at the restaurant/bar where he works. Barb and I ended the evening with another game of Cribbitch. She won! Off to bed tonight. 


                      

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