Just Putting Away...

please excuse my messy kitchen

i make such a mess when i am pickling.. 

Good Afternoon dear hearts..

Just a wee post for you of my first few days of just putting away for the winter season... 

Terry  has been busy picking garden veggies. 

Green beans, swiss chard, beet greens and such.. 

I always can our green beans as we like the taste more than frozen ones and they are more shelf stable..

We bought fifty pounds of pickling cucumbers from a farmer as ours are not ready yet except for a few here and there.. 

I like to get them done up and over with..

I made Bread and Butter Pickles, Sweet Dills, Sandwich Dills, Farmer Pickles and my favourite Baba's Dill Pickles..

They are said to be the best pickle this side of the Vistabula River...  

I used oak leaves to keep them crisp and in the Sandwich dills I used black tea instead of pickle crisp...

Nor did I have any grape leaves which a lot of people use.   

I think there are 20 litres of green beans done up . 

I am also doing up Salad Beans.. 

They make delicious winter salads.. 

Our oldest son used to love that salad... 

Terry picked another pail yesterday.. 

I need to get them done soon but my knee is acting up.. 

Of all times!! 😟 

But... this too shall pass.. 

Tis amazing what can be accomplished sitting on a stool... 😊

I am resting it again today as I kind of messed it up again last night.. 

It is really nice day to rest though as it is pouring rain... 

Terry requests these cookies every once in a blue moon.... 

We call them Chocolate Macaroons... 

Everyone has a name for them but many are different.. 

What is your name for them?  

Here is my recipe in case you would like it... 

Chocolate Macaroons. 

In a saucepan put in 2 cups of white sugar, 1/2 cup of butter or margarine and 1/2 cup of milk. 

Bring to a good boil and boil for about one and half minutes.. 

Then add 3 cups of oatmeal, 1 cup of desiccated coconut and 1/2 cup of cocoa.. 

I always mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk together before adding to sugar mixture... Have this ready first though.. 

Also have a piece of parchment ready too.. 

Stir well and spoon out onto parchment paper.. 

Well, this is it for today.. dearies!

So happy I was able to get back so soon.  

Will keep trying to do better.. smile.. 

What are you putting away?  

I actually love this time of year and all the pickling, canning and such.. 

Much better then spring cleaning... 😏

God bless you all today.... 

Looking forward to reading your sweet notes.. 

August is here already!

Well, hello everyone!

Here I am finally! 

So sorry for being so long away from here... 

 I have many excuses but will only explain one... smile.. 

Our internet was kaput sort of and we needed an upgrade.  

After it was hooked up our old desk top that I always used for this was not connected.. 

It still isn't but I have dug out my chrome book and am trying to use it... 

Thank you to you dear hearts who have contacted me and wondering if we were all ok...

Yes, we are mostly..  A little bump in the road here and there but all is well... but thank you so much for your concern and prayers!! 

Our darling son was home and ended up a longer visit then we anticipated!  

It was just so wonderful to see him and hug him!  

 I miss him terribly this time for some reason... 

Guess this old mother is getting older... 

Anyway, it was a joy and we are truly thankful for those days... 

So, here are a few pics of the last month and a half... or so... 

I will just let you scroll through and meet you at the bottom.. 

Just till I get used to this computer.. K?  smile.. 

Brothers together again!! 

Having fun with helmets like their Dad used to wear at work for 31 years!

Love love this following pic....

The first Sunday that Dustin was home we were able to all be at our little church together!!

I so loved having all my children there... 

A couple of grands couldn't make it as it was short notice but all the rest were... 

Just to look across and see that dear face looking back at me made my heart glad.. 

I am like you other mothers who desire to see their children in church and living for Jesus!  

Material things are blessings but my heart's desire is that they each have a genuine daily relationship with the Lord... 

It is the most important thing in their lives... 

For eternity!  

And it was just so wonderful to all be there in that wee church together!  

Now, on with the rest of the story!  smile....

Shonda's facebook page...

So... 

Dustin has returned to Alberta and we have been spending time at the farm.

He came out for a day and helped his Dad do this and that... 

They hung our old St. Martin's wind chime to charm the deer.. grin!  

We all had dinner out after church that day!  

Our family has increased and that is lovely.. 

Dustin and I spent a day together going to St. Martins... 

Such a dear day filed away in my heart of memories... 

He spent so many summers there in our old cottage... 

His brother and sister were married and gone but we bought it when he was 12.. 

He had a great time seeing it all again after a few years of being away...

He is like me and has a great love for the Bay of Fundy and says he misses it a lot... 

And the fish,  of course... 

I think he got his fill though.. grin.. 

Made some more ordinary food for meals here.. 

pork chops and veggies

my fave... Pasta and Mussels

and homemade jams and S'mores cookies

and bread... smile.. 

a few pantry pics from the farm.. 

picking our garlic scapes and herbs.. 

making herb vinegars...

hanging out laundry..a simple country pleasure... 

My lavender came back in a wonderful way, thank you, Lord... 

Terry working away in the garden with his gifted tiller from our son in law.... 

He came home last night with two almost full 5 gallon pails of beans.  

oh, and I made a little victorian scarecrow.. smile.. 

Well, my sweet friends this is about all of it for now.. 

But this chrome book is easier to use then before because the internet is working all the time.. 

Perhaps I will start doing wee posts like on Instagram.. 

But better as we all know each other so well.. 

I will honestly try... K?

Such a busy time of year though..

Started pickling and putting away for the winter.. 

The season will soon be changing although I hope Autumn just slowly wanders in.. 

Thankful for all that the year brings us.. 

Such beautiful blessings and it has been a great summer!  

Please check in and see if I can manage a few little posts.. 

And I love your dear notes.. 

Thank you dear Karen for finding me on Instagram even though you were not on there before.. 

So sweet... 

God bless you all and your sweet families....