These Spring Days and Doings...

Good Evening everyone.. 

I know it has been ages since I have been on here.. 

Time has just flown and got away from me.  

I do hope all has been well with you.. 

Winter is over and Spring has sprung!

We are having a very cool and quite rainy spring season... 

I see as every year all the pics of blossoms and green down to the south while we are still having snow squalls and such.. 

But this too shall pass and we will be having hot days!

Our evenings have lengthened so much! 

I enjoy that but I also like the snug winter ones.. 

Each winter seems to pass faster than the last ones, I find.. 

Terry and I have had a good season and so looking forward to warm days and all the things we love doing ..... 

Visiting the Bay of Fundy is always at the top of my list, picnics, farm days and little day trips are some things we look forward to... 

Anyway... 

Here are a few things I have been doing the past couple of months... 

Isn't that awful?  So long getting back here.. 

I think it is the longest I have ever gone without posting.. 

Sorry.... 

This is a bunting I made ... 

My sweet cousin Susie sent me a package of old family pics she found in her Mom's things...

I so appreciated them. 

These were some sweet ones of children that may have been related to her and I.. We just do not know who they are... 

I thought this might be a way to display them... 

so many sweet kids.. 

and the pics are precious!Momma and her babies.... I hung them over the fireplace in the livingroom for now.. 

I think I will change out Great Aunt Emily's Rose Bowl above though.. 

I have another pic that Mom gave me that I think might look better but I need Terry to help me hang it.. 

Then Terry and I had our 55th anniversary in March! 

Imagine!

We celebrated over a couple of weeks and had fun!

Went out to dinner a couple of times and then I made a special roast beef dinner here at home...

Homemade Rolls with his Mom's recipe and my Aunt Mary's white cake.. (which I baked a bit too long) but still was tasty..

Used my beautiful Flow Blue dishes that I have collected over the years.. 

I think my favourite pattern .... 

I  just love old dishes... Can you tell?  ❤

One thing we did to celebrate was to go to our capitol city here in New Brunswick and went to a plant nursery.. 

Terry gifted me with several lovely new plants...

Love them.. 

st john river..

Also a bunch of herbs that I put in the kitchen window.. 

Parsley, Basil, Oregano, Cilontro, Mint and Thyme... 

He gave me beautiful roses for Valentine's so I asked for herbs and plants instead this time.. 

Such a dear man.... 

Thankful to God for our many years together.

Making Him the centre of our home was the best thing we ever did!

And for our precious family... 

God is so good!

Spent a day with dear daughter.. 

Such a fun day!

Then of course did some kitchen stuff.. 

Bought a 25 pound box of tomatoes at Hardy's in town... 

 

Shonda had told me about this way of preparing tomatoes last fall and I had done my sauce this way.. 

It really works.. 

Roasted them and then dried the peels in the dehydrator.. 

They will be for tomato paste.. 

And canned one canner full.. 

Also made some fresh tomato sauce, soup and salsa.... 

That will do till fall... 

I had several litres left but just topping them up.. 

On that note... a few things I have been cooking and baking... 

Using frozen berries for jams..

And half a gallon of hot pickles... 

my grandson's fave... hamburger gravy..

aunt mary's white bread

and carrot cake... always carrot cake... terry's all time fave cake.. 

Loved this... 

Our house is very lived in although there only the two of us here... 

We are both messy and both always involved in creating and doing stuff.. 

But it is HOME!

Many years ago I read a sentence in a book ... 

It said.. 

She suspected that the old couple shared a life that they had made their own... 

Yes...

That is what we have done.. 

Once your children are grown and gone you need to create a life again for just you two... 

With the Lord's help... 

It may not suit anyone else but it is what we have chosen.. 

Right?

Love it though when our kids come home and we are all together again but then they leave.. ❤

Just a few decor pics.. 

Getting ready for Easter.... 

Found these precious rabbit egg cups at two different antique shops... 

I love rabbits... 

Saved this for you in March but didn't get to post... 

so better later then never.. smile.. 

Oh and the bunting I made from napkins I was gifted for Christmas..

Well, dear hearts this is all for today... 

I hope it finds you all well and ignoring the chaos that can be so frustrating during these trying days.. 

God is the same and so I turn to Him more everyday.. 

And remind myself that This World is not my Home.. 

Trusting Christ who is my refudge and strength.. 

My prayer is.. 

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven... 

So many more important things going on in this old world to take our attention and give us joy.. 

God bless you all.. 

I thank you for stopping by and your dear notes... 

Let me know how you are doing... 

What are you busy at and what are you finding joy in these days? 

Hugs from New Brunswick, Canada..  

Good Night dear ones... xoxox

Wintering here at home....

Hello my dears!

So happy to have you drop by on this freezing day in mid February.. 

The winter is flying by for me..

 I hear a lot of people saying January was so long but I didn't find it so.. 

It is a thing that I am thankful for.. 

In my younger days I used to mind the month of January intensely.. 

We lived in a big old farm house that had those long and narrow old windows and I found the house dark on those winter days.. 

Then we moved here and I zipped through the winter and realized that I didn't mind it at all.. 

So many big windows here so I guess I need light!  ❤😊

Anyway... 

Some wintering projects that I have been working on... 

Homemade clay hearts.. 

Here is the recipe... 

2 cups of baking soda

1 cup of corn starch

1 1/2 cups of water 

Stir the ingredients on the stove until the consistency of mashed potatoes.. 

Roll out and cut with cookie cutters.. 

Used a skewer to make a hole in each. 

Terry ended up drilling holes as the holes dried closed.. 

Cook:  175 degrees oven for 2 hours.. 

Or I just placed in unheated oven for overnight.. 

Then I sanded them very carefully as I broke the first one.. 

Then wipe the dust off and painted them with acrylic red paint.. 

Sanded off the edges and then painted over with a brown paint.. 

I put a coat of wax on top but you could use a sealer...

Then hung them on an old alder branch... 

Also, I used one of my Mirilla bags I made last year along with a lavender sachet I made to give to my sister when she was in the hospital.. 

I hope to make a few more some snowy afternoon... 

My friend Judy sent me a pic of a quilt heart garland... 

So I did my own plan and came up with this one.. 

I need to put a little string of fairy lights on them.. 

Decorated the mantel with old brown bottles and brown pottery.. 

Bought a few ivys and weaved a sweet crochet heart garland from my sweet friend through out... 

Just love those twinkle lights during the dark evenings.. 

Don't you?

Remember my felted heart bunting I made a few years ago.. 

Still using it.. ❤

I saw this and thought you might like it.. 

It is not just grandmas doing this these days.. 

So many younger ones are into this, too.. 😌

Taking country drives.. 

Looks pretty cold, eh?  

Looks the same out of my kitchen windows... 

We were so blessed to have our son in law show up one Saturday morning with breakfast and his powersaw to help cut up a big maple tree Terry had to cut down.. 

We were so sad but it had started to rot and we were not wanting it to land on our roof..  

We so appreciated his help... 

Then our oldest son came and helped change truck tires.. 

Thanking the Lord for our family in our getting older days.. 😊

Some food pics... 

Just comfort food... 

Lentil soup, roast beef dinner, spaghetti with Martha's tomato sauce 101

Then bread... 

Like to have homemade bread often... 

Then I always make homemade salad dressings.. 

So much cheaper and so much healthier... 

Made another batch of jam... 

Using frozen cranberries, raspberries and strawberries... 

It tastes so good.. 

I should have wrote down the recipe as I kind of used two recipes.. 

Dahh!

Then making lots of cups of tea or coffee.. 

And the odd cookie here and there... 😀

Found a sweet cat cookie press at the thrift store.. 

Oh... yes, enjoying my thrift store shopping too.. 

Found a gorgeous set of Wedgewood Blue Transferware dishes.. 

A big set and only 15 dollars.. 

Thankful for simple blessings.. 

Well, this is all for another time my friends.. 

Thank you once again for dropping by.. 

I hope you are enjoying this slow down season and getting your rest.. 

I know the world is in more chaos then ever before..

very troubled ..

But when we have our trust in the Lord, he calms the troubled waters of our souls and gives us sweet peace and comfort.. 

We can go on with our days and make our homes a haven for our families.. 

Today is probably one of the most important time in history for parents to concentrate on making our homes a place of peace and calm. 

This world is soon coming to a close and I want to be ready to meet Him.. 

He is coming soon.. 

The Bible says in Luke 21:28

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh... 

I so love this verse...

Nothing to fear.. His is the kingdom.. 

God bless you dear hearts.

Hugs from New Brunswick..