The week of Thanksgiving..

Good Evening Everyone.. 

So happy to have you visiting.. 

Hope you are all having a great fall season.. 

It certainly is gorgeous here in New Brunswick .. 

Eastern Canada is well known for the beautiful fall foliage and this year Mother Nature has outdone herself... 

Just going to keep you up with our doings the last few days here in the post tonight.. 

Terry was a dear and collected some Sumac leaves for me.. 

These bushes just crown the countryside in their glory.. 

Lovely, eh! 

Everywhere you look there are pumpkins.. 

and more pumpkins.. 

This is a market over in Salisbury.. 

They have lots of fresh veggies, homemade crafts and antiques.. 

All kinds of stuff but in the fall they have a corn maize .. 

It is hard to believe how many people show up there on the weekends.. 

Amaizing!!  lol..

Did you have a happy Thanksgiving?  

We had a lovely one.. 

Headed down to our daughter's this year... 

The drive was beautiful... 

She always decorates so sweet... 

Makes almost all of her own decor.. 

And the table is so beautifully set... 

Everyone has a great time catching up and then the food was delicious!

The grand finale is her famous apple pie.. 

There were other desserts of course but this one holds a place in my heart... smile.. 

Grandpa is always the star of the show... 

Those boys love to tease him.. 

Believe me they get it right back.. grin.. 

We had an extra reason to be thankful on this Monday of Thanksgiving... 

This dear guy (our oldest son) Trevor works at the Irving Oil Refinery.. 

He worked all night and left his shift and went home.. 

At around 10 am there was a horrific explosion there.. 

What a terrible experience for the Irvings and their employees and the city of St. John.. 

It has been deemed a complete miracle that there were not even one major injury.. 

Not one... 

The God we serve was once again faithful... 

I honestly believe that with all the prayers that go up daily for so many people working there by their families that God has angels round about that vast refinery.. 

The largest in Canada.. 

So we are so thankful! 

Thank you dear Lord.. 

We had a blessed day with our precious family!  

Missed our youngest son, Dustin though.. 

Not there in body but in spirit I am sure.. 

So glad he is doing well out west, though.. 

This mama misses him at times terribly but I know he is God's hand... 

Trusting in that.... 

Anyway we had fun with everyone.. 

Mom and Gerald drove down and Dave's mom, Vivian and his niece Victoria were there along with a couple of sweet girls... 

Later on in the day we left them to it and went for a long way around drive back home.. 

Took a country ferry across the St. John River and drove through the Kingston Peninsula ...

Beautiful art work by the Master's hand... 

Hope you all enjoyed the weekend.. 

The weather here was awesome and all is well.. 

If you can believe it ... I am still doing tomatoes.. 

Oven dried those above and made a delicious soup today... 

Out of the Three Ingredient Cookbook.. 

Cabbage and Barley Soup... 

Here is the recipe although it is my version.. 

Chop up an onion and a head of cabbage and a minced clove of garlic... 

Put in a large pot along with 2 T. olive oil.. 

Cook this on low for several minutes until the cabbage wilts.. 

Add a can of tomato juice and 1/2 cup of pearl barley.. 

A large can .. 48 ounces..

Let this simmer away and add vegetable stock (I save this from our supper veggies) or you can add chicken or whatever stock you have on hand.. 

Just a cup at a time...

After awhile add another just so it does not get too thick.. 

I also added a large tablespoon of powdered chicken broth stuff, salt and pepper, hot chili flakes and a large tablespoon of my soup base that we made last fall.. 

Just add the herbs and seasonings to your taste...

I have read many times that the best soup is one that simmers a long time.. 

I just put it on and left it for a couple of hours except for adding broth now and then.. 

Sprinkle some chopped bacon or parsley on top to serve...

This made enough for a couple of meals easily... 

Here are a few vinegars that I flavoured.. 

Well dear hearts this is all for today... 

Sorry I have such long times in between.. 

This computer is a pain so I kind of put off posting at times... 

Praying for you all and thanks so much for visiting and I love your dear notes.. 

Before I go I want to share a bit of scripture that has blessed my heart so much this week.. 

I am memorizing  it... 

It so gives me joy... 

Remember that old old hymn of the church.. 

When the Redeemed of the Lord come gathering in.....

Isaiah 35: 9-10

But only the redeemed will walk there,
10     and those the Lord has ransomed will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;
    everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

xo

Keepers of the Home Meeting for September..

  Good Saturday Evening... 

Hope you are having a great weekend.. 

We woke up to a lovely day here in N. B. and it was great to gather together in Salisbury at our little church fellowship hall for our first Fall Keepers of the Home meeting... 

We had several ladies of different ages but hopefully everyone found something to interest them.. 

We started out by cooking a simple breakfast for us all.. 

Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Toast, Juice and Coffee... 

Everyone helps out and we sit around and chat and catch up after the Summer.. 

We had a little group lesson on the Proverbs Woman  and her Fall Preparations for Winter.. 

It was fun and so nice to have everyone have a bit of insight into the Word of the Lord..

Proverbs 31:10-31New International Version (NIV)

Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [a]A wife of noble character who can find?
    She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
    and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
    all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
    and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
    bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still night;
    she provides food for her family
    and portions for her female servants.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
    her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
    and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
    and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
    and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
    for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
    she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
    where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
    and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
    she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
    and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
    her husband also, and he praises her:
29 “Many women do noble things,
    but you surpass them all.”
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
    and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

We found she was a busy lady..

Even though it was dark outside  she arose early and made breakfast for her household.. 

She liked to experiment with different ethnic food and let her family enjoy her home made meals.. 

She gathered wool and flax and did some work with her hands.. 

Perhaps making gifts for her family and friends..  

She works late at night getting ready for craft shows to make some extra money as she is a frugal woman..

She made winter garments for herself and her family ... 

Also... 

I think she liked change and had some new bed coverings made.. 

Probably warmer ones for the cold months.. eh??

She is a hard worker and is not idle .. 

And mostly she loves the Lord and walks in his way showing her family the importance of serving God.. 

This is one take on this part of Scripture with the view of

her Fall preps.. 

Can you see some other ones?  

We were pleased to have some old and new friends attend.. 

Then we learned to make a new Fall Potpourri..

And making Flavored Vinegars is so easy and useful, also..

An old fashioned way of placing tags on your pickles or such.. 

Just a piece of brown paper bag.. 

Dip it into milk and it will stick on so nicely.. 

When it is dry just put the name of your product on there... 

Also ... 

For Fall Decor.. 

A little rag bunting.. 

One could hang this on your door, under a window , on a fireplace mantel or even tie the rags on a some twinkle lights... 

This is found on Pinterest... 

Then my sweet cousin showed us a rug she is teaching to us next month.. 

She said all we need is an old sheet or two and a extra large crochet needle.. 

We are all looking forward to it... 

Then we made our Mustard Pickles.. 

Everyone helped.. 

We peeled and sliced cucumbers and onions.. 

Others cut out the covers and wrote out all the recipes to tie on the bottles...

And our sweet Pastor's wife cleaned up after us all.. smile.. 

That is all for today, my friends.. 

Enjoy your evening and remember that tomorrow is the Lord's Day..

Thanks for your sweet visits and comments. 

Hugs..

for the love of Thanksgiving..

Hello everyone..

As you know this was our Canadian Thanksgiving ... 

 I hoped you might enjoy a few pics of our Thanksgiving family dinner... 

You all remember my Mom and her husband Gerald... 

They arrived first and are just waiting for the rest of us to show up.. smile...

And that we did... grin...

All 16 of us... 

Shonda has a way with decorating as you can see..

And there were some lovely conversations taking place.. 

Family china passed on down... 

Our darling grandsons having fun with the turkey pinata they were about to hang..

Sweet dear memories... 

Shonda's homemade apple pies.. 

And here is the dear hostess herself seeing us off...

Photogenic just like her Dad... smile..

Thank you, child...

God has so blessed this family.. 

And we are so thankful.. 

God bless you all...