Happy Friday Evening....

Hello ladies.. How are you all ...

I had said last night in my posting that I wanted to get some Fall decorating done today..

Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans... smile..

This morning first thing my dear hubby (whose birthday is today.. grin) brought in a huge bag of these..

These were the half ripe ones which we love just the way they are for sandwiches and such..

But most of them were ripe so I made a huge pot of this..

Fresh tomato soup for the freezer...

And then the birthday guy had some company come out to wish his Dad a happy birthday.. smile...

And he wanted to visit HIS dear little dog.. Sammi..

Sammi is always sooo glad to see Dustin...grin..

Anyway, when Dustin  comes home I start cooking for him..

A loaf of homemade bread and a big bottle of strawberry jam and his favorite.. a pot of fried rice to take back with him.. smile..

Anyway, I eventually got down to the bottom of the drive to this tree..

We call this a Pepperberry tree but I really don't know the proper name..

The berries are very nice for decorating..

A nice orangey red color...

Well, while I am snipping some off it starts to pour rain..

Great... grin...

I head back to the house..

Sammi thinks I am a bit slow and decides to scratch his itchy ear..

grin..

The sun is out up there.. Crazy weather....smile..

I looked over towards our fields and look what I saw..

Isn't that beautiful sight... Our God is so faithful..

He is still the same as the day the very first rainbow appeared..

What an awesome God we serve... ..

Then it is back to the house with a big handful of branches and I got started on this..

The kitchen windowbox...

Is that the phone I hear...

Yupppp.... Dear boy left his jacket here with his bankcard in the pocket so we drive over to the Big Stop to meet him halfway..

And now it is too dark to do anymore..

Tomorrow, Lord willing we head back down to the cottage to do some closing up chores...

So I  guess I will need to do the rest next week..

For now, I need to go and make my Sweetie a nice treat for his supper.. He got into the homemade bread earlier and was not hungry until now..

Gotta go my dears...

Love to you all..

An Olde Cottage Supper....

Hello everyone.. How are you all? 

I thought perhaps that I would share my late afternoon with you..

It's suppertime here in this little coastal village and the late afternoon sun is shining in the olde cottage kitchen windows..

Beautiful out there isn't it? 

There is a lovely breeze off the bay and this old kitchen feels like it probably did 100 years ago...

Except it is just me here... No little feet running around..

Oh... yes there is Sammi... smile..

The little sneak..

I put him in the front of the house and closed the gate so he wouldn't be under my feet.. smile..

He has discovered since the grandsons were here that he can go up the front stairs and go through to the back of the house and come down the back stairs and stare at me through the French door... What a brat... smile ... Worse than a kid as my Mom would say... giggle.. Oh, yes... I let him out...

Anyway... I am trying to think what I should have for supper..

It's Summer so I guess I will make salad.. eh?

Here's  a recipe in my favorite Lebanese book..

I bought some beets at the market yesterday.. They were only 79 cents... I told the girls that I wanted to make a salad..

Salad??? .... they said.. grin.. Yup...

Anyway...

The beets are on cooking..

Forgive my fancy pot... grin..

This is only a camp as my hubby likes to say..

Through that door on the left is the kitchen pantry..

No cupboards in this old place so forgive all the hanging stuff..

Here is where I keep some of my salad fixins..

I have kind of a copper thing going on here...

Old copper pots hanging which I am working away at cleaning..

I can't seem to get them all done.. Probably by the time we leave for home in September they will get finished..

smile..

Oh well...

There is the back door to the left there..

Such an old place... no counter top, either..

I use my table and hutch a lot and then as you can see I have that old fifties drop leaf under the window that comes in handy if I need more working space...

I think I will make a pasta salad, too..

It only takes a few minutes...

Slice up some cukes, tomato chunks, red onion slices and lots of garlic and basil...

Add some cooked pasta and a lemon juice and oil salad dressing..I just make my own.. 1 part lemon juice to 2 parts oil..

I use basil salt and freshly ground pepper..

I also put a wee dish of lemon slices on with these salads..

Looks like summer, eh?

Oh, I changed the beet salad recipe...

I changed the white onion to red onion.

And added lots of fresh purple basil and basil salt and pepper ...Oh and  I used lemon juice instead of vinegar this time..

It is really tasty and so summer pretty...

I think so anyway..

Only one more pic for you all..

Just one of the shop..

I sold 2 cupboards last week and so had to replace them and turn stuff around..

Lots of old prim candle holders to buy ..

This is an old music box cupboard..

I almost sold it too to some folks from Ontario..

Oh well, someone will want it..

Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful season of the year..

We Canadians try to get every ounce of Summer that we can..

God will bless us with lots of cooler temps soon..

I was just thinking...

Isn't the Lord precious?   Isn't it wonderful just to feel His presence when you are all alone in an old kitchen someplace..

Just looking out the window and feeling  so thankful that one day He called you out of this old sinful world..

I will never be able to repay but He paid the debt He did not owe...

Now today in this old place it doesn't matter what comes or goes because I am in the palm of His hand and all is well..

God Bless you dear girls where ever you are on this lovely Summer's Eve...

Thanks for visiting...

Looking forward to hearing from you all..

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