Working in the Sun Room..

Hello my dears.. 

Just a little post about the things I am preparing for the Craft Show on Saturday.. 

Terry has been working on our kitchen,.. (thank the Lord) 

Hunting season is over so he has been working away on varnishing and rehanging the doors.. 

The weather here in N. B. has been a bit Winter like, shall we say.. 

Cold and dull outside with a bit of snow..

So I turned up the heater, made a nice hot cup of coffee and got to it.. 

Cutting out circles of fabric...

Lots of tags and even ideas for serving... 

I used the little method of putting tags of kraft paper into milk and sticking them on.. So simple.. 

I wish I had known this method years ago.. 

This chore takes much longer then one would think.. 

Hopefully, it will help sell preserves.. 

Nice for Christmas gifts.. Perhaps??? 

Today was the third day preparing and making more stuff.. 

Today I made some Christmas Jam.. 

It is really good.. 

I will show that to you next time..

We had this soup today.. 

Carrot Cumin Soup

You can find the link to the recipe HERE..

I love the spice cumin and loved this soup.. 

I even toasted a few cumin seeds to sprinkle on top.. 

Then back to work... 

Bottling up the vinegars.. 

Nasturtium, Tarragon and Elderberry..

I included a recipe to use them to make a salad dressing.. 

Elderberry Vinegar Salad Dressing.. 

So good for you, too.. 

Lots of strawberry jam.. 

The one I sell the most of.. 

Apple Jelly.. 

 And then I decided to make some bags to put preserves in to give away for gifts.. 

They are not quite finished yet ... 

So dear friends this is my post for tonight.. 

Mission Point Craft Fair 

130 Mark Drive, 

St. John East.. 

near McAllister Place.. 

Nov. 28 at 9 am.. 

If you are nearby I hope you stop by and say hi... 

There will also be a flea market going on downstairs.. 

And Apple Spiced Cider using my recipe.. smile.. 

Take care, dear hearts and please know how much I appreciate your comments.. 

You girls rock!!

xo

ROSES.....

GOOD MORNING ...I THOUGHT PERHAPS I SHOULD MAKE A SMALL POST TODAY AS I HAVE NOT MADE VERY MANY.. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE THE LONG LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER HAVE BEEN....LOL.. I HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED MANY OF THEM....NOT THIS SUMMER ANYWAY.. 
OH WELL, I WILL CATCH UP ONE OF THESE DAYS!!

MY DEAR HUSBAND HAS PLANTED A BUNCH OF ROSES AT HOME.  WHEN WE WERE UP LAST TIME I TOOK A FEW PICS OF THEM AND THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE THEM..

HERE ARE SOME LOVELY PINK ONES....

AS YOU CAN SEE THE BUSHES ARE LOADED THIS YEAR!  WE HAVE A BUSH OF THESE AT THE COTTAGE HERE IN ST. MARTINS.. WHEN LITTLE ONES CAME UP HE WOULD TAKE THEM HOME AND PLANT THEM.. NOW HE HAS PLANTED MANY OF THEM ON THE EDGE OF THE FRONT LAWN. 

WE ALSO HAVE THESE ONES OF COURSE... A LADY WAS IN THE SHOP YESTERDAY AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE'S A REASON WHY THERE WERE SO MANY OF THIS ONE GROWING HERE IN ST. MARTINS... I GUESS IT WAS THAT MANY YEARS AGO SOMEONE LOVED THEM AND PLANTED THEM HERE....THEY SMELL SO FRAGRANT!!!

TERRY PLANTED THE RED ROSES AT LEAST 5 YEARS AGO AND THEY STILL COME UP EVERY SPRING.  THEY LOOK LIKE A ROSE YOU WOULD BUY AT THE FLORIST.  I LOVE THEM!  THEY HELPED ME MAKE SOME BEAUTIFUL RED ROSE JELLY WHICH IS ALMOST GONE...

lAST BUT NOT LEAST ARE THE GORGEOUS WHITE ONES...

I HAVE USED THESE ROSES FOR A FEW CREATIVE USES.... THE JELLY WHICH IS SIMPLY DELICIOUS.... \

I ALSO ADDED THE PETALS TO CORNSTARCH AND MADE A BEAUTIFUL SMELLING POWDER WHICH I THEN PLACED IN OLD CHINA SHAKERS TO SELL IN THE SHOP. 

I DRIED A BUNCH FOR POTPOURRI

JUST PICK THEM AND PUT IN YOUR DEHYDRATOR ... THEY MAKE A WONDERFUL POTPOURRI FOR YOUR GIFT PANTRY,..

AS I MENTIONED LAST POST OUR GRANDSONS STAYED WITH US FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THIS WEEK... I LOVE THEM DEARLY AND I THINK THEY ARE SUCH GOOD BOYS,.. I ASKED THEM TO DO GRANDMA A FAVOR AND SORT OF CAPTURED THEM WITH MY CAMERA SO YOU COULD SEE HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE...LOL...

PICKING ROSES FOR GRAM TO MAKE SOME MORE JELLY.....

LET'S JUST SAY THE BIGGER BOYS BAG WAS NOT QUITE AS FULL AS THEIR BROTHER'S ..LOL.. BUT PRETTY GOOD GRANDSONS TO DO THAT FOR THEIR GRAM....

WELL, GIRLS HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR SUMMER... IT IS BEAUTIFUL HERE IN THE MARITIMES EVEN IF A BIT HOTTER THAN I LIKE SOME DAYS...EH...

GOD IS SO GOOD TO US AND WE LIVE IN SUCH A BLESSED COUNTRY..

THE ROSES ARE JUST A SAMPLE OF HIS CREATIVITY..... AWESOME!!

PEACE.....

FAYE.