Making, Doing and Enjoying..

Hello everyone.. 

Just stopping by and chatting for a few minutes.. 

I was telling Terry that I am quite pathetic the last few weeks as far as posting on my blog.. 

He told me that perhaps I should do one tonight... smile.. 

It is not much but a little glimpse into my days.. 

We had some lovely company here at the cottage.. 

We enjoyed them so much.. 

Our youngest son and his family... 

We had BBQ and then went for ice cream and a drive over to the lighthouse.. 

Summer fun... 

Terry and I have been pickling up a storm as we usually do in August.. 

We made garlic dill, sweet dill, ginger slices, bread and butters, chow chow, a new carrot pickle, garlic scape vinegar and such.. 

The roses are drying so I can make some Gardener's Salve and there is also some Tansy steeping in oil, too.. 

We were crossing the bridge in the river pic above when we noticed a beaver swimming down river with a stick in his mouth.. When we backed up he dived and came up on the other side of the bridge.. 

Loved seeing nature at her best.. smile.. 

Well, I cannot believe how fast the Summer is passing.. 

Just a few more weeks and we will be returning home.. 

I have really enjoyed my Summer this year.. 

Closing the shop is a great thing and I am happy with our decision.. 

I just love puttering around here and not worrying about the shop.. 

The Bay is lovely as always and I will miss it when I go home..

Yesterday, we had a great day with going to church with our daughter's family.. 

Such a wonderful move of the Spirit of the Lord.. 

Tomorrow we are having some special company.. 

Our pastor and his family are coming for the day.. 

Looking forward to spending some time with them.. 

Well, dear hearts I must finish up for tonight.. 

We have a good day coming up and I have things I need to do before they arrive..  

Thanks so much for visiting as always.. 

Love your comments and emails.. 

They make my day.. 

Blessings.. 

Midsummer ...

Hello everyone.. 

Hope you all had a great weekend.. 

Just sharing some pics of the last few days.. 

So hard to believe that August is here and Summer is half over.. 

It seems such a short season here in Maritime Canada.. 

I love this one and always try to hold onto it by the shirt tail.. grin.. 

I have made a few more batches of jams.. 

Raspberry and more strawberry ones.. 

Also some banana breads and a recipe I concocted for Mango Coconut muffins... 

I will try and give you the recipe next time as tonight it is late and I just wanted to check in with you all.. 

So blessed to go home this past weekend... 

I had not been home for six weeks although Terry gets there quite often.. 

It felt so good to be there and sleep in our water bed...smile. 

And attend our own church.. 

Our grandsons were quite surprised when we walked in .. 

We are enjoying going to church with our daughter's family, of course but there is no place like home, eh?

Terry picked me a bunch of Queen Anne's Lace in Moncton when we went in after church for dinner.. 

Another batch of jelly coming up tomorrow, hopefully.. 

We arrived back here in St. Martins about noon and I opened the shop.. About an hour later we had a huge rain storm.. 

My... did it ever rain and then the sun came out.. 

The weather is so different this year, eh? 

Well, dear hearts this is all for tonight.. 

So glad to meet those of you who have stopped by the shop.. 

Just think ... 

In about five or six weeks we will be going home.. 

I always start looking forward to that about this time of year;

when the Poor Man's Orchid comes in bloom..

They are the ones around the bird feeder.. 

You can only find them here in St. Martins area but I took some home a few years ago and they just pop up everywhere.. smile. 

Take care and thanks so much for stopping by.. 

God bless...