It's really September...

Hello sweet friends.. 

When I was pondering the title for this post all I could think about was that it is really September!  

Already!  

The summer fairly flew and now we are on the brink of Fall.. 

A lovely time of year for sure and many people's favourite but I sadly bid adieu to the loveliest of seasons of Summer.. 

But..

That is how it is... smile.. 

How have you all been? 

Thank you so much for stopping by and all of your dear comments last post.. 

It is so gratifying to hear from so many and some of your sweet words really touched my heart.. 

I am blessed with this blog and hopefully as summer gives way to fall I will do a bit better job at keeping in contact.. 

Such a busy time of year, eh? 

Here are a few things we have been doing.. 

Preserving of course is the main activity at the moment for me and for Terry it is the garden harvest and getting wood in the basement for winter.. 

Peaches are lovely this year..  

These ones were grown in Ontario which is a province here in Canada... 

Our weather is not conducive to growing peaches here in New Brunswick.. 

I think I only did up 18 jars but then I froze a few also.. 

So delicious on yogurt and a few nuts added for good measure.. 

But in between picking and pickling we have been trying to get a few day trips in.. 

of course this is one of the places close to my heart.. 

St. Martins, New Brunswick.. 

Where we had a dear cottage and shop for over twenty years.. 

The beautiful Bay of Fundy.. 

I have had a love affair going on with it since I was a child and we would go and visit my Gram and my sweet cousins several times a year.. 

It was wonderful to visit again and I feel good that I do not regret the sale of it all.. 

It was time.. 

My Mom of course grew up there and she so loves to visit there every so often.. 

On this trip I went with my Mom and Step father and a sweet friend Cindy... 

Terry went to the races with our grandson so I was fancy free and there was no where I would rather spend an afternoon.. 

This was one of our meals lately.. 

Our once a week pasta dish.. 

Oh how I love thee.. grin.. 

chicken breasts browned in garlic and onions.. 

then simmered in homemade spaghetti sauce and topped with mozza cheese and a little side of fresh homemade pesto... 

Yup..  grin.. 

I do know that pasta is not really that good for you but it is the food I love best.. 

I tried substituting it with spaghetti squash but .... no.... 

Once a week will be the real deal.. lol.. 

On another day we headed to Buctouche, N.B. 

A beautiful seaside town with parks and dunes.. 

Such a lovely day.. 

And we bought some of my favourite greens.. 

Grown on the marshes.. 

Organic food at it's best.. 

Salty and delicious.. 

Sorry to be talking so much about food.. 

anyway.. 

I have been harvesting my straw flowers at the farm.. 

I can see a wreath in my future.. smile. 

this was a gorgeous day trip a couple of weeks ago.. 

Minister's Island here in New Brunswick.. 

You have to go with the tide of the Bay of Fundy... 

When it is low tide this road appears and you can literally drive on the ocean floor to the island.. 

But you can only stay a few hours and you have to leave or be stranded there for 12 hours, I believe..  

When the tide is in that road there is covered with 15 feet of sea water.. 

This island contains the Van Horne estate which is amazing.. 

They were obviously very rich people and lived accordingly.. 

So much to see.. 

I couldn't begin to show you all there is to see but here are a few pics.. 

This is such a long post that I didn't want to bore you silly but perhaps I will do more another time as I have scads of pics.. 

The house and barn and bath house are glorious.. 

You could google it though and see ... 

Back home we go... 

Before the tide!  smile.. 

Here is a lovely treat that is so good.. 

Zucchini fries.. 

RECIPE HERE/ 

I just made a regular dill dip.. 

Low fat sour cream and low fat mayo... 

add herbs and garlic.. 

I loved these but they were not anything Terry wanted to try.. smile.. 

Canning more stuff.. 

Tomatoes.. 

These are just regular tomatoes ...

And four batches of Salsa... 

Have you been preserving?  

I love this time of year preparing for the winter months.. 

Do you?  

Our sweet daughter had a birthday.. 

This was a pic taken when she was a wee thing over on Prince Edward Island.. 

We used to go camping there every summer.. 

The kids loved it and still do.. 

And this is her now taken a few weeks ago in Boston.. 

Shonda... 

Forty nine years old now!  

Where has the time gone.. 

So love and am so proud of our only daughter.. 

Thankful that the Lord has kept her and she has chosen to allow Him to direct her life and home.. 

And just one more food pic... grin.. 

Two ingredient foraccia bread.. 

Recipe here.. 

Well dear hearts this is it for another time.. 

So glad we could get together 

I look forward to hearing from you again.. 

Love your notes.. 

Next post I will try to do a farm one.. 

I have been busy here at home doing my canning.. 

I didn't want to use my old stove at the farm as it is precious to me.. 

It is hard on a stove doing all the canning so I am home mostly.. 

But I still hope to get out there for several days yet.. 

I still have a lot of harvesting herbs and such.. 

I love this verse, don't you?  

God bless and sending you hugs.. 

Faye.. 

PS.. 

As I read over this post I find it rather haphazard and sketchy.. 

Sorry.. 

I guess I am feeling a bit tired but it will do for now I guess.. 

Also in answer to a couple of question last post.. 

As far as the Wild Medicine sites that I use.. 

I use quite a few different ones.. 

Farmer's Almanac is one I trust.. 

Also the Milkweed is not anything I am sure of yet.. 

Just learning about it.. 

All I read is quite promising for me to try next year .. 

It is more of a food source though then a medicine, I think.. 

I really hope to study up on apothecary recipes and such this winter.. 

a project shall we say.. 

For now I have quite a bit thus far.. 

Red clovers, Horsetail, Nettles, Jewelweed, Yarrow, Violet, Tansy.. 

That are a few I have dried and such.. 

xo

Just running the roads and a little giveaway.....

Good Evening everyone.. 

How are you all? 

Hope your weather is doing OK.. 

We are having typical Spring weather here in New Brunswick.. 

A bit of rain and a bit of snow and some sun..

Terry and I have been doing some road running.. smile.. 

Last week we headed to this city.. 

Perhaps you can guess where it is.. 

People who live here in the East might anyway... smile.. 

This might help you.. 

We ate at this restaurant where they serve a lovely garden salad buffet.. 

The night before we ate at a steak house and I could not believe the amount of food they put on our plates.. 

I couldn't eat it all.. smile.. 

This was a couple of purchases I made.. 

A new clock... 

And a new print.. 

A nice change... 

Then at the end of the week we headed to St. Martins.. 

The tide was out ..

But it made me a bit anxious to get back to the Bay of Fundy and our old cottage.. 

Terry had to do a bit of measuring.. 

And I so loved the snow drops.. 

Aren't they sweet?

Last Easter I used some for a centrepiece in an old pudding mold.. 

I think they are one of my favorite flowers.. 

The lake up in the mountains is still not open but it is beginning to.. 

It had been snowing a bit that day but the cows were still out... 

We spent the weekend recuperating from our travels and getting to church.. 

Then yesterday morning I headed to this city.. 

\Does anyone recognize it?  

Grin.. 

And a dear girl treated me to this lovely gift.. 

The candle smells heavenly and I look forward to reading the books and magazine.. 

Thank you, dear heart.. 

When I came home today someone was hungry... 

Don't you love cooking for a hungry man?  grin.. 

Thanks so much for you sweet visit.. 

If you recognize the two cities and restaurant then just mention them in your comment or even make a good guess then I will put your names in a hat and will send you a wee gift.. 

If for some reason you can't get the comment to work then just email me at houseofhenry@hotmail.com

You don't have to have the right answers but just try a guess in your comment or email.. 

But.. 

You need to be a follower of the blog... 

OK? 

I will let you know who won on Friday and post a pic of the prize then, too.. 

Take care, my friends and may God bless and keep you.. 

The first week of January...

Good Evening everyone.. 

Guess what! 

It is pouring rain out tonight.. 

Yesterday, it looked like the snow photos I am showing you but the temps went up and now the rain is coming down.. 

The temperature is supposed to go below freezing tonight so I expect there will be some ice out and about tomorrow.. 

Anyway.. 

Just a Canadian Winter, I guess.. 

We had a lovely week.. 

Made some tabbouleh .. 

A salad made out the grain bulgur and fresh parsley and mint...

fresh lemon juice and olive oil...

chopped tomatoes, onion and I add cucumbers... 

It is a Middle Eastern Salad that is excellent in a pita bread or just a side salad.. 

We had some lovely company from this place...

St. Martins by the Bay of Fundy.. 

We enjoyed her visit.. 

One day Terry bought us a few lobsters to celebrate the New Year.. 

We also had some Seafood Chowder... 

There is something about the New Year that says serve fish.. grin..

Janelle getting ready to go home.. 

It was rather a stormy day but she returned home safe and sound.. 

Thank you, Lord.. 

This is looking out our living room window one day last week.. 

So beautiful out there but so cold.. 

It was nice just to stay home and keep the fires burning.. 

Our dear daughter and her family are enjoying the nice temps in Florida.. 

As for me I prefer to be home.. 

Oh well.. We are all different.. 

I will be glad when they get back home.. 

On the weekend we had church..

We were so thankful for a beautiful sunny day..  

The last few services have been cancelled due to bad weather so it was great to be able to meet together again.. 

Love this little group of people.. 

How did your first week of January go? 

I took down most of the Christmas decor today and Terry took the tree outside.. 

Now, to get it all packed away in the closet for another year.. 

I wonder what this year will bring.. 

So thankful to know the One who is control and who will go with us each step of the way.. 

No matter what comes or what goes He will be holding our hand and we can put our faith and trust in Him.. 

So thankful for the peace and joy that we have in our lives and for his grace and mercy that follows us.. 

Thank you so much for dropping by and I look forward as always to hearing from you.. 

God bless..