Days of July...

Hello everyone.. 

Welcome to the Blessed Hearth this lovely evening.. 

It is another weekend and the summer is lovely.. 

So much to love with this season of the year.. 

Here in Eastern Canada the winter can be long and dreary so we appreciate these long glorious days of summer.. 

Some times we have heat and lots of it and on others we cool down with thunder storms and rain... 

We were headed to the farm the other day and it was raining very hard!  Raining cats and dogs as we used to say.. 

Terry was filling up the truck with gas and there were so many doing the same.. 

The Tim's coffee always starts our little trip out there.. 

Charlie was watching all the busyness and trying to spy the cats.. grin.. 

Summer also brings our delicious crops of strawberries.. 

I dehydrated these this morning... 

I love them to put in pitchers or glasses of water.. 

So tasty but you can use them in granola, in desserts or to make an instant jam for your ice cream.. 

I also read in the preserving book that the stems make an excellent tea on a winter's day.. 

I did half a rack just to see.. smile.. 

I found this recipe on Instagram.. 

Pickled Strawberries.. 

They are different but good.. 

Are you on Instagram?  

I love it and enjoy my time there.. 

So much inspiration!

Just follow the ones that interest you.. 

Terry and I took last Sunday afternoon and did a nice little field trip.. 

We went to church and then bought a coffee and headed for Cambridge Narrows and the lakes area... 

Down around Wickham and Hampstead.. 

Beautiful old farms..

\They have their haying done and their wood cut... 

The flowers are everywhere and so beautiful...

We went to the Washademoak Lake where his brother has a cottage..

No one was home but we had our picnic alongside the lake..

I love our picnics.. 

Everything seems to taste better, eh?  

And we went through the Belleisle Bay area... 

Summer people everywhere.. 

Really enjoyed visiting a sweet antiques shop and had ice cream from an old general store in Wickham.. 

Terry visited a friend he had not seen for about twenty years.. 

Made his day... 

You can tell by the fields that summer is winding down.. 

Hurts my heart to think about it... 

So enthralled by the wild flowers.. 

Always have been.. 

We were also at the farm for a two or three days last week.. 

Last summer a young couple who live near us had a crop of potatoes in the spot above  where all the daisies are growing.. 

Isn't that neat? 

It all filled in perfectly with wild daisies this year.. 

As neat as can be.. 

We are enjoying the company of the cows once again.. 

They always greet us when we get there.. 

We still are not staying overnite a lot.. 

Must say I am enjoying being home this summer much more.. 

Once we get a few yard sales organized we will feel more like staying perhaps.. 

Trying not to let it stress me.. 

Terry says it will get done when it gets done.. smile.. 

Made some flatbreads this week.. 

They only take two ingredients and are fun to make and taste delicious.. 

RECIPE HERE..

There is also a recipe for the self rising flour. 

I make a container full and have it for when it is called for in a recipe.. 

This was breakfast one morning.
Monterrey Jack with Pimentos Cheese and lots of olives on top of a flat bread.. 

Grated the cheese, cut up some olives and put it in the microwave for a couple of minutes.. 

I am not a breakfast person and find it hard to enjoy eggs or cereal.. 

Would rather have soup.. grin.. 

Then I am drying roses and such for potpourries.. 

So pretty ....

Well dear hearts this is another post ...

The sun goes right around the house.. 

Begins here in the early morning and goes all the way around and ends up here again in the evening... 

Tomorrow is another Lord's Day.. 

He has been faithful this week as always.. 

I really can't imagine my life without the Lord.. 

Things come up where I wouldn't know where to turn if I didn't have Jesus... 

When we have a need or there is a problem then He is there.. 

In the nighttime hours when your mind is looking for answers then He is always there.. 

An old old chorus we used to sing at church says it all.. 

Standing somewhere in the shadows you will find Jesus.. 

He is the only one who cares and understands.. 

Standing somewhere in the shadows you will find Him 

And you will know Him by the nail scars in His hands...

  YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT HERE..

Trusting you will have a great day tomorrow.. 

Putting Him first in our lives is what counts especially in the day we are living in... 

God bless sweet friends.. 

xo

Heading North...

Hello my dears.. 

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.. 

We headed up to the north of the province to spend the weekend with some lovely friends of ours.. 

We headed out early on Friday after we had taken Sammi in to my Moms.

It turned into a lovely sunny day... Mountains in the distance..

There are several big rivers ... 

We followed the St. John River most of the way and then the Tobique River..

After having a lovely evening with them and their family and a good nights sleep we went across the border to the USA...

Our friends told us that some Amish folks had moved into Northern Maine and that they had a shop or two.. 

We happened to be able to drive by ..

Be still my heart.... grin. .

I so love the Amish people.. 

Is this not a beautiful sight?? 

We pulled into their shop which sells steel roofing..

One dear lad came over to the car and invited the men in to see their work.. 

So kind... 

The men actually were more interested in the new way of collecting sap from the maple trees.. See the blue bags..

It was the first time that they had not seen tin buckets being used.  

The lad said that they heard that  the plastic type is coming in and will be used for collecting sap.. 

I wonder why....

In back is their sweet church...

It says FRIENDS over the door.. 

Lovely, eh....

We did some shopping and enjoyed lunch out and when we returned home this guy was waiting for us..

Such a pretty cat:-)

We were so blessed to attend two church services with them..

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We enjoyed it so much.  The music was wonderful and the presence of the Lord was awesome..

There were friends attending the church who I had grown up with and not seen for so long.. Such a joyous reunion.. 

Just imagine what heaven will be like.. 

Eternity with the One who died for us and glad reunions with dear ones who have gone on before.. smile.. 

They sang a song that has stayed in mind ever since.. 

I 've come too far to look back 

My feet have walked through the valley

I've climbed mountains, crossed rivers

dessert places Ive known

But I 'm nearing the home shore

The redeemed are rejoicing

Heavens angels are singing

I 've gone too far to look back....

So true....

That is only the chorus but you can look it up on YouTube..

The Hoppers sing it, I think.. 

Anyway, dear hearts have a blessed week and take care...

So glad you dropped by and looking forward to hearing from you all.. 

God bless..