Geraniums and Pewter...

Good Afternoon, my dears.. 

Here I am posting in the afternoon for a change.. 

Normally, I don't get to it until after supper but this is another very snowy day in New Brunswick.. 

My get up and go seems to have got up and gone.. grin.. 

So, I thought I would do my post now and perhaps do something else later on.. 

Terry is out on a mission..

Snowblowing.. 

The dear man loves the challenge of  just finding enough room in our drive for our vehicles .. 

 Well, not really.. 

The challenge is in finding the vehicles after the storm is done.. 

No ... just kidding.. grin..

It is bad but like I said before this is not a new dance.. 

Anyway.. 

Here are some pics of our mantel that had a little facelift.. 

Not much but a change none the less.. 

Pewter, geraniums and an old picture..

Pretty simple.. 

I may have told you that I bought this picture at the Museum yard sale in St. Martins several years ago.. 

All it needed was a new glass ... 

It is called.. 

WAIT FOR ME.. 

She is tying her shoe and you can see the shadows of her friends leaving her behind.. 

Did that ever happen to you?  smile.. 

The cast iron candle holders were a gift for Christmas one year and I love the battery operated candles.. 

Much safer and a bit prim looking.. 

I must admit that I have this love affair going on with geraniums lately.. 

They are just so cheerful and we kind of need it here in the Winter..

I have been enjoying going into my Sun Room and watering them all.. 

My Gram always had geraniums and I often think of her.. 

She was such a dear thing..

I decided to put a primitive string of lights up for the Winter months.. 

I am sure they help Terry see his tablet and brighten up the evenings..smile.. 

You girls said in your comments that you like posts about our home and the old farm.. 

 You also mentioned the soups... 

Here is one I made on Monday.. 

Irish Stew.. 

One of our favourite meats is Lamb..

Many years ago when Terry and I were in our twenties we lived on a little hobby farm.. 

We raised sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks and turkeys.. 

Not very fancy farming but I loved the sheep and still do.. 

We had 2 ewes and an old one eyed ram..

I went to a farm auction one day by myself and bought them.. 

Terry was a bit surprised.. grin 

Every Spring the ewes both almost always had twins... 

That is when we began to eat Lamb.. 

It costs a lot here now and we do not get it very often.. 

Our son found some on sale and brought us up a bunch of chops.. 

So... 

I used a few of them instead of stewing meat and it was delicious.. 

So easy to make .. 

I just put the chops in a stew pot along with onions, carrots and celery, a couple of handfuls of barley, bay leaves, salt and pepper and let it simmer for a couple of hours and kept adding water..
Then just added chopped onion, carrots, potatoes and celery and herbs.. 

Simmered away until lunch time and voila... 

If my friend Christine from Ireland reads this she will no doubt have a chuckle as I am sure it is not a bona fide Irish Stew but it is my Canadian version.. smile.. 

Yesterday, we  went to St. John.. 

That is where our daughter and her family live as you know.. 

They are leaving for Florida for March break once again so this Mama wanted to see them before they left... 

It was  a lovely time with them .. 

Shonda made us Supper.. 

It was all lovely but her Dad delights in her Apple Pie.. 

Her brothers tell her that she makes a mean apple pie.

It was so so good.. 

 I will be glad when they get back home once again.. 

I hope they have good weather and have a break from shovelling snow.. 

Their decks have at least 5 feet of snow on them as do most of us.. 

Well, dear hearts that is all of today.. 

Not very interesting, I know but will come up with something better next time, I hope.. 

So nice chatting with you and receiving your lovely emails.. 

One dear girl from SC made my day yesterday by sending me the funniest email.. 

She had taken a pic of the snow they received there and figured I would get huge enjoyment from the chaos it had caused when we have so much here.. 

It was really funny and I so enjoyed it but I do understand that this is normal for us and not normal for you southern ladies.. 

It is beautiful, though but still... 

I will admit to being very tired of it all.. 

Come on daffodils... 

God has been good though and we are all safe and well.. 

So blessed to have a roof over our heads and wood in our furnaces.. And faithful road crews who clear our highways and byways.. 

Take care and don't forget the give-away HERE 

Looking forward to all of your sweet comments.. 

I read and cherish each one.. 

xo 

A Springtime Visit with Dear Daughter...

Happy Weekend my dears.. 

How are you all doing? 

We are beginning to think that perhaps Spring is actually going to appear here in New Brunswick.. 

We still have loads of snow but it is melting very fast.. 

We have had some rain and lovely breezes that are doing their Spring work.. smile.. 

We were down to visit our daughter a day or so ago..

Despite the snow she has her home decorated for Spring.. 

I thought you might like to see a few pics of her new home this season.. 

I love her new bunny that is on an old trunk in her foyer.. 

Isn't he cute? 

Shonda has a way with little vignettes as you can see.. 

Her bedroom is quite lovely.. 

The last time I posted a picture I don't think she had the new cushions and such.. 

I love her color scheme in there.. 

She has her morning coffee and devotions there.. 

Such a comfy place to be, I think.. 

Our sweet grandsons were about and visiting with us.. 

They have grown into such wonderful young men.. 

I know ... I am a grandma, eh!  smile.. 

Shonda made a wonderful meal and filled her Dad's plate way too high but he ate it all.. 

Salmon, shrimp and scallops.. 

Mashed potatoes, haricot verts, baby carrots, hot bread and homemade pickles.. 

Yummy.. 

Then her special homemade apple pie.. 

She has a wee secret in making that but I can't figure it out..grin..  

It tastes awesome..

It was a great time and we are happy that Dave loves his 

father-in-law.. 

They are so funny..  grin..

Anyway, thank you so much for visiting once again.. 

I hope you are enjoying your Spring days..

Tomorrow is the Lord's Day which we look so forward to.. 

So thankful for all of his blessings and the peace that only He can give.. 

I look forward to hearing from you.. 

Love and Prayers. 

Faye .. 

February days..

Hello to all of you.. 

How is everything going for you? 

Just sharing a few pics tonight of our doings.. 

The Petitcodiac River yesterday.. 

The tide was in and the river was high.. 

It was a bleak and grey but we had a fun day..

Visited our youngest son and let them do a test on the baked donuts.. smile..

Made a wreath from fresh bay leaves.. 

It is to hang in the kitchen... 

Enjoying my new coffee cup that was a gift from our daughter.. 

Love the humor.. eh?

We visited our little market and bought a bag of apples..  

We did a bit of thrifting .. 

I love old marmalade crocks and found 3 plus a tray for $4.00... 

I have a plan for them which I will show you later..  

I had some basil that needed using so I did a flavored salt.. 

It smells so fragrant when I open the jar.. 

All you have to do is put some kosher, sea or coarse salt in a jar then layer with whatever herb you prefer then a layer of salt then herbs and so on.. 

Just let it sit and test it every once in awhile.. 

Use it as you would regular salt.. 

Made a pie for supper tomorrow.. (Valentine's Day)

It is our favorite and I do not use much sugar.. 

Thank you everyone for taking time to drop by and leaving your wonderful comments.. 

You are all awesome and I appreciate your visits.. 

Have a wonderful day tomorrow.. 

What are you all planning for the special day? 

Looking forward to hearing from you.. 

Peace...