A Winter Week End...

Hello my dears.. 

A little Saturday posting for you.. 

We still have lots of snow in Eastern Canada.. 

It is March break here in our province for the school kids and so of course our daughter and her family have headed to Florida.. 

This time they took their cousin who is our oldest grandson with them.. 

I am sure they will have a blast but meanwhile the rest of them are on the ski hills and such.. 

I do remember the excitement of March break and all the plans we used to make to have kids over and celebrate it all.. 

I sure do miss those days.. 

Oh well.. 

Here on the home front Terry and I are basking in the Winter's sun and enjoying the last days of the season.. 

I made this for our lunch and it was so good.. 

Terry has informed me that he is kind of tired of soup.. 

Imagine.. smile.. 

This is a baked potato with a topping of salmon and veggies.. 

I baked each of us a potato in the little potato baker.. 

And while they were cooking I made a white sauce.. 

I had salmon fillet that I shredded and a small can of mixed veggies which I added to the thickened white sauce.. 

Salt and pepper and a bit of parsley.. 

Pour this hot over the squeezed potato and a bit of shredded cheese.. 

Lunch in a bowl.. 

He thought it was a nice change from soup and then we only had salad for supper.. 

We went for a drive on the back roads and came across this.. 

Some forest harvesting here in rural New Brunswick.. 

It was a very cold day but I suppose the machines are heated.. smile.. 

The birds are busy this Winter.. 

I love them but don't know them very well.. 

A big flock of these ones showed up and visited for a day and then disappeared.. 

Perhaps they didn't like the accommodations.. grin.. 

Another day I cooked one of our lovely organic chickens that someone blessed us with.. 

I cooked it in this clay roaster that I found at the Thrift store.. 

I think it was more moist perhaps and the flavor was wonderful.. 

Another sign of Spring coming are the herds of deer that we see in the farm fields.. 

Very plentiful this time of year.. 

Do you have daffodils and crocuses in your part of the world.. 

I am content though with these winter days.. 

Although, I do look forward to snow drops.. 

Meanwhile, the candles are lit... 

and the fire is stoked....

Looking forward to the Lord's Day tomorrow.. 

Love going and worshiping our Creator.. 

Receiving strength for another week... 

And of course, the sweet fellowship.. 

Jeremiah 29:11

New International Version (NIV)

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 

Want to name 5 Simple Pleasures....

Hello there sweet friends..

A simply beautiful day here in Eastern Canada ..

The sun shone and the temps were just right..

A wonderful Monday to begin the week..

I thought that I would share 5 simple pleasures of my day with you.. OK?

  Checking the bird feeders and watching the early morning visitors would be number one..

We had a small flock of these first thing this morning..

Another simple country pleasure today was this new notebook..

A lovely gift from a dear friend... Imagine 400 pages...smile...

Number 3 simple pleasure has to be this little guy..

Sammi... unconditional love... every day.. smile..

Number 4... Just a simple garden salad for lunch..

I can eat salad almost every day.. So long as there is a simple homemade dressing..

Basil, garlic,  oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper is today's house dressing..smile..

What is your favorite salad dressing?

And last but not least... Number 5 which is this new book...

A SLICE OF ORGANIC LIFE..

I enjoyed going through it.. It has a lot of good green ideas in it..

Here is a floor washing recipe for you...

FLOOR CLEANER RECIPE..

Into a bucket of warm water mix together...

1/4 cup of liquid soap

1/2 - 1 cup of white vinegar..

To enhance the fragrance you can add a few drops of essential oils of choice (lavender, orange) along with a few drops of tee-tree oil if desired..

Well, my dears that is all for tonight..

 Would you like to leave me a list of  5 of your simple pleasures..

Or more if you like.. smile...

Thank you so much for your visit and a welcome to the dear new followers of the blog.. So happy you have joined the site.. 

I am really looking forward to hearing from you all.. 

May the Lord richly bless you this week.. 

Hugs...

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