Spring is here!!

Hello everyone... 

So glad to have you visit.. 

It is finally Spring here in New Brunswick.. 

Warm sunny days or cloudy ones with lovely laundry winds.. 

Yesterday I washed and dried all of the throws, bedding and such.. 

They blew out so nice and not a wrinkle in them and they smell beautiful!

Terry worked outside in the yard with raking and all.. 

  A spring blessing for sure..

Today it was raining so Terry washed woodwork, doors and window frames.. 

He is a good man! smile..

I cleaned drawers and closets in our bedroom.. 

I am a lover of books.. Need I say more?  grin.. 

I now have two huge bags.. Some to turn in for a coupon and others to donate.. 

Trying so hard to declutter.. 

Bags of clothes we don't wear, etc, etc... smile.. 

Feels good to get some Spring cleaning under way.. 

Woke up in the night to hear rain falling and a nice brisk breeze.. 

My wind chime clunking away.. 

Another lovely Spring blessing.. 

I know my window is open in all seasons but rain sounds better then snow.. grin.. 

In the kitchen this week I made some Homemade Mayo with my stick blender and organic eggs.. 

What a neat way to make mayonnaise.. 

Here is the link.. 

HERE..

I saw this on Master Chef Australia!  

Their recipe was only 1 egg yolk, 1/2 tsp. Dijon Mustard, lemon juice from half of a lemon, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1 cup of oil... 

The recipe above on the link is just a bit different but it is pretty much the same.. It only took about 2 minutes to make.. 

I used it to make the Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad for supper the other night.. 

As always I potter away in the pantry.. 

Making biscuits, cookies or a loaf of bread. 

Made some cookies and fudge to mail out west.. smile.. 

I am doing very well in keeping the pantry organzied.. 

I redid it over the winter and Terry painted the herb cupboard and hung some lights ...

I got rid of so many pans and stuff I didn't use.. 

Makes it so much easier to keep.. 

I am a pantry lover.. 

Looking forward to working in the farm one this summer... 

Did you notice my new fish?  

Skittles... 

I had put him in a coffeepot as I had saw the idea on the web but there was not enough room for him to swim in.. 

This big bottle is much better.

There are plant cuttings in the top and he feeds off of them.. 

He is named after Kyle Bush's car.. 

Don't tell my grandsons.. grin.. 

I am his only fan in this family.. lol.. 

We had a down home supper tonight.. 

Shake and Bake chicken, stuffing and mashed along with the Fiddle heads I canned last Spring and some Dill pickles from the cold cellar.. 

It will soon be Fiddlehead season here.. 

So happy with them canned rather than frozen... 

I only have 1 bottle of dills left, I think.. 

They are our favourites and are gone first... 

We went to Sussex one day and it was so neat to see the snow disappearing so quickly... We met up with Trevor (our oldest son) and he and his Dad visited their fave store together.. 

Canadian Tire.. grin.. 

Including a couple of pics of dear Charlie.. 

He loves Spring days, too.. 

He just stands on the deck and sniffs.. 

So many interesting scents for him to smell.. 

I told him I wanted his pic for Dustin (our youngest son who is his owner) to see.. 

So he just stood there saying hi.. grin.. 

Our daughter and family are in Mexico.. 

Each morning she sends me a pic to show me she is doing lovely and having a grand time.. 

Do you think she wonders if I am worrying.. 

No... not me.. grin.. 

Love love our kids!  

So thankful to the Lord for our sweet family.. 

Our kids and their spouses and 5 wonderful grandsons... 

A blessing for all seasons... 

Thanking God for the Spring and all the blessings it brings.. 

Remember ... 

Life is what you make it... 

Thanks for visiting and your sweet comments here and on the Face book page.. 

Love hearing from you dear people.. 

God bless.. xo

Saturday night Rundown..

Hello there dear hearts.. 

Thank you so much for dropping by the Blessed Hearth tonight.. 

It is Mother's Day weekend here.. 

The above pic is of my Mom when she was only about 16 or so I think.. 

Wasn't she sweet and so young.. 

I love this pic of her.. 

You can almost see her personality here.. 

Bright and cheery.. 

Very thankful for my Mom and so blessed to still have her in our lives.. 

She scares us a lot, though.. 

Today she had to go to emergency because she cut her leg on a chair and needed 6 stitches.. 

She is fine though.. 

Here is a little rundown of the last few days.. 

Spring time chores that we love.. 

Getting those towels out on the line and then smelling their sweet fragrance when we use them.. 

Trying something new that I was inspired by my friend, Anne to make.. 

Zuke Noodles.. 

With Chunky Tomato Sauce. 

These noodles were good but they are not pasta but a wonderful substitute if you are so prone to be healthy which I need to do much more often.. 

I have cut my pasta intake to only a couple of times a week but it is very difficult... 

Just sayin' !.. lol.. 

I took a pic of some books lying on my end table beside my chair.. 

Yes, I read every old Beatrix Potter book I come across.. 

Another favourite author is Louis L'Amour.. 

I had a huge stash of these that was in a big plastic bag and taken to the basement.. 

I can read some books a few times but do you think I could find them.. 

I thought I had lost them somehow by being thrown out by mistake by you know who ... grin.. 

Blamed him in my mind for a couple of years and then the other day I was looking through a big bookcase he had built in the basement a several years ago and lo and behold there they were..

Someone (probably me) took them out and I didn't know or remember.. Whatever.. But the lost is found..  

Thank you, Lord.. smile.. 

And then there is my Promise Book that I use so often.. 

This is what hubby loves to do.. 

News, news, news and more news.. 

The evenings are getting so much longer.. 

So happy about that.. 

Don't you love the Spring?  

Our house is filled with plants.. 

Did a big bucket of herbs for my Mom today for her gift along with a wreath.. 

On Friday we went to the farm for my first farm day this year.. 

I can't believe it has taken so long for me to actually get there and stay for the day.. It has been so damp but now it is lovely.. 

Terry worked at stuff and I started the cleaning.. 

Dishpans full of dishes and cupboards and counters and such all have to be washed.. 

We had a few winter borders but now they are kaput.. smile.. 

Later in the afternoon we visited some dear friends in Hillsborough.. 

I so love going there.. 

They own this adorable cat... 

Bobby.. 

We should have had him visit the farm this winter.. grin.. 

Oh well.. 

That is what you expect in an old country house.. So long as they are gone ... 

This is our friend's stairwell.. 

Isn't that beautiful! 

Love the bookcase and the staircase is gorgeous.. 

What a beautiful old home.. 

Here are some of their plants.. 

They have a Cactus that belonged to their grandmother.. 

Can you imagine!  

They are my age so it has been a few years.. 

Another little gathering on their buffet.. 

Such lovely antiques.. 

I am always in my glory when we visit.. 

Terry laughs and says that it makes me happy and it does.. 

Don't you love it when you visit kindred spirits.. 

Tea and homemade blueberry muffins and a visit to the piano room.. 

Glorious... 

And.. 

They have cows.. 

So nice!

Thank you Laura and Kathleen! 

Then this morning I headed for the farm as Terry wanted to go to an auction in Sussex.. 

I still have so much cleaning to do so away I went.. 

Picked up a Tim's coffee and went to work.. 

Accomplished quite a lot.. 

(still so much to do)  It took me 1 1/2 days just to clean the cupboards and everything in them.. I am so slow... 

We do not expect to move up for a few more weeks so hopefully I will be finished.. 

Anyway.. 

The dear man decides to come up too and walks in with a bag of these for my Mother's Day gift.. 

We sat down and ate them right away.. 

He also brought me a bag of Spring garlic that will be ready in the Fall.. 

He said I would like what was in the paper bag better then the lobster.. lol.. He was right!  

Love lobster but I was so disappointed that the garlic we planted in the Fall all froze.. 

We needed to cover them and I had not done my research.. 

But now I will have them anyway... 

Next time we will mulch or whatever one does.. 

Here is my new farm journal... 

Found it at the Thrift store.. 

Terry had to take all of the leftover wood on the stoop back to the wood pile.. 

Several loads.. Poor guy.. 

The boards there are for my hen houses and such.. 

Yeah!  

Well my friends this is all for this evening.. 

Spring has arrived and our lawn is green again!  

Dandelion jelly, Rhubarb Jam and Fiddleheads in the works for next week... 

Do you make any of these?  

So glad to chat with you again! 

As always, I love your notes... 

Have a blessed lovely Mother's Day!  

God bless.

Psalms 139:13

For you created my inmost being,

you knit me together in my mother's womb..