A Fine Friday here by the sea...

Hello dear hearts.. 

Here we are enjoying another Friday evening here in St. Martins by the sea... smile.. 

What a beautiful day we had.. 

This morning the sun shone in our bedroom window and woke me at 6:30 am... And Sammi of course.. He starts walking and clicking his nails on the wood floors.. Drives me crazy so either Terry or I get up with him.. Well, today I stayed up as it was so nice out.. 

The air smells like the sea as I let the dog out.. 

I stand there and take great gulps of it.. smile..

Then on goes the coffee and I come in the living room where the sun shines through the bay window and talk to the Lord for a bit.. 

This morning I was praying for my friend Mamabug's husband.. 

She has a blog and lives in Florida and we have become friends.. 

Her husband has a heart blockage and needs prayer.. 

Could you join me in praying for him.. 

She is a dear girl and loves him very much.. 

God is faithful and he still heals our bodies even today.. 

After Terry arose (smile) I talked him into taking me to the city to buy some plants.. 

I feel bad as I hardly have any decorating done yet here at the cottage.. So away we went and I got my plants.. 

Lord willing tomorrow I will get them in.. 

I opened the shop this afternoon but there was no one around hardly.. I did get the work room sorted through, though.. 

And I managed to make a few small things.. 

This is a little sewing kit that I put together..

It only costs $15.00... 

Anyway... 

When I came over Terry had a couple of pork steaks (cheap but one of his faves) out thrawing.. 

So we had our first meal alfresco et duex... 

Pardon my French... 

Not all Canadians are bilingual...grin...

Do you like BBQ meals?  

We do most of the time..

Tonight we were both tired and did not put much effort into it.. 

Steak, potatoes and coleslaw... 

Pretty basic I'm thinking... 

Now for a lovely cup of tea...

 Hoping business picks up pretty soon.. 

This is a long weekend here in Canada as we celebrate Canada Day and our youngest son has his birthday..

Such a dear lad... 

Anyway, my friends thank you all for visiting.. 

So glad you stopped by.. 

Drop me a note if you have the time.. 

I don't think these posts lately are very informative but it is my day to day life.. I hope I haven't bored you all silly.. smile.. 

Sending love and prayers your way... 

Red Red Rose.... Jelly that is .. and a tip....

Good Evening, my dears...

A simply beautiful day here in Maritime Canada...

The shop was busy with folks coming into town for all the festivities of Old Home Week here in St. Martins...

A very busy weekend... I will share some pics with you later..

Terry came down from home with a hug bag of these..

His prized rose petals....

Aren't they beautiful?  He has many colors but I find these make the best jelly...

Tonight, after I came home from the shop a couple of friends dropped by and wants to go to Shonda's house tomorrow...

So... I thought I had best get the jelly done tonight..

I found the recipe on the Internet as usual...

I am probably boring you girls crazy with all this jelly doings but that is what I am busy with so that is what I yak or I mean chat about... smile...

ROSE PETAL JELLY

Pour 3 cups of boiling water over top of 4 cups of rose petals... (they do not have to be red.. I just like the color)

I let that sit overnight and then strain through a coffee filter..

Keep in the fridge until you make it.. No longer than a day or so or else you can freeze it... 

I used 4 cups of rose water and 7 cups of sugar along with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.  Bring to a full boil and let it boil for several minutes... 3 or 4

Then add 2 certo pouches and boil for another 3 minutes...

Skim off the foam and pour into sterilized jars...

It made 8 half pints of jelly...

Pretty, eh?  I think it is my favorite jelly.. I love the taste of it..

Anyway...

This is what it looks like here this evening around 7:30 p.m..

Do you notice how my mint chandelier is growing... smile..

This is looking toward the Bay as you probably know..

A wee mist is starting to come in, I think..

The water is very calm tonight..

Do you girls ever eat alfresco?

I love it and MAKE Terry like it, too.. Especially here at the cottage as it is just too nice to eat inside..

It is not very fancy..

But I love changing dishes and cloths just for the two of us..

After the yard sales on Saturday we went up to the new Inn for breakfast...

It was so delicious.... California Scramble...

Don't tell Mike but I am going to try and master that recipe.. grin..

They served us a glass of water when I had gone to the washroom and when I came back I took a drink...

??? What is in the water???

Oranges???

When the waitress came back I had to ask her and she said yes that they put sliced oranges in the water instead of lemons...

No more lemons for me..

I came home and made a big jug of water and oranges ...

She said that she does it at home and that the tastes stays good for several days and she just keeps filling it up...

Just thought you might like that wee tip..

Well, have a lovely evening and perhaps I will take some pics of our sweet daughter's house tomorrow... Her gardens are lovely..

God bless and keep you in His Precious Care...

Love to you all...

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