Better late than never....

Good Evening dear hearts.. 

So glad you dropped by tonight..

Another Monday has come and almost gone .. 

One our darling grandsons turned 13 today... 

Happy Birthday, Carter... 

I have decided that since it is October 1st then I must like everyone else welcome in Fall...

Better late than never...

 Right?... 

I guess Fall does have rather a lot going for it even if Winter is right behind there waiting to take over the scene.. 

I love the wonderful colors and Harvest veggies..

One of my new faves are the organic garlic.. 

I can't believe how long I used the other pathetic stuff that is available here in the supermarkets.. 

 I pick up three or four each time we go to the city.. 

I have a pot full now.. grin..

I believe they will keep all Winter..  

And then there are all the wonderful flowers you can dry.. 

I like sticking them here and there.. 

My hydrangea are ready to pick as soon as it quits raining.. 

We have been blessed with several rainy days here.. 

Today I froze a big batch of beets.. 

We love them in the winter as a side dish or as a salad.. 

I just boil them until tender and then clean and slice.. 

Pack in freezer containers.. 

They are lovely... 

We like them heated with a bit of butter and vinegar..

Terry picked these last roses for me... 

 Along with a bag of rose petals which I will be adding to some vinegar to make Rose Vinegar. 

Lindsay and I learned how to do that at Kings Landing along with a recipe to make a nice vinaigrette..

Spent some time chopping up a bunch of tomatoes today, too...

Along with some onions, cilantro, hot peppers and limes... 

Ended up with 3 lovely bottles of fresh salsa.. 

This is our famous Maritime chef's recipe... 

You can find it HERE...

I have a bottle for Mom, one for us and  one for Thanksgiving this weekend..

We celebrate it early here in Canada...

My sweet friend, Janelle gave me this great gift... 

It is a cast iron tea pot with a tea infuser ... 

I am enjoying it so much.. 

That girl always knows what I love.. smile..

Well, there is this the last piece of apple pie... 

Would you share it with you know who?  

I know...

 He deserves it for putting up with me..grin..

 And he did bring me those roses.. smile.. 

Thank you so much for dropping by sweet ladies.. 

I so love having you as I keep saying... 

I am looking forward to reading your little notes.. 

I did reply to each one last time ... 

And I do read each one ... 

I remarked to my friend Caroline that I did not expect that she would read each comment, too.. 

But I do..

Do you girls read the comments, too?

Just wondering... 

Take care and enjoy your week... 

Loving the faithfulness of the Lord tonight... 

Hugs...

A FALL DAY...

Hello everyone.. It is real Fall like here today..

The sun is shining and it is warm but you still know that Fall is in the air..

Terry brought home a ten pound bag of beets the other day so I decided that I should get at them..

We put them on to cook on top of the stove (I sometimes cook them in a roaster in the oven if there are a lot).. Then I just cook  them until they are tender..

I peeled them and they were already to do..

Beets are one of Terry's favorites but he is a diabetic and should not have very many.. Putting them up in a syrup is just asking for trouble.. smile..

So last year I decided to freeze some and see how they would turn out.. And they turned out wonderful...

We just heat them up and add butter and vinegar or I make a

 BEET SALAD..

I sometimes add purple onion and basil or just parsley and lemon..

Whatever..

I just thought you might like to know that you can freeze them..

I packed them in plastic bags and will put in a separte container so I can find them.. smile..

So much easier than canning them if you have freezer space..

I froze a couple other packages earlier but sweet hubby does not think we have enough yet...

Later, maybe..

It was also a lovely day to bake a loaf of

NO KNEAD BREAD

This time I left out the rosemary and just made a plain big loaf...

I also played around outside with some birdhouses..

Poor Terry is wanting to do some painting and wondering how he is supposed to paint around this stuff... grin..

I am sure where there is a will there will be a way.. right?

I repotted my plants and put them back into the sunroom..

I brought up a few herbs from the cottage to try and keep over the Winter..

The plants do so well outside all Summer while we are away and I don't need to worry about them getting watered as it is shady most of the day back there...

Sorry about the quality of the above pics..

And to go with the bread..

Homemade Chicken Soup ... perfect way to end a Fall day..

Hope you are all having a lovely one, too..

Thanks for the visit and welcome to the new readers..

So glad to meet you all.

Looking forward to hearing from you, too..

May God bless and keep you..

Hugs..