Sunny Window Dill Pickles and home again..

Good Evening everyone.. 

I am finally back here.. 

So sorry that I have been away for a bit and I have many excuses but let's just say that I am glad to be here again and hope all has been going well with you all.. 

We enjoyed our last few days at the cottage ... 

The Bay of Fundy was at it's finest the last weekend.. 

The yard sale went very well and I think that perhaps one more next year will clean the most of it out.. 

Then on Monday we returned home.. 

How sweet it is to be back even though I do not enjoy the thought of Summer coming to an end.. 

The weather here is still lovely and I have enjoyed a night or two under the stars for awhile.. 

The wind comes up and out I go and cuddle up under a cozy comforter and enjoy the wind blowing in my face for a couple of hours.. 

Then awhile later I crawl into our water bed and finish a lovely night's sleep after all that fresh air.. smile.. 

Anyway... 

The apples are red on the trees and the leaves are changing a bit.. 

The house is slowly coming to rights.. 

There is just soooo much stuff to put away.. 

Baskets of clothes, groceries, and so much more.. 

But there are other things to do, too.. 

We spent a day at the farm just mowing the lawn and catching up... 

The fall colors are setting in here, too.. 

We had a meal and enjoyed our time there.. 

We went out for another day for Terry to cut up a bit of wood and I took along some veggies to make up a couple of recipes.. 

One thing I try to make each season is Sunny Window Dill Pickles.. 

I made them there and then brought them along home to place on my sunny kitchen window... 

Here is the recipe for you.. 

SUNNY WINDOW DILL PICKLES.. 

2 1/2 qts of very fresh pickling cucumber

3 T. dill seed

3 bay leaves 

3 cloves of garlic, sliced 

dill flower heads

pinch of chili flakes, opt.. 

2 cups of water

4 cups of white wine vinegar

1/2 cup of coarse salt

Sterilize a large bottle.. 

Slice washed cucumbers into medium thick slices..

Put water, vinegar and coarse salt in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.. 

Layer the herbs and garlic between cucumber slices until the jar is full.. 

Cover with brine and seal well.. 

Place in a sunny window for a couple of weeks.. 

I hope you enjoy this recipe .. 

I noticed that there are still nice little cucumbers in the markets and this is a very simple recipe .

This is a very short post and hopefully I will get back to you soon.. 

Our internet was down for a few days and then we took a couple of day trips, yada yada yada ...  grin.. 

We are going to the cottage for a couple of days this weekend, Lord willing.. 

It takes a few times to get everything back here and close the cottage up.. 

Thanks for visiting and for your sweet comments.. 

Take care dear hearts.. 

God bless..  

Linked to..JES

and to ..STEPHANIE..

Life here at the cottage...

Hello there everyone.. 

So nice to take a few minutes and catch up with you all.. 

Summer is coming to an end here in New Brunswick and you can smell  the Fall winding it's way to the East Coast of Canada.. 

You can smell it inside here at the cottage, too as we have been making lots of pickles... 

Sandwich Dills, Garlic Dills and Sweet Dills... 

So thankful to be able to get the pickling cukes that we needed for Dill.. 

Cucumbers suffered a bit in the Spring and are not as readily available as usual but we have enough for the Winter.. 

Thank you, Lord.. 

We have also had lots of lovely company... smile.. 

Some visitors making themselves here at home.. 

Dear little Keeper gals who have been a part of my life for the last several years .. 

We shared a few lovely cups of mocha and such... 

Another day and some of our company arrived in style... grin.. 

Brought us some fresh veggies and herbs, had supper and tea and then were on their way home again... 

Friday night when the girls were here one of them ran down to the beach and took this lovely photo.. 

Thanks, Char... 

We did not have a Keepers Overniter ... 

The girls just sort of ended up here at the same time.. smile.. 

Oh.. 

Of course we had some Keeper bread.. 

Kind of like these two loaves lately rather then just one loaf... 

The recipe is on the side bar and the first one there is sprinkled with garlic pepper.. 

Terry and I have been listening to and enjoying the waves.... 

So love the Bay of Fundy but we will be heading home next week for most of the time although we will be back for a couple of days each week for September... 

Hard to believe that Summer is basically over and the kids head back to school next week.. 

The tansy is ready to make some more salves... 

This past week our precious daughter had a birthday... 

Here she is at ten months old... 

And here she is a wee bit older with her much older mama... 

Where has the time gone???

Then yesterday Terry and I took a daycation.. grin.. 

I will do a little post on that next time.. 

Are you ready for school to start? 

I do not like to bid farewell to Summer... 

She just arrived and we have not had enough time together if you know what I mean... smile

We are usually blessed with wonderful and gorgeous Falls here in New Brunswick so at least we will likely have another few months of warmish weather anyway... 

So much to do when we get back home which is good.. 

I love lots of new projects and one that has me excited is that our sweet girl is coming to paint my cupboards.. 

Finally, after all these years hubby has given in and said yes... 

Oh, thank you, Lord.. 

And I think we may even paint the pine walls in the Family Room.. Here is hoping....

Anyway... 

I know that there are horrendous things going on in the world but so thankful to live in a place where life is mostly normal and God is

the stabilizer of our lives.. 

So many good things to look forward to.. 

Getting back to our own dear wee church and the sweet folks who attend there.. 
Our waterbed,. grin..

Keepers Meetings and projects.. 

A whole new repertoire of new activities to do with them.. 
More preserving and getting ready for Winter.. 
Going to the woods with Terry and taking our lunch.. 
Bible Study night.. I have so missed this...
Heading to the farm for a day or two a week.. 
Having my Mom and Step-Dad over for a meal.. 
Stopping in and seeing my sister every now and then.. 

Just the little things that we miss when we are here but there are blessings here that we will miss.. 
Mostly seeing so much of our daughter and her family... 
The Bay... 
Meeting my cousins here and there where ever we go... 
And of course, this old house... 
But life is good and I am thankful for all the blessings that the Lord has bestowed upon us.... 

Anyway, dear hearts this is all for tonight.. 
Tomorrow I am preparing for a yard sale that will be at the shop lawn on Friday and Saturday... 
Lots of junk and some pickles and jams, too.. 
Just not my dills ... grin.. 

Sending love to you all and thanks so much for your sweet visit and comments.. 

God bless.. 
xo