Country road take me home... .

Good Evening... 

Just sharing some pics that I took today when we went for a little drive  to check up on our old farm.. 

It is a winter's day here in rural Eastern Canada... 

It is not really a cold day and as you can see we do not have a lot of snow... 

Usually. there is much more..

I am not complaining.. smile.. 

Prosser Brook is not even frozen over..

Our old barn looks kind of lonely on this dull winter's day...

The rural roads are snow covered up here in the hills...

An old barn ...

A big old house .. alone and neglected...

An old church which has been empty for many years...

Lumber cut and ready.....

Clearing land for a huge water reservoir for the city.... 

Some of this land used to belong to my family... 

We used to go swimming in this creek ...

Another old barn ...

There are many horse farms here in New Brunswick...

The road was cleared to our friend's camp .. 

The fire was burning but no one was home.. grin..

Some beautiful berries in the snow...

We need to go home now.. 

Hope you enjoyed the little field trip..smile... 

Have a blessed Lord's Day tomorrow, my dears.. 

Love to you all...

Let everything alive give praises to the Lord!

Psalms 150: 4

Another blessed day at the Old Farm..

Hello my dears..

I promised in my last post that I would share some pics of our day at our  old farm with you...

Sammi seemed to know where we were going...

The farm is one of his favorite places, too.. smile..

As you can see our snow as all vanished... At least we had some for Christmas Day...

The rain was coming down in sheets...

And the wind was roaring, too.. All of you girls who have been following the blog for a while know that I love this kind of weather..

Terry made a fire and I put the kettle on to boil.. The house was not too cold as he had been out the day before and the temps were mild, anyway..

We were a bit late getting here so I set right to work getting dinner ready...

Terry wanted me to tell you that I just went out and picked the veggies.. grin.. I brought them from home, of course....

What should I make with this variety, I wonder... 

We are sort of expecting company... My Mom said that they might be up...

I decided at home that I would probably make a casserole and a salad.. Sound good?

Broccoli Salad...

Blanche a bunch of broccoli and rinse in cold water and drain well.. Add a bit of red onion, a couple of sliced mushrooms, and a bit of cheese..

You can also add a couple slices of bacon.. Whenever I cook bacon I always try to save a few crisp slices in the fridge for salads..

A little touch goes a long way in flavor..

Then I just mixed about a 1/3 cup of mayo with about a tablespoon of red wine vinegar..

Don't add the dressing until ready to eat..

Terry had to go to the barn to get a hammer so I sent the camera with him...

Such a big old barn.. I wrote about it HERE..

I closed this blog but the post is still there..

I love old barns, do you? 

Anyway... inside I am making Shepherds Pie..

I really don't know where the recipe for this came from..

It may have come from Terry's Mom.. I know mine didn't make it...  

                

 Terry gave me these new place mats for Christmas..

Aren't they cute?  I love the red work...

See my little Christmas candle holder I picked up at the Thrift store for only 75 cents... It is still Christmas season, eh?

The casserole is cooked and the salad is tossed.. 

I guess lunch is ready..

Our company didn't arrive.. Oh well..

Great leftovers... smile..

A good frugal meal... Lots of veggies, too..

Thank you dear Lord for a lovely meal and a lovely day..

Here is an old mirror that I have had for years.. Terry found it under our sofa in the living room the other day..

I think I will put it here...

I love sheep... Do you?

I will just keep puttering away... smile.. 

Another day is coming to a close.. It is almost dark out ...

We need to close everything up and get going..

Ahh... the lights of home...

Everyone here still have  their Christmas lights on..

Until New Years Day that is.... smile..

We have had a wonderful blessed day together..

All we need for supper is a cup of tea and a bowl of tomato soup...

Hope you are having a good week, too ...

Thanks for dropping by sweet ladies.. Looking forward to hearing from you again..  Are you still celebrating the season or is it all over in your part of the world? 

God bless...

A Field Trip to Gowland Mountain picking Christmas Boughs...

             Hello there everyone..

Would you sweet friends like to go on a little field trip?  Good.. smile..  

Today Terry and I had to go up to our old farm and we decided to get some boughs for Christmas decorating..

There is the dear man there in the rear view mirror... 

The back of the truck has pine and fir already that he collected in our field but there was not any cedar.. Here he is gathering some of it that was growing right beside the road..

Bless his heart:-) smile.. He is a good man...

Anyway, we came to a fork in the road and I mentioned that we had not been up to my Dad's grave for awhile..

So, he turned left and we headed for Gowland Mountain..

Here are some pics of the beautiful scenery along the way..

Very old farms...

Lots of old barns that have not been used for years.. Just cobwebs and memories..

There are still some huge farms, though..

And of course our windmill farm in the distance..

You can only see two there..

But I believe there are at least 40..

You can see these old farms on a road that runs parallel in the distance..

Beautiful, eh?

My Gram and Gramp grew up here in these mountains..

Many years ago..

I don't want to be maudlin but my dear Dad was laid to rest here..

When I stand there on that hillside and look out over the hills I imagine the glad morning when the dead in Christ shall rise..

Until then....

I have four sets of grandparents here and many other dear ones..

Anyway...

Here are some more photos... 

Lovely old barns...

Driving along I noticed this partridge in a tree getting his supper...

It's not a pear tree, though...smile..

This is truly a rural part of our province but so beautiful..

Little buildings that were used for dairy and chickens and whatever..

More old barns that used to be full of hay and the sounds of cattle... 

They stand silent now.. Kind of sad.. 

This old barn is on the lane to my Grandmother's childhood home..

It is called Meadow...

She would walk for miles with her brothers and sisters to her school and to the church by the graveyard..

As we drive along I can picture a little curly black haired girl on the side of the road..

Gram was like me.. a real klutz so perhaps she is picking herself up and brushing down her skirt.. She would be laughing, though..

Every time she fell she would just laugh at herself and get back up again..

The dear thing.. I so loved my grandparents..

Gram and Gramp had 14 children..

Imagine..

This place holds my roots...

We need to get home, though.. We did not mean to be away so long but as I told Terry it was the nicest drive I have had for awhile..

I need to get home and make some supper..

Corn chowder and some garlic toast..

Sound good?

When supper was over I did these..

Just something I will share with you tomorrow.. smile..

Do you know what they are ???

Thank you dear friends for your visit..

Last week my stats showed that you visited more than ever before..

I am so glad to have you and am looking forward to hearing from you..

I did not mean for this post to be so long..

It was just hard to limit the pics..

Have a blessed evening..

Hugs...