Another Date Night....

Good Evening there dear hearts.. 

Here we are another Friday night.. 

And another Date Night.. 

I wonder how many of these Terry and I have had.. 

In just another month or two we will be married 43 years.. 

That is older then a lot of you sweet girls, eh? 

I could not sleep the other night and I was remembering some of those early days when there was just him and I.. 

We were just a couple of kids.. 

We had moved to St. John and did not know hardly anyone.. 

We only had each other for a bit.. 

Friday night was special even then.. 

He worked away most weeks in those early days  and came home on Friday night.. 

I would try to have a nice meal ... 

I had the most lovely gas stove.. 

It was yellow and had a grill in the middle...

It was the best stove that I have ever had.. 

I wish I still had it.. smile.. 

The other night as I lay thinking about those days I tried to remember my dishes and I couldn't ..

My pots and pans were avocado color (it was the seventies..grin)

My aunt and uncle gave us a lovely rose set of flatware... 

But I can't remember my dishes nor can Terry.. 

We both remember the ones that his dear aunt gave us for special but not our everyday ones.. 

Oh well.. 

Our memory is not what it used to be.. 

We went to Sussex today and did our grocery shopping.. 

It was fun as we kept meeting people we know and love.. 

We decided we would buy a steak and make supper here at home rather then eat out.. 

So.. 

I set the table with the little set I found at the Thrift store the other day.. 

Remember?  

I so love them.. 

And the lovely place mats..

They have sort of a French Linen look, eh? 

Terry and I now use Martha Steward's cutlery.. 

A Christmas gift from him several years ago.. 

And the little napkin rings that my friend Dawn gave me many years ago.. 

The cloth napkins have a "H" embroidered on them.. 

 Terry has decided that I have finally learned how to cook a perfect steak.. 

Finally, after viewing so many cooking shows I think I have conquered it.. smile.. 

Creamy mashed potatoes and lemon buttered broccoli ... 

All finished up with .... 

Homemade Apple Pie.. 

The steak cost $3.00 so I think it was much cheaper to eat at home.. 

It is nice to go out, of course but it is lovely to do something a little special at home sometimes..
Right?

Today the dear man bought me two herbs in pots .. 

Basil and Thyme... 

Each time we go I hope to get one or two and get my window sill full for the Winter..

Do you girls have herbs growing ?

I started some spouts, too the other day.. 

Mustard ones.. 

Have you started any yet? 

I hope you enjoyed the wee trip down memory lane with me.. smile.. 

We have come a long way down the road so every Date night is another blessing from the Lord.. 

He is over on the couch eating peanuts and I am on the lazy boy chatting with you girls.. 

It is precious just being here in the lamp light together.. 

God is good and we are blessed.. 

Take care and have an awesome weekend, my friends.. 

Hugs.. 

An October Day Farm Field Trip....

Hello everyone.. 

So glad you all dropped by.. 

Just wondering if you would like to take a wee field trip up to our old farm with us..

We decided to spend the day up there yesterday.. 

Come along... 

It is a beautiful day here in New Brunswick.. 

As you can see it is a rural part where we live.. 

If you look really hard you can see the windmills that are past our farm...

Way over at the top of those hills.. 

Just winding along the old country roads...

We are getting closer... 

The hills are getting higher.. smile..

Yes, here is our brook....

And here is the dear old place...

As always, there is a nice breeze blowing the flag.. 

The flags only last a few months as the wind is quite something up here.. 

Anyway.. 

We unload some stuff and Terry heads outside to do some work.. 

After cleaning some I decide to bake something for him for a surprise... 

Aunt Eva's old pastry board is built into the cupboards...

I wonder how many times her dear hands have performed the same chore as the morning sun streams through the kitchen window... 

She was a wonderful cook.. 

People came for miles to have one of her famous meals...

Well, there you go my love... 

Apple Dumplings... 

With a bit of butterscotch sauce.. 

He kept smiling and I asked him what was so funny... 

He says... "Oh you and your surprises!"... grin.. 

Then since we are celebrating our first real day here we are also having a steak... 

Done farm style... 

In a cast iron fry pan with onions... 

Would you dear girls set the table for me?  smile.. 

We will use the little green saucers for the beet salad.. 

Would you like the recipe?.. 

So simple and good for your gall bladder or so Elsie tells me.. 

I loved the taste.. 

Beet Salad.. 

Grate or chop up one raw beet.. 

Add 2 T. flax oil  *I used olive.. 

juice of 1/2 of a lemon.. 

salt and pepper.. 

 I added some parsley ..

After lunch someone laid down on the old couch for a nap....

And someone else looked through the bookshelves and looked at guess what?

Recipe books.. Old ones.. smile..

And from my Bible that my Mom and Dad gave me on my 33rd birthday.. 

A long time ago, eh? 

Then he worked outside some more and I cleaned.. 

It has been a few months since we have spent any time here.. 

Anyway my dears I hoped you enjoyed your day as much as we have.. smile.. 

Time to go back home, though...

The sun has set pretty well and old Sammi is tired out.. 

So blessed... 

Did you know that God can make something beautiful out of your life?.. 

We sang that on Sunday and I thought of the miracle in our own lives.. 

A messed up home and messed up lives turned into something beautiful with God's grace and mercy.. 

All these years  we could have been torn asunder  but instead because of God we have had a  blessed life together..

Thank you, dear Jesus,,,

Have a wonderful day, my friends..

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