Getting on with Summer....

Hello everyone.. 

Just a few pics this evening... 

Passing through the city of St. John which is known here in Canada as the Loyalist City ( a very old city) with it's famous port on our way to Fredericton again yesterday.. 

Our tomatoes are growing well.. I made a Quebec Green Tomato Soup for Supper but I don't think it was good enough to pass along the recipe.. Very different and I am glad I tried it but will not do so again. smile.. 

Also... a few pics at the shop today.. 

It was so hot that mostly people just went by on their way to the beach.. 

I don't blame them.. grin.. 

Still have lots of old dishes if you would like them ... 

Just kidding..

Making some wonderful pesto to freeze with the basil I bought at the Farmers Market on Saturday.. 

And there is dear old Sammi ...

 Gone home with Terry for a couple of days.. 

They will be busy doing lawns and gardening stuff.. 

I am doing some tidying.. 

Terry got the deck painted and most of the roof mess is on the other side so I put it all back to rights this morning.. 

Love sitting out there in the dusk and feeling the wind on my face.. 

Drinking my lovely lemon cordial...

Lindsay bought one at the market ..Then when I got home I made one like hers.. She paid $3.50 for it.. 

I just put a 1/4 of the glass of the cordial  (recipe HERE ), added a slice of lemon and lime.. Topped it with water and ice cubes.. 

It is delicious... 

I would love to find a glass glass with a cover though instead of this one from MacDonald's.. grin.. 

Perhaps they have one at Chapters... 

Thanks for visiting and looking forward to hearing from you all.. 

God bless... 

At the close of another day...

Hello my friends.. 

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and to my fellow Canadians I hope you had a lovely Canada Day.. 

Such a beautiful weekend here in Eastern Canada.. 

Lots of sun and lots of people around.. 

My shop was very busy.. 

Thank you, Lord.. 

I was so happy when a few girls came in and said they were so excited when they saw we were open again.. smile.. 

Now, another day is drawing to a close..

Another month is over.. 

And now it is July..

Looking forward to having the Keepers of the Home here at the end of the month for their over niter... smile..

There was not any church tonight as it is camp meeting time ... 

It was too far for us to go so we went out to a very special place 

here in St. Martins.. 

Salmon River Bed and Breakfast... 

Wonderful food..

And we ate out on their lovely veranda...smile..

Anyway, I got an idea for the salad for the Keeper's Supper..

Now to come up with the rest of the menu.. 

smile..

The shop will be open again tomorrow so I had better bid you all a fond adieu and go upstairs and listen to the tide come in.. 

Thank you for your dear visit and I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated your encouraging notes last time.. 

I did need to hear you are out there.. 

Sometimes, I think I need to take a break from blogging but if you are reading then I will try to keep writing.. 

Deal?  grin.. 

Sending hugs your way...

A Day's Doings and a Quick Supper Recipe...

Hello my dears...

Just thought I would give you a pictorial view of my day... smile..

Not that you are interested but when I began this blog I explained that this is basically what it would be..
Just a day in the life of an old-er (grin) keeper of the home..

So.. this is today...

My sweet husband brought me home a grocery bag full of chives..

Yikes... what to do with all of these.. I grow some but I would have to chop them all down to get this many.. He found them growing in a ditch... Bless him... smile..

Oh well ... here goes..

Heads off for jelly and vinegars...

And then chop the rest for....

Delicious salted herbs...

Four bottles... I can give a couple away and have the rest until next Spring..

And then I went out and did more gardening...

There is a lot of moss growing here in St. Martins so I do mostly container gardening except for a couple of herb beds..

As I  was telling you we found a place selling flowers at clearance prices..

I still have more to do and will show you when I actually get them done..

Then I came in for lunch and had one of my favs...

I grow sprouts all year long..

I know there is fresh greens out there but our garden is at home ..

So instead of paying 3 dollars for a wee pack of sprouts I do my own...

This is a lunch that I have often..

Pita bread with a bit of mayo flavored with garlic and then a layer of sprouts... Perhaps some onion or tomato or cuke..

Not today, though... Just mayo and sprouts..

Terry calls this my hippie lunch...

Peace... I say... giggle.. He doesn't like them...

Oh well, he is not home today... smile..

OK... it is one o'clock and I need to go to the shop..

It was a lovely afternoon..

My sweet friend Tamara (Tammy) and her husband drove 2 hours to come and surprise me... Bless them...

And Janelle and Hannah dropped in..

Hannah picked out her birthday present... smile..

And then I sold 3 of my big dolls... Yeah:-)

I now have to make more bigger ones...

I love making dolls...

And then I came home and made this for supper...

7-HAPPINESS BEEF AND RICE...

Yes... that is what it is called.. I found this in an old cookbook that was over at the shop...

I HATE TO COOK COOKBOOK....

It is a really interesting one.. (I love to read cookbooks.. weird, eh?)

Well, I found this recipe and had to try it..

This is what it says..

The 7 reasons for happiness in making this are:

1..It is meat and starch combined.

2..Neither has to be cooked first.

3..Everything goes together at once.

4..Very young people and very old people like it and the others don't mind it much.

5..The amount of meat depends on what's there.

6..Odds and ends of veggies can go into it.

7..Though it looks like dog food when it goes into the oven it doesn't when it comes out...

Well, that what it says in the cook book..

Now here is the recipe..

1/4 cup veg. oil (I used 1/8)

1 cup uncooked rice1/2-1 1/2 cups of lean ground beef

small bottle of stuffed olives... (I used 1/4 cup of chopped green peppers)

1 tsp. each salt, pepper and paprika

1 medium onion chopped.. (I added a large clove of garlic, too)

1 1/2 cups V8 juice

1 1/2 cups boiling water...

grated cheese..

Mix everything except cheese up in a large bowl..

Place in an oiled 9 x 13 pan and bake in  a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.. Add cheese and cook another 10 minutes...

Believe me... it was DELICIOUS and SO EASY..

Oh, then my dear cousin Dan and Sara came up for a visit..

They are sweet...

Well, my ladies... this is my post for tonight..

Have a blessed and lovely evening..

It is bedtime here in Atlantic Canada and guess what?  It's raining again...

Love and Prayers...