Making, Doing and Enjoying..

Hello everyone.. 

Just stopping by and chatting for a few minutes.. 

I was telling Terry that I am quite pathetic the last few weeks as far as posting on my blog.. 

He told me that perhaps I should do one tonight... smile.. 

It is not much but a little glimpse into my days.. 

We had some lovely company here at the cottage.. 

We enjoyed them so much.. 

Our youngest son and his family... 

We had BBQ and then went for ice cream and a drive over to the lighthouse.. 

Summer fun... 

Terry and I have been pickling up a storm as we usually do in August.. 

We made garlic dill, sweet dill, ginger slices, bread and butters, chow chow, a new carrot pickle, garlic scape vinegar and such.. 

The roses are drying so I can make some Gardener's Salve and there is also some Tansy steeping in oil, too.. 

We were crossing the bridge in the river pic above when we noticed a beaver swimming down river with a stick in his mouth.. When we backed up he dived and came up on the other side of the bridge.. 

Loved seeing nature at her best.. smile.. 

Well, I cannot believe how fast the Summer is passing.. 

Just a few more weeks and we will be returning home.. 

I have really enjoyed my Summer this year.. 

Closing the shop is a great thing and I am happy with our decision.. 

I just love puttering around here and not worrying about the shop.. 

The Bay is lovely as always and I will miss it when I go home..

Yesterday, we had a great day with going to church with our daughter's family.. 

Such a wonderful move of the Spirit of the Lord.. 

Tomorrow we are having some special company.. 

Our pastor and his family are coming for the day.. 

Looking forward to spending some time with them.. 

Well, dear hearts I must finish up for tonight.. 

We have a good day coming up and I have things I need to do before they arrive..  

Thanks so much for visiting as always.. 

Love your comments and emails.. 

They make my day.. 

Blessings.. 

Ending the Week..

Happy Friday Evening, everyone.. 

Here we are at the end of another Summer's week.. 

Terry and I have been busy pickling as you can see.. 

He brought down sixty pounds of cukes and they are finished and some are sold already.. 

I had fun making a new kind in the first picture.. 

A dear wee friend here in St. Martins grows grapes and let me have some grape leaves and another grows horseradish and gave me a few roots so I made a Deli pickles that I have wanted to try for literally years.. 

They look delicious and can't wait to try them.. 

It takes a few weeks though before they are ready.. 

Then we made Sweet Dill, Garlic Dill, Bread and Butter and Ginger Slices... 

Hopefully, we will get more done next week.. 

It is also herb time and so I made a Nasturtium Vinegar.. Isn't it pretty?

 It is a bit peppery, too.. 

Just use a good vinegar and throw in some nasturtium blossoms and a bit of hot pepper flakes.. 

Leave on your sill for a week or two.. 

The Rosemary Salt is just a jar of coarse salt with Rosemary added to the sides and throughout.. 

Delicious with Chicken or such..  

I made some foot powders to sell at the shop.. 

Lavender and Peppermint.. 

Keeps the feet smelling sweet.. grin.. 

We were out to Shonda and Dave's for a lovely meal.. 

This view was from one of her windows.. 

Serene, eh? 

New veggies and some lovely salmon fillet... 

Her Dad's favorite.. smile.. 

Our grandsons do not like me putting their pics on here and usually I try not to but just look at how they are growing.. 

They are all turning into young men.. Already... 

Where has the time gone? 

I will share pics with you of her new home as soon as she gets it all organized.. 

A lot of window coverings to figure out.. smile.. 

Here is a new item added to the shelves at the shop...

Lots of enamelware.. 

Some of it has sold this week but it is very pretty.. 

Today, I realized that Summer is really drawing to an end.. 

My sweet cousin Dan and his family came to say good bye as they close down their Summer home and head back to Montreal for another year of teaching at the University..

I so love this sweet family and could not help but shed a tear as they pulled away... 

This Summer has slipped through the cracks and is almost over.. 

Another Summer of memories and sweet reunions.. 

But you all know how I love to get back home.. 

I just told a friend that I am not going to whine about getting back home this year.. 

But just another two weeks and we will be done.. 

Well dearies, thanks so much for your visit and comments.. 

Love them all and hope you have a great weekend..  

Nighty night, sweet friends..