The End of these October Days.....

Good day to you all!

Welcome to the Blessed Hearth blog on this lovely day of October!  

I can't believe it is over a month since I have posted..  

So sorry about that but life just sometimes gets away on us...smile.

And here we are at the end of these October days of 2022!

  I pray you have all been keeping well and enjoying this glorious autumn.. 

Perhaps it is not as glorious in your part of the world but here in Maritime Canada the Autumn is counted as blessing from our Lord.  

But God has been so good to us... 

Just to let you know since my last post that Terry has had all good news.. 

After two years all the infections of the past are over and no damage has been done.. 

He is back!!

On the roof, up the ladders, cutting wood, driving faster 😏, smiling more, sleeping better, fixing whatever and even drinking coffee again..  

So so thankful!!! 

Our God is a faithful and on time God... 

When we go through the trial, He is there and He knows.. 

So many times when my head was bowed and I didn't know what to do.. 

I knew that He knew and all would be well.. 

However it turned out, He would be with us!  

and He was...

You who have followed my blog the last 12 years know that when it comes to Jesus, I am compelled to tell you of His goodness!  

eh!!

Now .. 

Seeing as it has been awhile since we have all been here and having a chat I think I will start out with the little farm doings..  

We actually did not get there much in the last few months.. 

Just like the last two years but we did some.. 

These pics are of our day last week... 

We could see the cows were out front.. 

I love that.... 

They are such wonderful cows... 

They always come to the fence and say hello... smile.. 

Terry had a lot of chores and as he had been there several times without me.. 

I had a few too... 

While I waited for the hot water tank to heat up so I could do a bit of cleaning, I worked on lunch as we were late.... as usual.. grin.. 

Steak with Mashed, gravy and carrots... 

A few pickles as always.... 

Then he went out to have a little nap and I drank my tea... 

With a wee piece of zucchini pie and a book I found up there.. 

the recipe for the pie is on the blog here ... 

Just type in zucchini pie on google for the blessed hearth.. 

This book is good..  

 

I love this type of reading.. 

Especially old books like this.. 

I am a Louis L'Amour fan... grin... 

I went out to sit on the swing or something and the cows were meandering down to the brook for their drink.... so peaceful... 

Anyway... 

It is almost wrapped up there but Terry will continue to go through the winter.. 

Make a fire and shell some beans... grin... 

We had a horrendous hurricane here but thankfully our section of the province were spared.. 

Felt so bad for everyone in other areas.... 

It is still a cleanup going on... 

It is going to take awhile.. 

Terry cut down a big maple in front of our house before the hurricane... 

And our dear neighbour used his tractor to help make sure it didn't go through our roof... 

We have the best neighbours.. 

They help us out and give Terry wood for the fires and such..

And give me hydrangeas..  

Thankful for them all... 

This was our lunch today after church... 

Homemade Chili, baked potato, cheese, avocado, sour cream and I forgot the salsa.... smile.. 

We had Thanksgiving and since our oldest son worked we went to Shonda and Dave's.. 

We had a wonderful time seeing them and the boys but of course we missed the rest of the family..  

Christmas is coming!!  

And I am trying to get it all together.. 

Making and doing and planning and listing... lol... 

Made a wreath for me... That is a start.. grin.. 

Tried this new cleaner... 

It is lovely... 

Here is the recipe.. 

2 cups of filtered water

1/2 cup of vinegar

1 Tablespoon of olive oil

Essential oils of choice... 

Like lavender, citrus, teatree and such... 

You need a microfibre cloth and it says you only need to do it once a month..  

I wouldn't bet on that.. 

You put it in a spray bottle and spray on your cloth and go to town dusting.... 

Drying Apples... Yum!!

Felting some wool... 

An old wool sweater from the thrift shop for my needle felting.. 

Like this candle cozy from last fall.. 

I found that gorgeous runner at a thrift store, too.. 

Love it.. 

Made some homemade saltine crackers... 

Oh my but they are a winner.. 

They are from the Lost Kitchen recipes.. 

I am going to try another this week and just see if it is better but these will definably be on my agenda as the box of crackers cost almost as much as a bag of flour now!  😏 

We had some green tomatoes and I made this delicious jam..

It is excellent.. 

Tastes just like Raspberry and looks like it too... 

Just a few country scenes ..

Then a bit of cooking here at home...

Love love this wee pan of bread.. 

It is the smallest pan in a set of three fruitcake tins.. 

If you live near me and you don't use yours, I will buy them.. grin.. 

Perfect size to give away to a single person along with a jar of jam.. 

The middle size is perfect for us and the largest one is perfect for our pastor..  lol.. 

He has 6 lovely children... 

Just sayin'   !    smile.. 

Breakfast on the homestead...

 

Here at home, I mean... 

A lunch of fried rice... 

I eat mine with olives.. 

Yup, it runs in the family!  grin.. 

The famous no knead bread.. love it.. 

Terry's request now and then... 

Mac and Cheese.. 

I only had Mozza... Oh well.. it was good enough.. 

 

Potato Scallop, Meatloaf and Broccoli Salad and pickles, of course.

  

And Betty Crocker's Apple Crisp... 

For supper one night.. 

Don't you love the cozy evenings?

I do because it means Terry finally comes in and stays...lol.. 

just us....

Well, I think the leaves are almost done dancing for this year.. 

Winter will be here but that is fine.. 

I do have to make my peace with it each year but with the Lord's help I get to enjoy the winter days... 

lots of projects...

Looking so forward to Christmas.. 

We really have so much to celebrate ... 

We all do.. 

Life is what you make it and with life almost normal we can once again celebrate our Lord with our families.. 

Thank you sweet hearts for stopping by.. 

I so love your notes and such.. 

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Take care and God bless... 

Will be back soon... 

Sending love and prayers from this wee corner of New Brunswick, Canada.... 

It's been a while....

Good Evening everyone.. 

Happy Thanksgiving weekend to you all.. 

In Canada anyway.. smile.. 

Our country is so beautiful at the moment.. 

And Thanksgiving is such a wonderful holiday.. 

Hope you are all well and enjoying the Autumn... 

So happy to finally get back to you all. 

I know I have been a long while this time but that is how it goes every now and then.. 

Nevertheless... 

Here I am.. smile.. 

As always Terry and I took a day and visited my most favourite spot in New Brunswick.. 

Kings Landing Historical Village... 

Here are a few pics ... 

The photo above is the means of transportation around the village unless you prefer to walk.. 

It was a lovely fine day.. 

An old woodshed

There were several ladies visiting at the homes.. 

And a lot of handwork was here and there as though they had just laid it down.. 

So dainty and beautiful.. 

I so love the window sills.. 

Some chive vinegar and homemade beeswax furniture polish.. 

There are always geraniums in the windows.. 

Note the fly on the edge of the sill.. grin.. 

We were visiting a home and I was asking one of the ladies of the house if they had a Stillroom... 

She misunderstood me thinking I meant a room where they made spirits or beverages shall we say!  

But I was meaning a large pantry type room where they made preserves, medicine and such.. 

When we finished laughing the lady there in the mirror spoke to me and said she knew me as she reads my blog...

It was lovely to meet her.. 

Her name was Patsy so I am saying hello to her as this is the first post I have done since then.. smile.. 

A bit of rug making here.. 

And of course there are lots of flower drying going on.. 

My favourite.. 

Drying of herbs and medicines.. 

There are two churches in the village.. 

Both are beautiful!

The pastures have lots of animals ... 

And the store had these sweet dishes.. 

It was a lovely day.. 

As we walked around I picked up a few pine cones, acorns and rose hips to make a wee wreath for a memory ... 

This is how it turned out.. 

I may put a ribbon with the words Kings Landing on it yet, though.. 

I won't bore you with more pics but I do enjoy being in  another time frame just for a day anyway.. 

Here at home the views are gorgeous!  

And life is busy as is everyone's!  

The last week I have been down with a cold.. 

Oh.... 

It has been over a week and I am just starting to feel half normal.. 

This was my Instagram pic.. 

I made lots of Cold and Flu Remedy and I think it really helped.. 

Made me feel better and I enjoyed the nice hot drink on my throat.. 

Cider Vinegar, honey, lemon, grated ginger and boiling water.. 

Very simple but effective.. 

Especially keeping the thermos full and sipping away at it all day.. 

And we celebrated Terry's 70th birthday with the family.. 

Or most of them.. 

Of course, our youngest son is out west and our daughter in law and youngest grandson were working.. 

But here are the rest of the grandsons.. 

Aren't they just lovely!  

We had a great time and a great meal.. 

Loved the table settings.. 

I have been pottering around doing this and that as usual.. 

As my friends know I keep a List Book as I like to call it... 

Terry buys me the most lovely steno pads from Staples.. 

They are extra thick and lasts me for months.. 

The cover is not very pretty so I usually glue some magazine pics on the front and then seal it with a sealer... 

I know.... 

I don't have much to do!  lol... 

Made a beef and barley soup one day..

With carrots from our garden.. 

Finally finished my painting that Tania taught us.. 

It is quite big and on a wood board... 

I am not a painter but it was fun.. 

Remember the straw flowers I grew at the farm.. 

Just enough for a wreath... 

I seem to be into wreaths lately.. 

I used to make soooo many when I had my craft business.. 

Kind of was sick of them but I have a longing to make a few again.. 

This is a crab apple one that is hanging outside.. 

Our kind neighbour let us pick some of his mom's flowering crabs and it is just wired through the apples with copper wire and there is a bow at the top.. 

Yesterday my sweet friend Lindsay... 

I am sure you long time readers remember her from our Keepers of the Home meetings.. 

She was my right hand... smile.. 

Well... 

She and her family up and moved away to Fredericton so I rarely get to visit with her.. 

She was teaching nearby and came for a visit and supper.. 

We made some inhalers with essential oils... 

I love them.. 

We made several recipes that we found on the internet.. 

It was a kit I bought from Amazon.. 

They came with the labels and all... 

For supper we had breakfast with homemade ketchup and jellies.. 

It was lovely getting together.. 

She is one of those friends who even if we have not talked for months it is exactly as if we just saw each other.. 

If you know what I mean.. 

This is my Still Book.. 

Lots of recipes for preserving, medicines and such.. 

Lovely sayings that I read and want to read again.. 

And scripture.. 

Dear ones that I hold close to my heart... 

I made a board on Pinterest about the Still room if you follow on there... 

My second big batch of Hot Pickled Veggies.. 

I eat a lot of these.. 

Just a treat and no calories.. much.... grin.. 

The afternoon sun is still warm here.. 

Our son just called and says there is still a bit of snow out west.. 

How I miss that boy.... 

Anyway... 

He will be home one of these days... 

Thank you sweet ladies for visiting and leaving your dear notes and comments.. 

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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your dear families.. 

Pray for the ones who are missing from your table.. 

I know I will be....

A pic from the internet... 

Such true words, eh!  

God bless my friends..