Our Canadian Heroes...

May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with the precious families of our fallen heroes today... 

Praying for God's peace and comfort to cover them..

May they have strength for tomorrow and in their lonely hours may His comfort sustain them..  

So thankful for their sacrifice.

xo

This Sad Day...

Hello my dears.. 

Hope you all had a blessed weekend.. 

We had a lovely one.. 

As most of you probably know New Brunswick last week was a very sad and scary place to be.. 

We are a very small and quiet spot of Canada and when we had 5 Royal Canadian Mounted Police shot and 3 killed it made us all reflect on how blessed we have actually been.. 

Moncton is only a few minutes from us and my Mom was in the locked down area and couldn't leave her home.. 

The poor dear was scared as you can well imagine.. 

Today is the funeral for the 3 fallen heroes and our hearts go out to their precious families.. We are praying for comfort and peace on this sad day.. 

May God bless them and heal them.. 

Please pray for the City of Moncton and the rest of  New Brunswick this day.. 

Thank you so much.. 

The pictures above are just of our drive back to our old farm and down to the cottage.. 

We will soon be back in St. Martins.. 

It was hot here yesterday and I wanted to be there.. smile.

Please take care and thanks so much for your visits.. 

Looking forward to hearing from you again.. 

God bless and keep.. 

xo

This week in my kitchen...

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Please join in today in This Week in my Kitchen blog hop with Heather HERE..

THIS WEEK.. 

1. The old kitchen at the cottage by the Bay of Fundy.. 

2. Making homemade rhubarb jams..

3.. Salmon Casserole

4.. Free Range eggs for breakfast..

5.. Rhubarb Squares..

6.. Seafood Salad... It tastes like Summer!!

7.. Apple Blossoms for another jelly recipe found HERE..

8.. Cucumbers for salad..

9.. Fresh chive blossoms for homemade vinegar..

just stuff a sterile bottle full of washed blossoms and cover with a white vinegar.. let it sit for several weeks then strain.. 

you will have a lovely pink delicious vinegar..  

10.. Chinese Chicken and Rice.. 

11..Violets to make some Violet Salve.  

find out how HERE..

12..Stir Fry.. 

Each day I find myself snapping a picture or two in the kitchen - a pile of ingredients, a table waiting for us to gather around, a sink full of soapy dishes, a cup of tea, dinner as it comes out of the oven - simple, everyday moments in the kitchen. These photos serve as a reminder of days gone by and as encouragement to carry on in this busy kitchen of ours when inspiration is lacking.

Thanks for visiting everyone.. 

Looking forward to your comments and I will try to answer your questions there.. 

God bless ... 

Every good gift...

Good Evening everyone.. 

Hope you are having a lovely weekend.. 

Just sharing a couple of pics with you tonight.. 

These two were taken on the way to the cottage..

Note the field of Dandelions in the background.. 

Farming country around us.. 

But when we get to the cottage this is what we see.. 

A beautiful sunny morning on the Bay of Fundy..

The tide is going out... 

Enjoying our days... 

The herbs are growing again.. 

Love this season.. 

Have a blessed Lord's Day tomorrow.. 

God bless.. 

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition

This week in my kitchen...

Please join everyone in Heather's Blog Hop... 

THIS WEEK IN MY KITCHEN..

Picked some lovely daffodils from our garden at the old cottage... 

And made some muffins..  

Delicious fiddle heads with butter and lemon.. 

We look forward to this treat all Spring..

Last Fall my hubby picked High Bush Cranberries that grew along the back roads and we have enjoyed homemade Cranberry Juice.. 

So healthy and good.. 

Then there is the Rhubarb.. 

Homemade Jams and Jellies for next Winter.. 

A quiet lunch.. 

Tomato and Basil Sandwich with a nice hot cup of tea and olives.. 

Do you use lemongrass?? 

I love it in fish dishes or just to simmer in a pot on the top of stove for a lovely room freshener... 

Rhubarb Crumble... 

Eating off the fat of the land.. 

Venison steaks and fiddleheads, onions and mashed potatoes... 

Each day I find myself snapping a picture or two in the kitchen - a pile of ingredients, a table waiting for us to gather around, a sink full of soapy dishes, a cup of tea, dinner as it comes out of the oven - simple, everyday moments in the kitchen. These photos serve as a reminder of days gone by and as encouragement to carry on in this busy kitchen of ours when inspiration is lacking.

Thanks so much for your sweet visit.. 

Looking forward to you comments and questions which I will do my best to answer.. 

Hope you join us all in the fun of peeking into each other's kitchens.. 

Click HERE..

GOD BLESS... 

Spring Time Chores..

Good Evening everyone.. 

 Spring is here in New Brunswick or kind of.. 

Although it is still quite cool and we had a heavy frost last night.. 

Had to bring in our hanging pots and tomato plants and then put them out again to be rained on today.. 

Nevertheless it is Spring and everything is turning green and beautiful.. 

Terry and I went for a drive and took a pic of that beautiful scene above.. 

He used to work there in those fields when he was a teenager and whenever I would get a chance to have the car I would drive by hoping I would see him.. grin.. 

Actually, we were looking for violets as I want to make my salves again... 

In the meantime I am in the process of making some Dandelion Lotion Bars.. 

This is a pin I found on Pinterest and they seem to be an easy thing to make.. 

You can find the pin Here..

It is pinned on my Homemade Toiletries Board Here..

I will let you know how I make out.. 

And Terry has put in an order for Dandelion Jelly..

That I made HERE..

It tastes just like honey and is very good for you.. 

We were back out to the farm for a day again.. 

We are trying to get as many days as possible there before we move to the cottage for the Summer.. 

So pretty up there with the choke cherry trees all in blossom and the grass turning green.. 

Don't you love Spring.. 

I guess here in Canada our warm weather is so scarce that we Canadians kind of obsess about it all.. sorry... smile.. 

 Terry picked some rhubarb and I made jam.. 

So love cooking in Aunt Eva's old kitchen.. smile.. 

I think this is our favorite after strawberry... 

Do you like rhubarb jams?

 This is a Rhubarb and Pineapple one.. 

Here is my recipe.. 

Rhubarb Pineapple Jam.. 

6 cups of chopped rhubarb

5 cups of white sugar

Bring to a boil and then turn down heat and simmer until tender.. 

(about 25 minutes)

Then add a 19 ounce can of crushed pineapple... 

2 small packages of strawberry jello.. 

Stir well and heat for a few more minutes.. 

Pour into sterilized jars and seal.. 

You can keep this in your fridge but I find if it seals it keeps in our cold room for a year at least... 

Sometimes I add 2 cups of fresh crushed strawberries ... 

 Enjoy... 

Came across this and thought it was so neat.. 

I use Plaintain in several of my homemade salves. 

The website address is there at the bottom if you are interested.. ok? 

Preparing for our Keepers of the Home meeting Saturday in Salisbury.. 

If you are interested please email me at 

houseofhenry@hotmail.com and I can give you the details.. Should be a great day.. 

Well, girls hope all is well and looking forward to hearing from you all .. 

Let me know about your springtime projects .. 

God bless.. 

Joining the Weekend blog hop at Pumpkin Sunrise Here,,