The Breath of Spring is here...

Hello there dear hearts...

How art thou? 

Here I am after a month and a half... 

The last time I posted we were in the midst of winter... 

Spring was still on her way but she arrived and we were very happy to welcome her back.. My favourite season of all!  

We celebrated by having the Breath of Spring Cake!

I think that I posted the recipe here last year.. 

It is a good cake.. 

Meanwhile.. 

Life has gone on and we are visiting out to the farm some.. 

I couldn't go in for a while because it was too cold but I will be able to very soon.. 

I would take a bit of handwork and listen to the wind... smile..

Lots of books.... 

A bit of embroidery.. 

These are to be Lavender sachets..

I am not expert at doing this.. 

Like my Gram I just pick up a needle and floss and go.. 

Then of course there are always paper crafts that I love to do.. 

This is just a wee daisy garland to hang in my sunroom... 

I so love this book called 

The Long Way Home... 

And cookbooks and note books.. 

I can keep myself amused for some time.. 

I am doing a Bible Study on the prayers of the Apostles... 

I have been praying for a particular need for some time and one day I wondered how the Apostles would pray for such.  

So I started looking their prayers up and then writing notes  .. 

It is really making me think about prayer in a different way.. 

Anyhow... 

The chores are still here always to do.. 

And projects.. 

I bought some paint to do the buffet in the diningroom.. 

Kind of excited about that.. 

The paint is Annie Sloan.. 

I will post pics when it is finished.. 

Not sure where I will store the collection of Flow Blue.. 

Smile.. Such decisions.... 

Did a bit of decor for the Easter time.. 

morning sun...

Just a few pics... 

Trevor was working and Dustin out West so we didn't celebrate it as much as usual.. 

We did go to Shonda's and had a beautful meal and we went to church on Easter Sunday with Trevor's family.. 

Spoke with our darling boy out West... 

Terry and I had a roast chicken and then a ham.. 

Hope you all had a great Easter.. 

So happy to know the risen Saviour.. 

And thankful for the debt He paid for my soul...

Moving on.. 

Here are some snowy pics from just a couple of weeks ago...

We have had mild temps and warm winds so this is today at the farm.. Still snow in the woods but it is leaving fast.. 

Hard to imagine that there was a big snowbank here a couple of weeks ago... eh!

Made some jam yesterday from frozen strawberries... 

And a big batch of bread.. 

And a few pics of other meals.. 

A feed of Mussels in garlic broth was delicious!  

Fried Ham and Spanish Rice...

We like to fry up some of the ham before I roast it.. 

This is with Terry's homemade sauerkraut and baked potato.. 

We love fried saurkraut!

Roast Chicken with Sage...

Like I mentioned last time I tell you the same old stuff.. 

But it is what we do here.. 

Thank you for telling me you are not bored.. 

My picture taking hasn't been great lately.. 

I keep forgetting but will try to do better now that Spring is here.. 

yeah, right!  😏

Another wee project was a few soap balls.. 

Now that my Mom has passed I seem to love the smell of roses.  

I didn't used to but anyway.. 

We went to Calais and I bought a big bar of rose soap but it didn't smell as much as I like.. 

So I grated it up and add rose essential oil and a tablespoon or two of water and molded it into balls.

Great for washing your hands or in the shower... 

I saw a pic on Instagram of an old basin filled with bulbs for Spring.. 

She sat it on her table... 

I loved the idea and added the pitcher that went with it and Terry buys me tulips every couple of weeks ... 

I love this for a change.. 

One morning I got up and I heard something pecking at the window. 

Looked out and saw that we had a visitor.. 

A beautiful roaster from across the way.. 

They had quite a time catching him.. 

I wanted to keep him.. 😉

Hoping to have one this summer and a few layers but time will tell.. 

Spent lots of time reading.. 

As always.. 

My favourite past time.. 

Splurged on this wonderful magazine.. 

Lots of make and do recipes... 

Doing my usual incense burning and potpourris and such.. 

Got this gorgeous incense burner..

from the Painted Pineapple in Moncton where I bought the buffet paint. 

This was a stove top for Spring potpourrie from the magazine.. 

Here are a couple of pics from Shonda's decor at Easter... 

A beautiful table.. 

Delicious Ham Dinner and great company.. smile.. 

And this wonderful Carrot Cake.. 

So pretty too!  

Then in March we had our 53rd anniversary... 

Just a couple of kids who found their way with God's grace... 

Blessed beyond measure!

We were treated to the best dinner at Carrabba's in Moncton 

from Shonda and David.. 

I think I used to be Italian.. lol..

They are the best around in my opinion.. 

Twas a lovely evening.. 

Thank you!!

So... 

I guess this is it for another time loveys... 

I saw this and thought of you all.. 

I love a little scripture inspiration, don't you? 

And a bit of good advice for us all.. 

I may have posted this before but nevertheless it is a grand idea.. 

I am really concentrating on taking back precious time that I have spent on the internet.. 

Working on productive things... 

I will check back with you next time and see how I am making out.. 

K?

Will try to take pics, too... 

Thank you for dropping by and thanks for your sweet comments.. 

So love to hear from you and know you have been here.. 

Or on Facebook or Instagram... 

Please leave your first name so I know who you are.  

May God Bless and Keep you till we chat again.. 

Hugs from New Brunswick... 

February Days

Hello everyone... 

How are you doing?  A beautiful windy day here in New Brunswick, Canada... 

We still have quite a bit of snow but with this warm wind blowing I expect it will go down a bit.. 

Spring is on her way that is for sure.. 

I have enjoyed my Winter so am not in a huge rush as in other years.. 

We have had a few storms but nothing major.. 

They come and they go.. 

February has always been a good month for me.. 

Hope is around the corner as far as Spring goes and I do love the Heart month.. 

Love making heart stuff and planning our Valentine's Dinner.. 

How about you?  

Do you enjoy February or can't wait for it to be over?  

One of the things I do every winter is to raise crops of sprouts... 

I so love them.. 

Do you grow them on your sill?  

Jut put a tablespoon or two into a jar.. 

Cover with cheese cloth.. 

For the first day you cover them with water.. 

Then the next day drain, rinse, drain a few times a day.. 

Do that for three days or four.. 

Then place in the fridge and eat away.. 

There are more informative sites on Google... 

Or I did do a post on here several years ago if you can find it.. 

I love them in a sandwich.. 

One of my sweet hippie friends, Dawn B.  always made homemade grain bread sandwiches with mayo and just sprouts.. 

I love that too but here I have added tomatoes..  

My breakfast most mornings.. with a cup of coffee.. 

Another little thing I did was to follow a little recipe in my old cookbook that I spoke of last post.. 

It said to put a tablespoon (I think) of cloves into a cup of water and just simmer very low on the stove to make your house smell lovely.. 

It works.. 

Just keep adding a bit of water and I put mine on the warmer plate... 

Love doing smelly things..

Then we had our Heart Day Dinner..  

Not as fancy as some years but still fun.. 

Used my Momma's dishes she gave me..

 They are so pretty...

When I used them at Christmas one of the grandsons asked if anyone's name was on them yet! 

Don't you love it when they want something you treasure?  

Made a rose garland as a centrepiece.. 

Very easy! 

Just pick up a nice bouquet at Walmart or Michaels and wire them together with a thin wire.. 

You can even hang it if you like.. 

I just keep it in the old buffet in the dining room for whenever roses are required.. 

Was worth the bit they cost... 

Oh and I used my new goblets that I bought in Calais when we went down in November...  

My Sweetie is always so patient with this blog stuff.. 

I just tell him... 

Terry! It is for the blog and he will patiently wait till the picture taking is over... lol.. 

Our menu was... 

Ceasar Salad with real bacon and homemade dressing.. 

Mashed Whipped Potatoes with Brown Butter Fried Scallops (from our son)

Mixed veggies

Deep and Delicious Chocolate Cake... 

It was lovely!  

Terry also took me out to eat a few days before ...

Then I always post a bit of home food... 

We have really been enjoying pizza lunches.. 

Using tortillas or pita... 

Just make as usual and only 12 minutes in the oven.. 

Mine has basil oil that I made and olives and mozza and tomatoes, onions and green peppers.. 

Terry has meat (whatever we have), onions, mushrooms, lots of cheese... Basically that is all..

😀 

Had a roast beef dinner..

We grew everything but the beef.. 

Canned peas, frozen squash, mashed potatoes and pickled beets... 

And gravy!

Also, I take the time quite often to make some spice mixes or salts or vinegars just to spice things up a bit.. 

Made from scratch... 

Hot Pepper Vinegar.. 

Place hot peppers in a glass jar.. 

Boil enough vinegar to cover with 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of sugar to 1 cup of vinegar... 

While boiling pour over peppers and seal jar.. 

Let sit 24 hours before using..

Wonderful on boiled cabbage, greens or french fries... or fish.. 

And the little jar is Celery Salt.. 

I just use the leaves as we bought several on sale.. 

Put them in my chopper along with kosher salt and spin till fine.. 

Layer on a parchment lined tray and put in the oven after you have finished baking something.. 

Next day crumble it up as store in a jar.. 

So good on so many things.. 

Fried rice, salad dressings, soups and so on.... 

Another day I did my first time noodles.. 

Chicken Noodle Soup.. 

Just a few thighs, water, spices and simmer till you have a nice broth... 

Add carrots, onions and celery.. 

Summer Savory and parsley.. 

add the noodles, cover tightly and cook another 30 minutes... 

And always bread.. 

No knead.. 

I roll parchment paper up to divide the two loaves... 

It does the trick.. lol.. 

Chicken Stir Fry over Rice.. 

Vanilla White Chocolate Cake... Yum... 

Then our country drives.. 

I was just thinking.. 

This is getting a bit boring..

Always the same but different.. 

I think I need to make some little changes... 

Anyway... 

Checking on the old farm... 

Still there.. 

Almost time to start making plans and prayfully this year they will come to pass.. 

Terry is doing so great, thank the sweet Lord.. 

So thankful for answered prayers... 💓

For you precious blog followers from a long ways back you know what this means.. 

Yup... 

Muddy roads and me calling on the Lord.. 

Just something I have to look forward to... lol... 

We went to town on a lovely morning and returned home in this.. 

Yikes! 

But we made it home and all was well.. 

Twill soon be over... 

Last Sunday we had Sunday lunch with this sweet couple... 

Our oldest grandson Jared and his lovely bride, Ashlee... 

They have moved only ten minutes or so away from us so we are very pleased... 

It was a lovely afternoon.. 

So my luvs.... 

This is all for today... 

I pray all is well with you and your sweet families.. 

I am doing a deep clean of my pantry.. 

Started yesterday and only about half finished... 

Hope to get it done tomorrow.. 

Are you thinking of spring cleaning.. 

I guess now a-days everyone just cleans all year round but I am of the old fashioned type and still like doing a bit at least.. 

Thank you so much for dropping by and for your sweet comments here, Instagram or Facebook.. 

Love love them..

So I will be keeping you in my prayers... 

We are living in perilous times as the Bible said we would.. 

We really need to put on the whole armor of God to withstand the perils of this world.. 

Pray for us too.. 

If you don't know Jesus then please reach out and get to know Him while there is still time.. 

He is coming back soon.. 

Stay well and God bless... 

Hugs from our house to yours...