Autumn Days ......

Hello there dear hearts..

How are you?  We are fine here and enjoying our lovely Autumn days here in Eastern Canada... 

Our leaves are turning although I really don't have a pic on here today... 

So sorry I am always so late getting back but truthfully this has been a very busy fall for me.. 

I know it is for everyone but let's just say I am much slower now.. 

But really still so enjoy the fall process... 

I hope to be like my Mom and keep on doing as long as possible.. 

She was much older than I am now and was still jamming it up.. lol.. 

Saw this guy on one of our drives.. 

He has a nice long beard!

Probably started it during the pandemic...😉

just a few pics of the canning process that went on... 

Really enjoyed it all although my house now needs a make over or Molly Maid or what have you.. 

I now have to pick my priorities and go with it each day.. 

Regardless of what others do... I find I have to do what is right for us.. 

With the price of groceries soaring I am quite sure I will not regret it.. 

But that is as it is... 

We did take time for a little trip to Bangor, Maine.. 

So much fun! 

Got to visit a couple of my fave stores although I could really see a difference as we had not been there for three years.. 

Still enjoyed it though.... 💕💕

a few food pics ....

And this old recipe I think I shared with you before... 

have been reading a wonderful book for the second time by 

Laura Franz called  An Uncommon Woman.... 

So good... It really gets me into the pioneer days.. lol.. 

She is one of my favourite authors.. 

Especially, her earlier books.. 

I love reading them twice so that says something!

Of course, at my age now it only takes me a couple of years to forget it and read it again as if for the first time.. 

I so love to read... Always have.. 

We grew up without a television in our home and I believe it is one of the best things that our parents ever did for us... 

My sister and I both turned to books and have loved them since we could read.. 

A wonderful thing to do for your children in this day in my opinion... 

Of course the same can be said for their phones, etc.. 

Sorry my dears... 

Just an old grandmother who can still state her opinion here on the world wide web... lol.. 

My dear husband picked me some rose hips the other day.... 

I made Crabapple and RoseHip jelly.. 

Also saving some for tea and rosehip oil for my old wrinkles.. 😉

We celebrated Thanksgiving here in Canada the first of October ... 

It was one of those weekends where one was working, one travelling and so on ... 

So it was for us a day at our son's and a day at our daughter's... 

So much going on at Trevor's that I forgot to take a pic... so dumb... 

Had such a lovely meal and all of his family were there.. 

Darlings.... everyone!! 

then the next day at Shonda's

It was a wonderful time, too....

Celebrated two birthdays and some were so happy looking forward to a trip in the near future.. 

The pic is worth a thousand words.. lol.. 

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Missed this dear son so much... 

He sure lives in a beautiful place, though.. 

God love him... 💗

Home.....

a little fall project in needle felting that I haven't finished yet... 

And now the fall mornings with the incense going ... 

Tis more of a fall and winter thing... 

Incense.. love it.. 

Thank you sweet friends for dropping by today.. 

I look forward to hearing from you all.. 

Please take care and trust the Lord in these last days.. 

He is coming soon.. 

Our Awesome God.. 

Love you guys... 

Praying for you.. 

God bless... 

The Last Days of Summer Ramble and Roll...

Hello everyone!  

Greetings to you all on this beautiful Labour Day Weekend.. 

Can you imagine that Summer has lost most of her glory and only going to be visiting for a few more days... 

I am always sad when she leaves but this year I have been looking forward to the crisp mornings and the extra fluffy sheet I added to the bed... 

I love all the harvest activities which has been going on here for a couple of weeks now.. 

Which season do you prefer.. 

Actually, I am not sure anymore... 

I still love Spring with all it's newness and so much promise after a snowy winter.. 

Anyway.... Rambling along here... 

Terry and I took the best day trip last month.. 

My sweet friend Julie from Maine had mentioned that there was a Prairie Store just across the border from Woodstock, N. B.  

Not really that far from us...(oh glee!)  

So early one morning we headed there.. 

About a 2-3 hour drive.. (depends on how often you stop for coffee, breakfast and such)  😀

Anyway we arrived and we were greeted by these lovely modes of transportation ... 

Our goal was this wonderful Amish store... 

It was just as wonderful as I had hoped.. 

So full of the kind of things that says back to basics... 

I bought some preserving equipment, lovely different dish cloths, old fashioned handkerchiefs ( I have started using them since the pandemic)..  Don't ask me why... They were mostly my gram's and I love the comfort of them.. What can I say?  I am strange.. lol..

Rolling on...

All kinds of grains and baking goods.. hardware galore and so much more.. 

But they only take cash... American... and I only had 50 dollars.. grin.. 

Probably a good thing!  

Afterwards, we went for a drive around their community.. 

So lovely!  

Lots of interesting farm animals...

Horses and such.. 

Huge bison farm.. 

I told Dustin we didn't have to go to Alberta to see them.. smile.. 

Then we stopped at an Amish farm stand with huge homemade donuts.. 

We couldn't resist one to eat on the way home with our coffee.. 

Then a stop at Mardens and a few Houlton stores and supper and home.. 

A wonderful day!  

Rolling right along here...

Been preserving the harvest.. 

A few of the jars of canning I have been doing... 

Last year when Terry was so sick we did not do as much and this Summer we were pretty down in stock.. 

So... 

Making and doing.. 

Canned a lot of green beans... plain and french.. 

Our most fave vegetable to can.. 

I still have beets, carrots.more cucumbers, tomatoes and apple stuff and such to do... 

I usually make 9 zucchini breads to freeze and relish.. 

Oh my!  And I thought I was almost finished.. 

I do love it so long as I get a break here and there.. 

Like go thrifting or out for supper.. 

LOL.. 

Rambling along.. 

Some homemade food we eat.. 

Homemade No Knead bread as always... 

Cucumber salads coming out of our ears.. 

I never get sick of them but Terry has..lol.. 

He grew a ton of dill this year so I am drying that to process for Winter and of course for pickles... 

I just dry it well by hanging then put it in a coffee grinder that I reserve for herb work.. 

The freshest dill taste ever...  

This is just a chicken and rice casserole on a lovely rainy day... 

I love making casseroles on stormy days... lol 

What's with that?  

Perhaps my Momma used to... 

Then all of you who have followed the blog for years know that my most awesome treat in the summer is Samphire Greens.. 

Just so so good!  

At ten dollars a pound it almost broke my heart but Terry came home a few times with them and so I did get enough... only enough! lol.. 

Some day we will find someone who sells them cheaper and who doesn't pull them up by the roots.. 

I will not buy them if the picker has done that! 

They are destroying the reproduction... 

Makes me so cross!! 

Rant over.. 

Bless your hearts!!  

Rolling on to just some other things that take my time.. 

Gathering and drying roses and petals.. 

I had a pic here of them in my dehydrator but I just lost it so am using this one from before.. 

I made wild rose petal jellies, rose oil for my face and for soap, dried petals for soap and crafts and such.. 

My gift pantry was empty too.. 

Trying to add a few things here and there..... 

A lovely friend gifted me with sunflowers and fresh eggs.. 

Don't you love when someone does that! 

When we drive by places with lots of sunflowers I tell Terry I would like to ask them to sell me one... lol.. 

Just one but this time I got a wonderful bouquet.. 

I think that is why I like giving little things to people.. 

I love getting them myself.. 😙

one day I made Sensational Soft  Soap.. 

So nice to have.. 

It is made from soap scraps that I had saved.. 

I really had fun making it and was so happy it turned out so well.. 

Makes a lot actually.. 

This is only a part of it... 

Scented with patchouli oil of course.. lol..

I will do different scents in the rest... 

There are many links on the web but mine came from an old book I had.. 

Well my dears this Ramble and Roll is about over.... 

I did want to share this bit of inspiration with you all..

This is from a dear lady that I love on Instagram.. 

She posts wonderful home stuff... 

This got my attention..  

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A nice little challenge starting the month of September till the end of the year...

a couple of days have past but this afternoon I made out some lists of what I thought the challenge was about for me... 

I even shared it with Terry and he thought he might try a few... 

LOL.. 

Time will tell how we do but we can all better ourselves.. 

At least we sure can... 

Are you interested in it?  

Then almost on the last day of August our precious girl had her birthday... 

We all went to St. Martins for family day and so we took a cake and celebrated.. 

We had a lovely time... 

So love our family!  Thank you sweet Lord!

September holds birthdays for Terry and Trevor and Ashlee  !  

So hopefully we will get to celebrate some more.. 

Well dear hearts, I am finished rambling along for today.. 

Thank you so much for dropping in.. 

I have so many plans for Fall and hopefully will get a few accomplished... 

Dare I say that Christmas is coming too?  

I pray I will be organized this year and not procrastinate so long.. 

I am pathetic.. 

I look forward to hearing from you.. so love your dear notes.. 

Take care and trust in the LORD.... 

He is so wonderful and makes life so much better... 

Hugs from New Brunswick, Canada... September is