An October Day Farm Field Trip....

Hello everyone.. 

So glad you all dropped by.. 

Just wondering if you would like to take a wee field trip up to our old farm with us..

We decided to spend the day up there yesterday.. 

Come along... 

It is a beautiful day here in New Brunswick.. 

As you can see it is a rural part where we live.. 

If you look really hard you can see the windmills that are past our farm...

Way over at the top of those hills.. 

Just winding along the old country roads...

We are getting closer... 

The hills are getting higher.. smile..

Yes, here is our brook....

And here is the dear old place...

As always, there is a nice breeze blowing the flag.. 

The flags only last a few months as the wind is quite something up here.. 

Anyway.. 

We unload some stuff and Terry heads outside to do some work.. 

After cleaning some I decide to bake something for him for a surprise... 

Aunt Eva's old pastry board is built into the cupboards...

I wonder how many times her dear hands have performed the same chore as the morning sun streams through the kitchen window... 

She was a wonderful cook.. 

People came for miles to have one of her famous meals...

Well, there you go my love... 

Apple Dumplings... 

With a bit of butterscotch sauce.. 

He kept smiling and I asked him what was so funny... 

He says... "Oh you and your surprises!"... grin.. 

Then since we are celebrating our first real day here we are also having a steak... 

Done farm style... 

In a cast iron fry pan with onions... 

Would you dear girls set the table for me?  smile.. 

We will use the little green saucers for the beet salad.. 

Would you like the recipe?.. 

So simple and good for your gall bladder or so Elsie tells me.. 

I loved the taste.. 

Beet Salad.. 

Grate or chop up one raw beet.. 

Add 2 T. flax oil  *I used olive.. 

juice of 1/2 of a lemon.. 

salt and pepper.. 

 I added some parsley ..

After lunch someone laid down on the old couch for a nap....

And someone else looked through the bookshelves and looked at guess what?

Recipe books.. Old ones.. smile..

And from my Bible that my Mom and Dad gave me on my 33rd birthday.. 

A long time ago, eh? 

Then he worked outside some more and I cleaned.. 

It has been a few months since we have spent any time here.. 

Anyway my dears I hoped you enjoyed your day as much as we have.. smile.. 

Time to go back home, though...

The sun has set pretty well and old Sammi is tired out.. 

So blessed... 

Did you know that God can make something beautiful out of your life?.. 

We sang that on Sunday and I thought of the miracle in our own lives.. 

A messed up home and messed up lives turned into something beautiful with God's grace and mercy.. 

All these years  we could have been torn asunder  but instead because of God we have had a  blessed life together..

Thank you, dear Jesus,,,

Have a wonderful day, my friends..

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