A little Fall Field Trip to the Cottage...

Good evening everyone..

Here it is Saturday night.. Terry and I went down to the cottage to finish closing it up.. It was a lovely very cool Fall day..

The leaves are almost gone here in Eastern Canada.. But the Bay of Fundy is beautiful in all of her glory..

Here we are at the top of Birch Hill Mountain just a little distance from St. Martins..

Can you see the Bay there in the distance?

Here it is at the end of our street where our cottage is..

The tide is on its way in...

Well, we have to go to the cottage and do some work..

It looks pretty bare down there compared to the Summer ones that I took, eh?

All the Summer folks have gone home...

I need to pick a bit of my comfrey to make some salves for later.. There is some left...

I also picked some oregano, parsley, and sage..I may as well take it home as it will soon freeze..

It took several hours to do everything..

We had to finish cleaning out the fridge, putting all the planters and such away..

We also had to go to the shop and put up drapes and bring home a few more things..

Here is the man I married 41 years ago..smile...

Before we head for home we always head down to the harbour..

The tide is in by now..

The fishermen are gathering up their traps..

The sun is starting to go down ...

Gorgeous, eh?

Well, we need to head back home..

Back up over the mountain...

Here is a lake that is up there..

It is lovely and calm today..

A pasture with cows..

The beautiful fall colours are almost gone..

New Brunswick is dotted with covered bridges..

We saw 4 covered bridges today..

Boy, we are hungry.. All we had today was a sandwich for breakfast..

What do you want for supper, dear?

He never really cares.. Just whatever.. He hopes it is quick, though.. smile..

How about some meatballs left over from yesterday and some fresh picked Oregano

 Roasted Potatoes and some homemade pickles?

Sure... grin..

It tasted good to these two hungry people.. smile..

Tomorrow is the Lord's Day..

Looking forward to worshiping Him... 

Thank you sweet ladies for checking in.. 

I know I always tell you how much I delight in hearing from you all.. But I do.. 

Hugs from this little part of the world.. 

A Sunday Night Posting...

Good Sunday Evening to you all..

My, I just walked down to the beach and I could not believe my ears... Although, the waves are not huge they are the loudest that I can remember hearing them.. We are supposed to get the worst of the storm around midnight..

It is dark  here but cars are very busy driving down to the beach to see what's happening.. The hurricane is supposed to only be a tropical storm here but the winds are to gust up to 100 klicks.. Not too bad considering what the coast of the U. S. had ..

Anyway, enough about that..

This weekend was very busy... I had the shop open yesterday and then came home and did pickles until almost midnight..

 Terry had bought a ton of cukes (well, not a ton)  but he worked all afternoon chopping and cutting.. Bless his dear heart.. I am so glad that they are finished..

Thank you, Lord...

This morning Terry had to go to Moncton for work so I went with him so that I could visit with our youngest son.. I have not seen him for awhile so needless to say I had a lovely time..

 We needed to check on our house and make sure all was secure there, too..

Anyway, when we got back here to the cottage there was a lovely gift tucked away by the back door for me...

Such a beautiful bouquet... Sitting in a bottle of water and just waiting for me to get home..

Basil... So fragrant and so delicious..

My sweet friend Anna who is in the Farmers Market here in St. Martins brought it down .. Thank you, dear..

It goes so well with these..

Terry grew a lot of tomatoes.. I have made several batches of Chow Chow.. Do you girls make that?  I use my Gram Weston's recipe and it is delicious..

I am sorry but my dear Mom does not share her recipe as quickly as I do.. grin..

But you can always find one on the web.. 

For our supper I used Anna's basil and made this..

Pasta with pesto.. This picture is from

THIS POSTING ABOUT BASIL..

I also had another wonderful experience today..

A friend of ours showed us through their old homestead..

For me it was love  at first sight.. I so loved the old farmhouse. 

There were nooks and crannies everywhere.. The most wonderful little library closet built under the stairs with a window in it:-)

Can you imagine?  I have never seen one before.. What a wonderful way to use that area under a stairwell.. Then the pantry... It was so lovely.. His Mom's old pickle pots were hanging on the wall and there was a window and lots of beautiful old shelves... It was as big as some kitchens and was filled with such glorious antiques...

 Then the wood room was right out of the 1800's... I told him it looked just like Kings Landing.. (That is a place I need to go to once a year and get my fix... grin.. As soon as the shop is closed we will probably go and visit... An old village that is just like it was many years ago..)

Anyway, the wood work in that house is awesome and the bedrooms and laundry room.. I would hardly change a thing in it if I lived there.. When I said that to my darlin he informed me that everyone is not like me... sigh... I guess he is right... smile..

I am just rambling on here again tonight, girls.. Sorry...

It has been an odd day.. Although, it was the Lord's Day it did not seem like it since we did not get to church..

We needed to go home, though.. My sweet uncle passed away this morning.. He was my Dad's brother and he was a wonderful dear man.. So kind and he always had time for me ever since I was wee..

I could not pronounce his name and called him Ankie...

I will miss him... As I told my Mom.. I do not like to see them go.. My Dad's brothers are almost all gone.. Only 2 left..

The Lord has blessed me with such a sweet and large family..

Isn't Jesus just the greatest? 

 Today when we were going home it was just pouring rain..

Terry had to work changing trucks  (a whole lot of tools and such )

for an hour or two and had not even brought a coat.. As we were getting closer to Moncton I prayed and ask Him to just let it stop raining until Terry was finished.. He is diabetic and I didn't want him getting soaked through and catching cold.. Anyway, the Lord answered prayer.. It mostly stopped raining when we got to Dustin's place and when Terry came back from work he was not a bit wet... smile.. Isn't that just like God.. Some folks would say that was crazy but as for me I will give Him glory and thanks...

He really does care about the small things in our lives..

Well, sweet ladies I hope I have not bored you with all these words.. I am in for a busy week so may not get too much chance to chat.. But who knows.. I will try and let you know what I am working at.. We need to go back home though for my uncle and all..  The shop is closed this week as I try and get things ready for Saturday...

At least the pickles are made..

I still need to renew my stock of salves and toiletries and I bought a lovely bunch of crows to make some Fall wreaths with..

I also made some owls that need to be tea dyed..

And here is a wee cocoa set...

Sweet, eh? 

Take care my loves and keep me in your prayers...

Thanks so much for your visit and comments and welcome to the lovely new followers...

So many sweet friends.. I appreciate you all..

God bless...

An old table and it's uses.....

Good Morning all... I just thought I would start out this morning with thanking the Lord for all of you who are so faithful in reading my blog and letting me know that you are out there.   I don't ever want you to think that I am not thankful for your following of this one and Primitive Lace  if you do. 
In this blog I  am with the help of the Lord trying to instill a few basic skills and  ideas for you as a homemaker.  Also, the fact that if we put Jesus as the centre of our homes then only good things can follow.  Our families today need all the help that they can receive.  I am sure that everyone would agree that Satan has been using the family unit as his main objective in tearing down the work of the Lord.  If he can destroy the family then he gets the Church.. 
With this in mind I have been slowly trying to get this blog in order.  As you know, I am not very computer literate...LOL.. My husband only gave me this computer last Christmas so as you can see these blogs are works in progress.
Therefore, I decided to mainly put the primitive decorating and crafts blogroll on Primitive Lace and keep this one geared towards our homes.  I know that decorating is what most of us love so there are still some on this blogroll but I am trying to add others that I hope will be a blessing to you all. 
I have included cooking blogs and a lovely devotional one by Shirley Buxton.  Her blog is called God Things which is on the blogroll.. I hope you will keep checking in as I can only work on this a little at a time as this is such a busy time of year...
Anyway, with this in mind....let  us get on with the rest of the story...LOL...

I thought I would show you my work table here at the cottage...

I mentioned on the last posting that I had to go and pick up some cukes.  Here are 24 litres of Garlic Dills all finished.  Thank you Jesus.... Then you can see some dill and garlic ready for some Sweet Dill Pickles... My husband's favorite... Also, there are apples and pears that I bought in the half price bin to cut up and dry for potpourri.   The Keepers of the Home make stove top potpourri to sell as a fundraiser at times... And I sell it in my shop.  We all love it..

Also, there are vinegars there with the cheesecloth on them  They are raspberry and nasturtiam flower..  They have to sit for 2 or 3 weeks and then I will bottle them up in separate bottles and wax the tops.... They are used on cukes and greens or as an ingredient in salad dressings or marinades.

Then there is the parsley..  We love this herb.  I put it in a lot of my cooking.. Right now with all the fresh delicious cukes I make a salad that Terry requests daily...LOL

Here is the recipe...

1 or 2 medium size cukes...peeled and sliced

1 or 2 green onions sliced thinly or 1/2 chopped red onion or whatever kind you have on hand.

Place these in a nice bowl

In a separate small bow make the dressing...

1/2 cup of real mayo... not miracle whip

1 1/2 T. lemon juice... and of course I prefer fresh lemons but you can use the lemon juice in small plastic lemon jars you can buy in the produce department

Sometimes I will use one of the vinegars that I have on hand .. we prefer lemon, though

a bit of kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

Whisk this together and add to your cukes and onions...

Let sit on your counter until time to serve... only for an hour or so... or put in the fridge if you make it early...

Serve with fresh parsley chopped and scattered over the top of the salad...

Well, my dears that is all for today... Praying that you all have a lovely week.. Try to make some pickles or jams for your gift pantry.... Remember Christmas is coming and now is the time to make these lovely gifts and save lots of money.. I will try to put an idea list for your gift pantries on the sidebar of this blog later ....

I know you are all busy but you can always squeeze and hour here and there.. It is really worth the labor and such a great thing for your children to remember and a fine skill to teach your daughters and sons!!

Actually, my oldest son and his wife are wonderful pickle makers.   He went with me the other day to get cukes and he was telling me his boys ate 48 litres of dill last year....

They must be Henrys...LOL...

If you need any help in this area just email me and I will be glad to help if I can...

May the Lord be with you all this week...

Faye...

A bistro recipe and garden tips...

Good Afternoon everyone...

 The Lord has really painted a beautiful day here today... I thought I would leave a little post... Probably it is too nice to be bothered reading blogs but as I will be away for a few days .....

Yesterday Terry and I went to the city and I got a lot of plants to get in the ground and of course my pots.. I want to plant a new herb bed up at the shop so I was happy when I found them all on sale..

This is the little bed that is on the side here but I would like to make one up there even though there is not much room..We will see and I will show you that one later..

I thought maybe you would like to make a salad over the weekend.. This is our favorite even though everyone has their own version.. We ate this in a bistro somewhere and I loved it .. When I got a chance I did my best to copy the recipe....

Caesar Salad---Bistro Style...

1 head of romaine lettuce.. torn and washed and dried of course

1 cup or so of sliced mushrooms

6 slices of bacon - kind of crisp

1 slice of our bread  (NY Times recipe in previous posting)

Good Ceasar Dressing  ( I use Kraft with the purple cover)

Shredded fresh parmesan cheese

Fresh ground salt and pepper

Lemon slices...

Now after you have the lettuce already and put in your bowl start frying up the bacon... Slice a piece or two of your bread or just some french or country style bread. 

When your bacon is almost done then push over to the side and add your slice of bread.  Just fry on both sides till it is nicely toasted..

Put bacon and bread on  a piece of paper towel...

Slice your mushrooms and cut your bread into cubes...

Add your cheese and dressing when you are ready to serve..

Toss with salt and pepper.

Serve with fresh lemon slices...

Very good or so we think..

I also thought I would encourage you to pick up an aloe vera plant for your home..

A few weeks ago I received a terrible sunburn due to my own stupidy...lol.. It happens sometimes...

Anyway this plant sure came in handy... I notice you can get them at garden centres or even some yard sales...

Just slice a leaf and smooth the gel over any burns or rashes... It is great for your little ones scratches and hurts.. They think it is kind of neat to cut up their mom's plant and it does not sting!!

A natural healer...

I have one sitting here  on the coffee table... It is small but should grow this summer...

It is also time for  you to get your basil in as you will want to make pesto this fall...

I bought mine yesterday and have to get it in.. It should be one of the last herbs you put in as it is very sensitive to the cold here in the Maritimes...I wish I had started mine from seed as usual but I guess I was slack this year...

Well, I guess that is all for today... Please leave me a wee comment so I know you are out there... If you are..lol...

Have a wonderful weekend and remember to put the Lord first in your busy activities this summer...

Love and Prayers

Faye..