A Winter Sunday... .

Greetings everyone.. 

So glad you dropped by .. 

Today is Sunday and another week soon will begin.. 

But for today we are having a day of rest.. 

This morning we gathered at our little church and was so happy that the huge storm they had forecast did not happen..

Although, the roads were messy because we did get some snow there were folks who made it there.. 

I so love walking through the doors of this wee church.. 

My heart swells with the love that I feel there and the Spirit of the Lord is real and genuine.. 

There were songs of praise and then Pastor preached another message that spoke to our hearts. 

Afterwards the coffee was perked and we had a bit of fellowship.. 

I love this time because we get to catch up with everyone's week especially since we had the huge storm last Sunday.. 

We came home and had our Sunday dinner.. 

Sorry, no pic.. smile. 

Fish... Mashed, veggies and a salad.. 

Just ordinary food but it tasted very good on this Winter's day.. 

Terry was busy doing his thing so I thought I would take a few pics and have a chat with you all.. 

I have a sweet cousin who lives just up the road a ways from us .. 

He is from my Dad's side of the family.. 

His Mama is my first cousin.. 

Almost all of Dad's family are horse people... 

They love and own horses... 

Although, Terry was brought up on a farm and had horses and my Dad had horses we do not.. 

I seem to have missed that gene even though I went riding a lot as a child.. 

Well, this dear lad has a sweet wife and two little ones who all love horses and have such beautiful pics on Face Book that I asked if I could borrow a few just to show you .. 

I have received several emails and comments of girls who live in far flung parts of the world who are mesmerized by Canada's snow.. 

I thought you might like to see these beauties outside on a Winter's day.. 

My cousin has a wee wee lad who is already learning to hold the reins.. grin.. 

Isn't that adorable?  

Just imagine the creak of the sleigh and the bells jingling.. 

Lovely, eh?  

I know it is cold but they are bundled up and having a blast... 

We Canadians are a tough lot.. eh?  

Anyway.. 

For the rest of the post I just took a few pics from my lazy boy looking into the Living Room.. 

Lots of snow covered apple tree branches.. 

The lamps are lit on this late afternoon... 

An old tea set... 

I bought this many years ago at an Antiques Flea Market.. 

Lovely old pattern sitting on a sweet patchwork runner that a dear friend made for me.. 

Also, many years ago.. 

Looking outside to the apple trees and hydrangea bush.. 

All sound asleep but hopefully will start to awaken soon.. 

I love Spring..  

That is all I am going to say.. smile.. 

So now.. 

I think I will go and make a hot cup of tea and have a cookie or two.. 

I made these yesterday for our fellowship at church ...

But I kept a few to have with our tea today.. 

Would you like the recipe.. 

It is from our daughter-in-law, Tammy who is an awesome baker.. 

Sugar Cookies.. 

1 c. butter or margarine, softened

1 1/2 cups of white sugar

1 egg

2 1/4 cups of flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt 

1 tsp. vanilla 

I add a grate or two of nutmeg.. optional

1/4 cup sugar for rolling cookies.. 

Oven 350 degrees F. 

Cream together butter and sugar until light. 

Add egg and mix well.. 

Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla and nutmeg. 

Scoop out cookie dough and roll in small bowl of sugar..

Set on cookie sheet and press down lightly with fork or your two fingers.. 

Bake for 10 minutes or until just lightly browned.. 

Leave them on the tray for a few minutes then transfer to cooling rack.  

Tammy found this recipe on the internet.. 

That is all for today except to remind you all of my little give away that you can find HERE..

Thank you, everyone for your kind responses and comments.. 

I had to clarify a few things in the comment section so hopefully you won't find it too complicated.. smile. 

I wanted to explain that on the top part of my sidebar is my Face Book badge.. 

You do not need to belong to FB to be able to read this .. 

You can just click on the badge and check to see if there is anything new. 

I am trying to put some small thing on or bring up a past post.. 

Ok?  

God bless you all on this Winter Sunday.. 

xo

Linked to HOMEMAKING MODAYS...

ALSO

WITH STEPHANIE..HERE...

Ending the Week..

Happy Friday Evening, everyone.. 

Here we are at the end of another Summer's week.. 

Terry and I have been busy pickling as you can see.. 

He brought down sixty pounds of cukes and they are finished and some are sold already.. 

I had fun making a new kind in the first picture.. 

A dear wee friend here in St. Martins grows grapes and let me have some grape leaves and another grows horseradish and gave me a few roots so I made a Deli pickles that I have wanted to try for literally years.. 

They look delicious and can't wait to try them.. 

It takes a few weeks though before they are ready.. 

Then we made Sweet Dill, Garlic Dill, Bread and Butter and Ginger Slices... 

Hopefully, we will get more done next week.. 

It is also herb time and so I made a Nasturtium Vinegar.. Isn't it pretty?

 It is a bit peppery, too.. 

Just use a good vinegar and throw in some nasturtium blossoms and a bit of hot pepper flakes.. 

Leave on your sill for a week or two.. 

The Rosemary Salt is just a jar of coarse salt with Rosemary added to the sides and throughout.. 

Delicious with Chicken or such..  

I made some foot powders to sell at the shop.. 

Lavender and Peppermint.. 

Keeps the feet smelling sweet.. grin.. 

We were out to Shonda and Dave's for a lovely meal.. 

This view was from one of her windows.. 

Serene, eh? 

New veggies and some lovely salmon fillet... 

Her Dad's favorite.. smile.. 

Our grandsons do not like me putting their pics on here and usually I try not to but just look at how they are growing.. 

They are all turning into young men.. Already... 

Where has the time gone? 

I will share pics with you of her new home as soon as she gets it all organized.. 

A lot of window coverings to figure out.. smile.. 

Here is a new item added to the shelves at the shop...

Lots of enamelware.. 

Some of it has sold this week but it is very pretty.. 

Today, I realized that Summer is really drawing to an end.. 

My sweet cousin Dan and his family came to say good bye as they close down their Summer home and head back to Montreal for another year of teaching at the University..

I so love this sweet family and could not help but shed a tear as they pulled away... 

This Summer has slipped through the cracks and is almost over.. 

Another Summer of memories and sweet reunions.. 

But you all know how I love to get back home.. 

I just told a friend that I am not going to whine about getting back home this year.. 

But just another two weeks and we will be done.. 

Well dearies, thanks so much for your visit and comments.. 

Love them all and hope you have a great weekend..  

Nighty night, sweet friends.. 

A drive down Old Black River Road...

Good Evening my dears..

It is another foggy night here in St. Martins.. Inland it has been hot but here we have cool temps and fog..

Gotta love it..

I told someone the other day that I love the fog and the rain and wind.. They laughed... They thought I was joking.. grin..

Well, some of the time I do but I am ready for a lovely sunny day which is forecast for tomorrow.. The Lord's Day..

Just thought I would take you for a little evening spin down Old Black River Road which runs along the side of the Bay of Fundy..

I f I picked you up at the airport we could take this little scenic drive on the way here... eh, PAULA  ?

grin....

Like I said it is foggy here tonight but the Bay is out there...

The largest tides in the world.. Oh, I know I tell you girls that every time.. smile..

Lots of little streams run into the Bay..

Lots of grassy fields and notice how the grass is turning color already.. sigh..

Pastures and cows and golden rod growing along the banks of the Bay.. That it is out there under the sky..

My grandmother grew up here on Old Black River Road.. She used to walk to school and church here...Her old homestead still stands..Her sister just died a couple of months ago at the wonderful age of 105.. Amazing, eh? 

A long time ago..

A little place called Tynemouth Creek..

See the old boat over there..

A little old dock for fishing boats..

So funny... Terry and I grew up a couple of hours away but here in this little place his first cousin lives on one hill and my first cousin lives diagonally across on the other hill..smile..

Then back here at the cottage the Poor Man's Orchid is growing like crazy..

You can tell by it's height (almost 6 feet in some places) that Summer is nearing it's end and Fall is way too close for me.. 

I love Summer...

Oh well, like my Mom always says Time and Tide wait for no man..

I wonder where that saying comes from... smile..

Our grandsons  (all 5) are coming tomorrow night for a few  days.. grin.. 

We love that..

Today a sweet girl and her hubby dropped in.. 

She is a fellow blogger.. It was so good to meet you in person 

DEB...

Thank you lovely ladies for dropping by and welcome to the new followers of the blog..

I so look forward to reading all your comments..

Aspiring to keep HIM first in our lives..

Love to you all...