Saturday Night Catch Up....

Hello dear hearts... 

Welcome to the Blessed Hearth on another Saturday evening.. 

This seems to be the night that I post this Winter.. 

Just doing a run down of our week and what we have been up to.. 

Come on in and sit a bit... 

I will tell you all I know so we know you won't be here long.. grin.. 

We started the week on Monday with our town day... 

We went across town to my favourite little apple market.. 

Sterlings.. 

Bought a big bag of Honey Crisp for seven dollars.. 

A ten pound bag, I think.. 

We had a good day.. 

Perhaps some time I will do a little shopping day post with you.. 

Probably be a bit boring as I am not your normal mall shopper.. 

Thrift and book stores are where I always shop.. 

Anyway.. 

Made some soup again this week.. 

I don't make soup daily (although, I could if Terry liked it as much as I) but I do make it a few times a week.. 

I was trying to remember which one this was then remembered it is a Rabbit Stew.. 

Dear son brought me a rabbit and it was delicious!  

See the bit of yellow peppers and tomatoes at the top ... 

That is half a pint of the soup base that I canned last Fall..

We bought some seeds to get in when we were in town the other day... 

The Celeric and Parsley Root is for a different soup base Carman is going to show us.. 

Getting excited about the garden!

Kathy, I told Terry to get them peppers in.. grin.. xo

Terry saw this idea on the web and told me about it.. 

Save the covers off of your Parm cheese and use on a mason jar.. 

Great for flour when making pastry, etc.... 

Or for flouring your bread board when you are making bread.. 

This is the no knead bread and I made a small loaf and pizzas for lunch... 

One day I made a few Chocolate Banana Breads as we had a surplus and they were getting pretty ripe.. 

The recipe is excellent and they went over very well.. 

The link for the recipe is HERE

I doubled the recipe and it made these three breads...

Trying to find a place to put my bottle of dolls.. 

Here.. 

Or here.. 

Or here... 

Or even here.. 

Well, I am leaving it here as I am not sure yet... 

Made some of these this week, too.. 

Love them.. 

I hope to do a post on them next week... 

Do you know what they are? 

While I was pottering around in the living room I could smell a lovely smell... 

I finally tracked it down.. 

My box of Hippie Wild Flower Potpourri that I made at the farm last summer.. 

A whole lot more of this in the plan of things to make this summer.. 

Sandalwood and Patchouli .... 

I wanted to welcome the new followers that have come along lately.. 

I had not read my stats for ages and did so tonight and I thought I would like to say welcome to the dear ones who come on from Five Islands, Nova Scotia and St. Johns, Newfoundland... 

Elgin, New Brunswick..

Perhaps every once in awhile I will mention an area.. 

I don't know who you are.. 

Only that you visited from the place I mention... 

Most of the visitors are from our neighbours in the U. S. A. 

So whoever you are from Middle River, Maryland thanks for dropping by.. 

Thank you each and every one of you where ever you are from.. 

So happy to have you.. 

Well sweeties, this is once again all for tonight.. 

Just a little Saturday catch up for you all.. 

Enjoy the Lord's Day tomorrow.. 

We have such a faithful God .. 

Just keep a holding onto His hand... 

Hugs.. 

Just a little bit of decor...

Hello there everyone.. 

Another lovely Monday has arrived .. 

Hope you all had a great weekend.. 

Fall is here and the nesting instincts have clicked on.. grin.. 

We all love our homes clean but also attractive.. 

But we do have different tastes, though

... 

I have loved primitive but find my home evolving on a little different road lately.. smile.. 

I shall probably always be country but I find I like things a little more farmhouse style lately.. 

You can check my Farmhouse Board on Pinterest HERE..

Oh well.. 

So long as you love what you live with.. 

So many times we try to do what is current rather then what we ourselves love, eh?

Styles come and go but at my great age I am trying to get rid of excess and keep only the things that bring me joy in my home..

Getting rid of excess is a much greater chore then one can imagine.. 

I am desperately trying not to bring any more in but just take it out.. 

I plan on going through each drawer and cupboard and being merciless... grin.. 

Pray for me, please!! 

If I could just rid of a few of my sentimental bones.. 

We went out to lunch last night with some friends and the remark was made that one of us didn't have a sentimental bone in their body.. 

Let's just say they were not talking about me.. 

I think it is something to be admired at this phase in my life but a day at a time is all I can promise anyone.. smile.. 

Do you girls have a problem with getting rid of stuff? 

Do you decorate the way you love 

or are you trendy? 

Perhaps what is trendy is the style you love.. 

I must say that I do love so much about Primitive and Country.. 

So warm and loving, really.. 

When I did the craft shows and had open house here I remember being frustrated so often because I could not keep something out that did not jive with what I was trying to sell. 

Thank the Lord, that does not pertain anymore and I can do just the style that attracts me...

Well, that is all for tonight my dears.. 

We had some lovely company over the weekend... 

So enjoyed them all.

Thank you so much for visiting and I love your sweet comments.. 

May the Lord bless and keep you until we chat again.. 

Hugs... 

Just Simply Summer..

Good Evening to you all.. 

Another Summer's day is almost over..

I hope you are well and taking care of yourselves..

We are enjoying being here in our old cottage this season. 

Terry has been busy putting on a new roof as I wile away my time at the shop making a few prim things.. 

Waiting for customers to drop by.. 

So enjoyed some dear people from Quebec .. 

We got to chatting and I found out after I had sold them homemade preserves and gave them a bit of advice about homemade bread that he is a chef.. 

Not just a chef but worked for one of the finalists of the Top Chef Canada show.. 

Oh, mercy... 

I wanted to take the preserves back.. grin.. 

They were so nice.. 

That is what I enjoy most about a little tourist shop.. 

Meeting people.. smile.

After supper we take our little nightly drives or spend time with friends.. 

Today our sweet friends Pam and Mel came by.. 

We went to the caves for our supper and it was lovely. 

Friends are such blessings, eh? 

The cottage is pretty cozy as evening settles down around the Bay. 

There is always a good book to be had and perhaps a bit of olive GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE with crackers for a treat.. 

(I used basil instead of cilantro... )

Or maybe a wee walk to the beach.. 

Love hearing the waves when I go to sleep but right now the tide is way out until after midnight.. 

But in a bit it will be coming in at ten or so again.. smile

Our oldest son and grandsons are heading to New Hampshire for the Nascar race this weekend.. 

Such busy times.. 

Well, dear hearts I pray you have a wonderful weekend.. 

Thanks for dropping by and leaving your little notes.. 

Talk to you soon.. 

Hugs..