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 

Those July Days......

Good afternoon everyone.. 

Just a little posting for you today to welcome in the month of  August although it is already a week along... 

July was a very hot month here or  few weeks of it for sure.. I thought so anyway... 

I have posted just a few pics of of coming and goings.. 

Terry picked me some beautiful Queen Anne's Lace flowers and I did get one batch of jelly done.. 

I love making it and it turned out well... 

I just keep giving it away so another batch will be made this week, I am hoping.. 

I enjoyed some of the wild sunflowers which I call them ... 

He didn't fall in the ditch this time thank heavens!😏

Not funny really.... He did that last year and scared the pudding out of me.. The ditch was so deep I could only see the top of his head but the dear thing hauled himself up out there like a pro.. 

They would have had to call the crane to get me out then the ambulance, no doubt...😀

Anyway... 

We had a few country drives... 

Lots of lovely cows all around our area... 

And then we had another Bay of Fundy with our eldest grandson and grand daughter in law and her parents.. 

Visited a wonderful Farmer's Market... 

And we were treated to a delicious seafood dinner... 

So much fun... 

Summer days!   

Visited a sweet friend at her farm.. 

Lots of wonderful animals, geese and such.. 

My fave are the sheep and the geese although she has much more.. 

The sheep was milked while we were there!  Pretty awesome!

There was a rainy day which was cooler and I made a couple of loaves of bread.. 

A Barbque steak dinner and of course.... popsicles... 

Strawberry... so yummy... 

I just google popsicle recipes and try them out..

 Terry picked a flat of strawberries and I ended up freezing them as it was just too hot to make jam.. Will choose a cooler day in the fall...perhaps or winter.. 

We have the job this week of cleaning out our cold room... ugh!! 

But it has to be done.. 

He is out at the farm picking beans today so they will need to be canned.. 

We have had hodgepodge a few times now.. 

There are just a few pics of some corners of the old farmhouse....

The cows and the cucumber bed.. 

He says when he gets done gardening we will do some chores there for the house... painting outside and such... I hope anyway... 

But you can do only what you can do..

And enjoy!  

Right?  

Well, dear hearts this is short and sweet I hope.. 

Been very busy so far this month... 

Canned some peaches and making wild flower jellies... 

Made a few lavender sachets from the lavender harvest.. 

Oh and had a trip across the border to a store that sells wonderful fabrics.. 

Mardens, of course.. 

Had some company for supper.. 

So.. will catch up on that stuff later.. 

Take care of yourselves and your sweet families.. 

God has been so good!  eh?  

Thank you for dropping by and your sweet notes.. 

Although, I didn't get back to you I have read each and everyone and loved them in my heart... 

Till next time....

Trust Jesus!  

A day at the old farm ❤

Good Friday Evening... 

I thought I would surprise you all with another little post.. 

so soon after the other one..😀. 

I had not mentioned hardly anything about the farm the last post so as we were out there today I took a few pics of our day.. 

It started out sunny but by the time we arrived there from home it was clouding up a bit.. 

The herbs beds are doing great.... 

comfrey

calendula

my fave almost except for basil.... lovage... 

I should have taken more pics of herbs.. sorry. 

I have to pick my lavender next time out.. 

It started raining so I didn't get it done.. 😞

Do you who have followed the blog for some time remember the story of the poppies coming back to the old garden after it had been left for so many years?  

Well, they are still returning to say hello every summer.. 

I so love their darling faces....

 

My  husband who was getting on my nerves today brought these in without me asking.. lol.. The dear man!

I think you know what I mean... some days!!  😀 

The poppies helped!  

That's all I am saying..  

Oh yes..  

I think I told you I had a sunstroke there back in June.. 

Well, the heat is ticking me off a bit, I think.. lol

Anyway, he came out of Costco the other day with this sweet sun hat.. 

Yeah...most of the time he is a keeper.. 😙

Picked some plantain growing on the lawn, a bit of comfrey, oregano, thyme and some garlic scapes... 

And calendula blossoms.. 

Do you see the sweet cloth there.. 

I found it at a yard sale.. 

I thought it was a pillow case and I bought it as I love old pillow cases with such lovely embroidery.. 

But.. 

I was happy to see it is a runner.. 

Looks lovely on that old farm table.. smile.. 

While Terry worked in the gardens I was in the pantry... 

Terry had washed the window for me after I took down all the blue dishes.. 

So I washed them all up and as I couldn't reach the top sill I just rearranged them.. 

I may get to putting them back and then again I may not.. 

I so love this little room.. 

When I was a wee girl and used to visit my Aunt Eva, this was the dining room.. 

She had a table and a china cabinet in there.. 

And a door went through to the livingroom..

 

Then when she had to start using a wheel chair, they made this room into a bedroom for her and uncle..

 along with the bathroom adjoining.. 

After we sold the cottages at St. Martins and decided  we would spend summers there at the farm; Terry made it into this pantry... 

I love to make bread and such in there and watch him working in the garden... 

And then it started raining.. 

I figured he would be in pretty soon and he was.. 

By the time we had lunch over the sun was out again for a while..

 

We arrived home earlier then usual and so I could do this post... 

I made a fish chowder for supper.  

I love fish chowder anytime but really love it on a rainy wet Friday night.. eh?  💕

This is just a little reminder to pick your roses while you may.. 

They are found everywhere right now but soon they won't be so plentiful... 

You can make hair rinse, rose oil and salves, dry the petals for potpourri or a body powder or make a jelly.. 

Just so much you can do with them.. 

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For the dear girl who wanted my dill pickle popsicle recipe..

I meant to get back to you everyday but didn't get to it.. 

Really, it is just putting a couple of pickles and juice in your chopper or food processor and whirl.. 

Add a little water or more juice if necessary and freeze.. 

Easy peasy... 

And how true is this, eh!!

God bless you dear things and thanks so much for stopping by.. 

I love reading your notes and I will get back to your comments you left on Facebook really soon.. 

I told you I am pathetic.. 

Nevertheless, I do love to hear from you.. 

Either her, Facebook page or Instagram on blessedhearth.. 

Take care of yourselves and your families.. 

They are your most precious possession here on earth.. 

Hugs...