Tuesday Tidbits

 

Almost caught up, but I wish that I had spent some time weeding the perennial bed this morning.... It will be started tomorrow morning, before I go and drop a little gift off for the friend who looked after the plants while we were gone.

I promised some pictures of our holiday.... 

This is the cabin we stayed in. A bit rustic, and the kitchen was super small, as was the bathroom.

It did have two beds with lots of pillows. One in a room by itself and one in a nook off the living area.

Harvey took the bedroom one and I had the one in the nook. The beds were extremely comfortable.

This was the living area where we had our coffee each morning as it was just too cold to have it outside on the deck. Drat.

There used to be a fireplace in the cabin at one time, but in order to probably meet standards they put in electric fireplaces. And that came in handy for most mornings.

This was our fire pit area. Harvey fell in love with the fire pit here and just had to find one here to replace our old one with. What is nice is that it gives out heat all around. We enjoyed sitting beside it most nights. 

There was plenty of space between cabins so no one really intruded on another's set of campers space. 

Other than the kitchen being too small, I had a few minor complaints. There was no toaster and only one  large bowl in the kitchen. Also the WIFI was pretty much non-existent which made it hard to keep up with email and such. Hubby so wanted to watch the Blue Jays on a stream and just couldn't stay connected. Funny thing was each cabin had it's own WIFI extender.

I think I have bored you enough for one night. Tomorrow I will post pictures of the hike we took twice. We really like the marsh hike and the floating docks.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

We have been home for awhile now, but the boys came down to visit, and there was soooo much work to be done in the yard. In fact I still haven't caught up with the yard work as of yet. Hopefully that will be done this week.

Menus were changed because both Kurt and Kris were here, but now should be in order for what is left of the month.

Monday

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn.

Tuesday

Using up the leftover chicken by making a casserole. I will serve this with sliced tomatoes and cucumbers from our garden.

Wednesday

Leftover meatloaf, creamed potatoes and once again sliced tomatoes and cukes. I will probably add cut up green pepper as well. 

Thursday

Leftover chicken casserole and mixed veggies.

Friday

Fish fillets, baked beans, and the leftover mixed veggies.

Saturday

Soup to use up some stock from the freezer (perhaps split pea to use up some ham broth) and egg salad sandwiches.

Sunday 

Pork roast, noodles, and if an eggplant is large enough grilled eggplant sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

Promise pictures of our trip tomorrow. I should be able to download them all at some point.

Off to visit some of you before supper.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Off We Go

 I am sorry that I haven't been posting, and there will be no menu post today.

We have been busy trying to get ready for our get away. Hopefully more to come.....

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Thrifty Thursday

 

We are now being bothered by smoke from the forest fires in Alberta and BC. Probably from the fires in the north of our province as well. The smoke moved in this afternoon. Not enough to prevent us from going outside, but you can smell the smoke and it did cause my eyes to burn slightly when it was at it's worst.

So what thrifty things have I been up to this week. 

I dehydrated lavender and picked some more, dehydrated oregano and basil (could do some more). 

I learned that you can dehydrate kiwi and as I have a box in the fridge, I will do that tomorrow. 

We have been using up the bits and bobs in the fridge and it is slowly but surely getting cleared out. 

The list is made for our shopping for the trip and most will be paid for with our equity cheque from our Co-op. Just a bit will need to be taken out of the account. I plan on shopping tomorrow for this.

Harvey bottled the beer and wine this week.

We cut down some of the dead branches in our trees (still more to do) which will give us some wood for the fire pit.

I have knitted 22 pairs of mittens, and hopefully will get one or two more done. I plan on sewing them up on the weekend. This used up lots of my saved bits and bobs of yarn.

Some books were bought for my ereader using a gift card from my home scanning points. 

Also walking a bit more since I am watering my friends plants.

Much of the usual happenings on the old homestead at this time of year.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Mid Week and June Almost Finished

 

Oh my another week half gone, and June almost finished. We are getting closer and closer to the day we leave on a holiday. Every day I pack a bit more, just so it won't be overwhelming. Soon it will be time to pack up the perishables and then we head out. 

Tomorrow will be herb harvesting and the harvesting of some more lavender. The herbs will be dehydrated and the lavender will be air dried and ready to prep when we get back from our break. 

Harvey got his pole saw yesterday, but didn't notice it until this morning. Of course he had to try it out. He cut down some of the dead branches on the tree in front, and when we get back I am pretty sure Kurt will be helping him cut down some dead branches on the tree in back. He figures on cutting some of the other branches to open the trees up in the fall. More lovely firewood to be used in the firepit.  Another year or two of not having to purchase wood, got to love free.

The garden is beginning to produce more than just rhubarb and I know when we return I will have to start processing the harvest. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Tuesday Tid Bits

 

Been a pretty quiet day around the old homestead. I have been finishing up a few things, working on packing for our holiday, and watching Netflix while knitting. 

Really rather boring, but perfect for getting things completed around the house. I even got a new program up and running on my computer so that we can watch movies if the weather is not nice on our holiday. Next I am going to test out the audio portion and see if we can play CD's. Trying desperately to save room packing. This cottage area has us bringing much more than the other we have enjoyed in the park. It does have air conditioning which is a big plus. 

Working on those mittens and I am hopeful of having at least 45 pairs to give to Kurt when he comes home for his bit of a holiday. Wish he could stay longer, but will take what we can get. 

We did get desperately needed rain yesterday and hopefully more will arrive soon. As long as there is no hail I am extremely happy.

Working on using items up in the fridge/freezer before we leave. Planning out meals while we are gone and taking lots from home to make this trip as inexpensive as possible. I am amazed at how expensive renting a cabin, where you have to bring your own toilet paper and towels and other items is. Not going to stay here again, that's for sure. At least they say the beds are awesome and they have a pool. 

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Menu Monday

 

Finally after weeks of little (may as well say no) rain today we are experiencing some lovely wet gold falling from the sky. It is accompanied by a thunderstorm though, but as long as there is no hail I am content. 

I have turned the air conditioning up high, and opened wide the windows to take advantage of the cool breezes.

This week I will be working on cleaning things out of the fridge and fridge freezer. So lots of leftover will be used and at least one breakfast for supper, and one soup meal will be utilized... That is unless youngest son comes home for the Canada Day weekend.

Monday

Leftover chili and leftover noodles. 

Tuesday

Chef's Salad to use up some of the chicken from Sunday. I will add eggs, and perhaps some thinly sliced ham. 

Wednesday

Soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.

Thursday

The remains of the Tuesday meal. I will add more veggies (broccoli and cauliflower) just to clear the crisper a little bit more.

Friday

Breakfast for supper. More than likely pancakes.

Saturday

Chicken breasts, roasted carrots, and the remains of whatever veggies are left.

Sunday 

Hamburger patties from the freezer, fries, and corn.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.