Are You The Care Taker???

This past Monday husband and I took the kayaks out for a paddle

It is a smaller local lake that is very pretty and it was very quiet.

We were the only two on the lake. Peaceful and calm..

This is a picture of the hill? mountain? not sure which that my friend and hike on a regular basis...

Because this is the view! That is lake Winona below us that we were paddling. We can also see several other lakes from this perch. 

My kayaking shirt makes my husband laugh every time he sees it.

It was a gift from a friend. 

More pictures from my walks on the old dirt road. There has been one busy woodpecker...

And the cows were checking me out to make sure I didn't bring them any treats. 

And this is the old cemetery the dates are from mid 1700s to mid 1800s.  Most died very young, I have a few questions I would like to ask... if only. 

We have been slowly replacing and fixing most things in our house.  Husband built this house for us 32 plus years ago.We decided to get an awning for this back door as the sun shines in there most of the day. It was delivered and the (city) guys who delivered it asked my husband if he was the care taker of the property. He said "I thought a minute and why yes I am!" We have a very ordinary house why they would they think we had a care taker who knows? Maybe it was his grungy clothes from working in the yard or maybe it was the old tractor, who knows but now he is know as "the care taker." 

This is the hydrangea you see past the deck. This bush/ tree is amazing every year. I had my doubts this year because it has been so dry. But here she is in all her glory. We are just waiting for it to turn the sweet blush pink before we pick any.

We have burning bushes that edge our property and this is the first sign of things to come....

Another sign is husband dug out a puzzle.

And I dug out some UFOs I think this is next. It has been years since I touched this and as you can see I did some customizing. 

I am looking forward to getting back to this but first I have a Halloween rug I want to do. 

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Sitting on the porch this afternoon I saw a chickadee take a bath in our bird bath I had just cleaned it out and changed the water. It was so darn cute water flying every where and he was chirping he was so happy. 

The heat has settled in here again, it also brought the humidity with it uggg it is still pretty warm at 8pm I hope it cools down overnight I am over the humidity.

Have a wonderful week and thank you so much for all the comments I love opening up and finding a comment waiting for me then I know a friend has been by. 

Slowly It Turns

The hot and humid weather finally broke yesterday. It has been the hottest summer in a very long time. It has mainly been 90's and very humid we are usually low 80's and pretty dry. So this morning I got out and starting walking again. (Yes the best road to walk on.)

On my walk I found lots of this.... Yes it has been slowly changing to fall and because of the heat I have not noticed so much but today looking at my gardens and finding these it is surely knocking on the door.

My little garden is producing quite a bit right now. That is my first Heirloom tomato. I saved it to have nice thick slices on bread with mayo and salt and pepper.....heaven.

I made another batch of pasta sauce today that makes 3 batches so far. It is going to be a very tasty winter I think.

That is one tasty and beautiful tomato. There is nothing like a tomato fresh from the garden.

I got to spend the afternoon with Sweet B and her mom on Tuesday.

We went swimming and had a picnic. They also brought my Birthday gifts. Sweet B always draws in her cards and I love it!

This is a keeper. She made the heart a shark! She also chose wonderful gifts and told me the whole process of picking it. She makes my heart sing....

So this happened! Remember I told you last week we went Kayaking well I think I got bitten by something that was in the kayak with me. My ankle blew up became red hot and started up my leg. I took myself to the Dr and yep they think it was a spider but could not find the bite mark. I am on antibiotics and it is much better. First we have nothing poison here in NH and second I have never had that happen ever in my life before. They wanted me back in 3 days by then it had gone down a lot but I had a big black and blue on the top of my foot. That is where it bit me. 2020 what a year!

While I was taking it easy I watched a lot of  Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christy. I love his quirky ways. 

It has cooled off enough so we can have camp fires. The peepers are happy and singing every night and yes last night a sweat shirt was needed. I love that kind of weather..

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The college kids came back this weekend. So the area is pretty busy with all the tourist and kids. I am hoping for a good year 

and saying a little prayer every night for my sweet B and my daughter for their return to school. Not sure how much we will get to see them once they go back, we will wait and see. 

Have a wonderful week!

Finding Peace

o My husband found a new pond for us to paddle tonight. It was a very sweet place with what I belive is indian paint brush. But it has a couple of big issues.  

One this was the view and two it backed up to an interstate high way you could not see it but oh you could hear it! 

I finished the stair riser I drew honoring my fire flies. I like it alot.

We went to my bother in laws to celebrate my sister in laws birthday we are only 4 days apart but she is way younger than I am. Lobsters and clams as high as your eye! It was only the 4 of us and it was wonderful! But while we were there I look at my husband and his eye is swelling shut and the other one doesn't look that great either. We have no idea what happened but we headed for home and he took a shower right away and in the morning it was better but by this afternoon he was much better so who knows?

I baked a blueberry pie for the dinner and it was pretty good too if I do say so myself.

I had enough tomatoes to make another batch of pasta sauce. I feeze it for later use and it works great.

We had some visitors too the turkeys are hanging around but they do not seem to care about the gardens so I don't mind.

I thought this was so cute! my last post you made me laugh and feel like I was not the only one out there feeling like that frustration. A thousand thanks you! I also have 4 new followers welcome welcome!I want to thank https://athomewithdoreenfrost.blogspot.com/Doreen Frost for putting my blog link on her blog so I am doing the same here. Just right click and it will take you there.I am having the worst time with the new blogger tonight so not sure what is going on but I think I will revert if this does not stop, I can not stop if from under lining and I have to pick my ink color each paragraph,and I can't figure out the link insert but this too shall pass. I had a birthday this week and I got so many birthday wishes and phone calls it really did make me stop and think I am pretty lucky and I need to count my blessings and I count this blog as a very big blessings. Have a wonderful week!

My Own Worst Enemy

Because of how we are tucked in the woods we do not see many sunsets. But this one was pink clouds, so pretty...

Reminded me of a painting.

We have had some small breaks of good weather, not that horrid humid, swampy stuff I can not stand. (But it is back!) The other night was cool enough after my shower husband made us sleepy tea and we sat on the porch waiting for the fireflies but they never came. The peepers were in fine voice so we enjoyed them until bed time. 

My tomatoes are coming in fast now so I made us a tomato tart for dinner with a salad. It was so good. I used puff pastry so very easy.

I had three zucchinis to deal with so I shredded them up in my food processor and froze it in 2 cup bags for bread this winter. I tried King Arthur flour's chocolate zucchini bread. I am not a huge choc fan but it is good.

The moon was so pretty last nigh not quite full but we had some clouds coming in so very pretty. We are going to get some of that storm on Tue into Wed not much just some rain. We will be fine I am sure. 

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I have been in such a foul mood. I am not happy at work, I am not happy when I have to leave the house, I am just not happy.

The tourist have gone crazy here. The town manager in my daughter's town said "They are like sailors on shore leave from a long cruise" Leaving trash every where, building campfires where every they please, If they can't find a parking space they just leave it in the middle of the road!, The lake beaches are over flowing! Our hiking trails are crammed full and they are rescuing them every weekend as they are hiking in flip flops and turn their ankle or get lost! Or the best one yet take no water with them! they call for help because they are thirsty.

They had to shut down 3 restaurants this week because of covid just a bit north of us. What in the name of all that is holy is wrong with people!! And we are a state that is doing pretty well! At work grown men are keeping their masks below their nose. I speak up,I feel like saying get out you jack ass but I don't.

I need to turn myself around or it is going to be a very long winter!

Sorry not what you came to read 

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Have a wonderful week I hope you are safe and sound and enjoying life as it is!

The Good Old Summer Time

My gardens are in full bloom. But the horrid heat is getting the 

best of it. We have more heat this summer than most of the other summers put together. 

My tomatoes are starting to turn red and when they do I will have some canning to do. 

It was finally cool enough to make a pie one day last week and it was delish!

This was my harvest today. yumm we had pasta with pesto

and some grilled chicken so good with sliced tomatoes. 

Not the greatest picture but click on it to see it better but it is one of my own design stair risers. It is fireflies. most nights we sit on the porch and wait for them to show up. 

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I am still working part time but they want me to go full time starting next week not sure I am ready. Our covid numbers are still low. Masks are mandatory to enter our store I hear a sneeze and look up, a man had removed his mask to sneeze. I gave him the evil eye and shook my head he beat feet out of the store. Some people are just so awful! 

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We are still staying close to home so not much else to talk about.

Have a wonderful week!

I Swear...

Husband brought home some flowers. My mother always bought these for me for my birthday it is in Aug and they are my birth flower.

Husband has been helping clean out a barn a few towns over and noticed this sign and took them up on their offer...

"Sit a bit enjoy God's view"

They were right it is a nice view! I love that kind of thing on the back roads of NH. The glads were a road side stand  that said "Glads ahead" and after you passed them " you just went by the glads!"

And speaking of views we got up early Sat morning trying to beat the heat and picked 8 quarts of blue berries. The bushes were loaded. Because everyone was picking the tops I sat in the grass and picked the bottoms and found 5.00! It was soaking wet from the night before and half in the mulch so I called it a tip and kept picking. Speaking of finding money we walk our little dead end road every night and first husband found a penny in the road, the next night I did? Very strange for a little dead end road with hardly any traffic where did they come from?

I put them in 1 quart bags and froze them. 

I bought the last pint of local strawberries I made a dutch baby added the strawberries on the top and made a cream cheese drizzle yummmm

My basil plants runneth over so I made a batch of pesto with more to come, I freeze it in ice cube trays and then transfer to a bag. Great for pasta, soups and stews all winter long.

I am working on finishing up my stair runners...

Only three more to do, I am designing the rest of them.

Next up fire flies a picture next week.

I saw someone on facebook ask how to clean the grippers and people were telling her how and saying but I have never seen them that bad. Yikes mine were pretty bad. I got out the vacuum and good as new.

Husband brought home a grain measure for me. I have wanted one but not willing to pay the price. This is just wonderful!

It is bent oak and has the name of the maker stamped on the bottom. It was made in a little town in NH. I just love the patina!

I have chased the deer out of the yard 3 times more!

and yes she makes me swear! She is eating her way through my hosta garden.

Something else makes me swear. I was side swiped while grocery shopping this morning early. No note, nothing, I called the PD and they are going to look at the footage at the store and call me tomorrow. He feels he will find the person. It was 7 am and I was one of about 6 cars parked up front and right beside a full size white pick up hmmmm that makes me swear!

I have a crooked little stick in a watering can as my mask drying rack. I am washing them as I use them and trying to keep covid away from us!

Have a wonderful week!