River Float

September and the temperatures in the the 30's C...

It's mid week and hubby's now retired...

We haven't had time in years to float down the river...

Today is the day!

First we have to drop off our bikes where we will end our floating...

We drive 16 Km to where we will launch the dingy...

 Pump it up. . .

We're set to go...

The scenery is beautiful.  . .

We see bird, hear crickets,

 It is the most peaceful thing to do!

Three hours and 11.2 Km later we are by our bikes.

We now tie up our dingy and ride our bikes 15 Km to the car! What a beautiful bike ride ...

We pick up the dingy...now we're headed home...

So next time if any of you want to join us...

we'd love to have you along:)

Dill Pickles

Harvested cucumbers from my garden. . .

This year...I remembered to plant dill as well!

I have a recipe called "One Jar at a Time"...

It's a simple recipe.  .

Cucumbers

1/2 cup pickling vinegar

11/2 Tbsp coarse pickling salt

1 tbsp sugar

dill

garlic (Optional)

quart sealers

Was jars, place in 225F oven for 10 minutes to sterlize. 

Bring snap lids  to a boil and then keep hot in water

Place dill and garlic in bottom of jars.

 Pack cucumbers tightly into jars. 

May put more dill and garlic on top of cucumbers. 

Then measure vinegar, pickling salt and sugar directly into jars. 

Fill jars with boiling water. Seal with lids. 

Shake until sugar and salt are dissolved.

How easy is that!

Garden

At this time of the year...

I hope the frost stays away for a bit longer... 

My Grandson has one large pumpkin...

 that still needs more time to change colour....

 The corn needs to fill out some more....

With all the wet cool weather...

we still need a bit more heat to help the carrots...

Labour Day . . .

Summer's Last Hurrah?

Hope you had a good one!

Responsibility....

Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. 

Teach them to your children and to their children after them.

Deut. 4:9

Hobby

I have a little spa, that is one of my hobbies.... 

In that room I work on feet that may need help...

 I paddle those rough spots....

 Soak those feet...

 Clean up the nails...

 Relax with a leg massage and hot wax treatment....

 Paint those toes..

Then I get to do my laundry...

Ahhh....what a hobby!

Flower Beds Finale...

It's that time of year . . . most of my perennials have finished their flowering,

 the annuals are fading. 

The only little bright spot in my flower beds are the flowers that I planted from seed. 

Since our summer is so short I usually don't have much luck with flowers from seed..

but the Cosmos are starting and even have visitors.

The sweet peas are growing. . .

There's alway been something about Sweet Peas that I love..

 the scent of them in the house is wonderful...