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Letters from the old manse- April 26, 2023

Hello family and friends, I hope that you are all doing well. It is definitely feeling like spring these days. The daytime temperatures are increasing, the days are getting longer and we are having more sunny days. It won’t be long now and we will be out in just t-shirts and then tank shirts andContinue reading “Letters from the old manse- April 26, 2023”

Letters from the old manse- April 13th

Hi family + friends, it’s been a while since I last shared with you, life in our old hohouseand life around the farm. Firstly, I have to say the weather has been absolutely beautiful for a change the week or so. Maritime qeather can be so fickle but weate certainly enjoying the sun and theContinue reading “Letters from the old manse- April 13th”

The Farm, Muddy Boots and the old farmhouse – hurricane Fiona

I haven’t posted in a while and I am so sorry that I have not got you all up-to-date on our lives here on the island. However, this is a good place to start and then I will back track a bit with some future posts and let you know what’s been up this pastContinue reading “The Farm, Muddy Boots and the old farmhouse – hurricane Fiona”

The House – what was old has New life

Part of the old house renos is peeling back years of paints and stains on the original doors of the house. So since we put in the new bathroom upstairs we have had a curtain and rod for a door…. then we graduated to an old used piece of thin plywood….. since it’s just theContinue reading “The House – what was old has New life”

Muddy Boots Old Houses and the Farm – how do you say goodbye

We had to say goodbye to our beloved Murdoch today…. he went downhill even more from yesterday. So we decided to have a nice morning together with him, hugging him and whispering all our love to him as we lay on the floor. Then when we gathered all our courage and we carried Murdoch outContinue reading “Muddy Boots Old Houses and the Farm – how do you say goodbye”

Muddy Boots – Faith, The word

#2…. Power of God’s word Continuation of how do I share my faith The Bible tells us that scripture is GOD-breathed, 2 Tim 3:16. Thoughv recorded by the holy spirit by hand writers, the words were inspired by the Holy Spirit. God revealed His person and plan to these writers. They used their own culturalContinue reading “Muddy Boots – Faith, The word”

Old Houses – Addition

The addition is almost done….. It’s getting really exciting to see the progress in the new addition. We have the roughed in electrical and plumbing done. The insulation and vapor barrier is done….sealed….. and the drywall is up seam filled and primed…. woot woot. We are starting on the powder room…yeah! Russ has cut sandedContinue reading “Old Houses – Addition”

Old Houses – Food

Homemade sausages. The cost of food has gone up so much and we are always trying to find new ways to cut the cost and of course more importantly eating healthier. I bought a pork shoulder roasts two weeks ago and we enjoyed it roasted…. when I went back to the grocery store the porkContinue reading “Old Houses – Food”

Old houses – food

I was part of a pantry challenge for the months of January and February. It was hard to post what I did in January because Rusty was around and we both cooked so he didn’t take pictures like I usually do. Of course I am cooking from my pantry all the time so I forgotContinue reading “Old houses – food”