Homemaking Mondays: Time to Come In and Warm Up

Hello! 

With fall in full bloom

it is time to come in and warm up.

Time for shawls and hot cups of tea.

I've started pulling out my throw blankets.

Time to bring in some flowers from the garden 

to keep them from the frost.

I am blessed at this new home to have a place

to bring in some plants out of the frosts.

It's a sunroom porch that has plastic

covering the window spaces and the screen door.

The above teapot I used is new to me.  

I found it at the dump unwanted so it came home with me. 

It matches the blue in my favourite tea set (that had no teapot).

The burst of colour there is still lovely and it's 

a pretty place to sit and enjoy a cup of tea.

I have one pot of strawberries still ripening as well. 

The ground has been quite crispy with frost

so I decided it was time to bring the potatoes in out of the cold.

They sat out to dry on my countertop 

then I put them in a bowl to take to the cool-room/pantry.

They will taste good this winter. 

I have also brought in some more lemon balm and mint plants.

I like to have some in the house all winter. 

Some are left out to see if they will overwinter.

That way we will always have some.

Besides...I like it fresh best. 

The pots sit in the window....or close to it in the dinning room. 

Easy for grabbing some for tea or a flavoured water.

Do you bring plants in for the winter?

The winter's chill can be felt late at night. 

When taking the dog out one last time. 

The stars are sparkling clear in the night sky....

and now in the north it is dark enough to see them again.

I was out picking cranberries again with my daughter.

More are ready to go into jam this week.  

I also picked some wild rose-hips to add to them.

I was talking to my brother this week and he wrote...

"It's hard to describe the sweet smell of muskeg and the flavour of ripe cranberries!"

He right..something that has it's very own distinction. 

Those who have never experienced those smells or tastes will not understand.

The last harvest market at our community centre is done. 

I bought some more produce to tuck away in our pantry for the winter. 

We sold some jam, relish, and salsa as well.

Soon we'll be finished and can hole away in our warm cozy home

and enjoy the last of the colour 

as it floats down to the forest floor. 

Thanks for dropping by! 

Love and Prayers,

Jennifer